A fire ban is now in effect for the remainder of April, all of May, and all of June for the Samson Cree Nation.
A post on Instagram on Monday (April 28) from Samson Cree Nation, asks residents to help keep the community safe by adhering to the ban and preventing any potential fire hazards.
This ban comes after the large grass fire Friday (April 25) which led to the Maskwacis Fire Department calling a state of emergency,
Three homes were destroyed from the fire.
Two homes were lost in Ermineskin and one in Samson.
Several abandoned buildings were also affected.
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