Southern Alberta Wildfire Information (2017)

Returning to Your Home

• Returning to Your Home
• Residents returning to your home after a fire when POWER IS NOT RESTORED
• How to Clean and Disinfect a Cistern (PDF)
• How to Collect a Water Sample for Bacteria Testing (PDF)
• Shock Chlorinating a Well

Air Quality

• Air Quality Advisories
• Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) (PDF)
• Breathing Smoke or Fumes
• Wildfire Smoke and Your Health (PDF)

Public Facilities

• Reopening Your Building After a Wildfire
• Reopening Your Food Establishment After a Wildfire

South Zone Contact Information

Alberta Health Services, Environmental Public Health, South Zone
Lethbridge Office Call: (403) 388-6689
Email: southzone.environmentalhealth@ahs.ca
Health Link: Call 811

Fort McMurray Wildfire Information (2016)

• AHS Environmental Public Health’s role in Fort McMurray

Returning to Your Home

• Living Safely in Abasand, Beacon Hill and Waterways Neighbourhoods during Fire Demolition and Remediation
• Returning to Your Home
• Frequently Asked Questions for Landlords and Tenants After the Fort MacMurray Area Wildfire
• How to Clean and Disinfect a Cistern
• How to Collect a Water Sample for Bacteria Testing
• Shock Chlorinating a Well
• Steps for Mould Remediation in Private Homes
• Using Disinfectants to Make Water Safe When You Can’t Boil It
• Wildfire Smoke and Your Health

Private Home Inspections

• Inspection of Private Homes Affected by the Fort McMurray Wildfire

Air Quality

• Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)
• Breathing Smoke or Fumes
• Wildfire Smoke and Your Health

Boil Water Advisories

Update for August 17, 2016 – Boil Water Advisory lifted for all areas with active water service by the Fort McMurray water treatment plant.

• Boil Water Advisory Information for Fort McMurray Residents on August 17
• Boil Water Advisory Background Information
• Steps to Ensuring Clean Drinking Water in Fort McMurray Diagram

Previous Postings

• Boil Water Advisory: How to Use Water Safely in Your Home (Download PDF)
• Caution: This water is not safe for drinking poster
• Handwashing during a boil water advisory poster
• How to Clean and Disinfect a Cistern
• How to Collect a Water Sample for Bacteria Testing
• Shock Chlorinating a Well
• Storing Water during a Boil Water Advisory (Download PDF)
• Using Disinfectants to Make Water Safe When You Can’t Boil It

Potable Water Haulers

• Procedure for Potable Water Haulers that Hauled Non-potable Water During Fire Response
• Potable Water Hauling Activity Log

Reopening Public Facilities

• Frequently Asked Questions for Landlords and Tenants After the Fort MacMurray Area Wildfire
• Reopening Your Building After a Wildfire
• Water Flushing Procedure: Large Buildings Affected by the Fort McMurray Fire

Child Care Facilities

• Reopening Your Child Care Facility After a Wildfire
• How to Use Water Safely in Your Child Care Facility During a Boil Water Advisory

Food Establishments

• Reopening Your Food Establishment After a Wildfire
• How to Use Water Safely in Your Food Establishment During a Boil Water Advisory
• How to Clean and Disinfect a Cistern

Health Care Settings

• Reopening Your Health Care Clinic After a Wildfire
• Managing Single Use / Reusable Medical Devices in Health Care Clinics after a Wildfire
• How to Use Water Safely in Personal Service Facilities During a Boil Water Advisory

Hotels and Motels

• Reopening Your Hotel or Motel After a Wildfire
• How to Use Safely in Your Hotel or Motel During a Boil Water Advisory

Personal Services Facilities

• Reopening Your Personal Services Facility After a Fire
• How to Use Water Safely in Personal Service Facilities During a Boil Water Advisory

Swimming Pools

• Reopening Your Pool After a Wildfire
• How to Use water Safely In Your Swimming Pool During a Boil Water Advisory

Work Camps

• Drinking Water Reservoir and Distribution System Procedure for Work Camps Affected by the Fort McMurray Fire