The Town of Turner Valley says effective immediately, they've put a fire ban in place in the Town.

This means there are no open fires allowed, but cooking with natural gas or propane BBQ's is still OK.

Towns of Black Diamond and Okotoks have similar bans in place.

There are no fire bans in High River, with fires allowed in fire pits at George Lane Park or in your backyard fire pit, but not out in open areas.

The Province has announced restrictions on the use of off highway Vehicles or ATV's in Southern Alberta, in particular on public lands in the forest protection area south of the Red Deer River along the mountains and foothills to the northern boundary of Waterton Lakes National Park.

A fire ban is in place in the Red Deer River area as well, with no fires permitted at all.