The Town of Hardisty, Town of Sedgewick, Town of Killam, and the Village of Forestburg have joined forces with consulting firm BLU Alliance to assist us in collecting data regarding policing in our area. The purpose of this collaboration is to provide us as well as the provincial government valued insight into policing requirements we may have that might differ from other municipalities in Alberta. We encourage you to complete the following survey to assist us to collect important data to better give everyone an understanding of the policing needs in our area. The survey is anonymous and no personal data will be retained. Please click the title to be directed to the survey link.
49th Street - South of 49 Ave - remains CLOSED for thru traffic. Local Traffic ONLY until further notice. The road is in extremely poor condition due to the melting snow. *Please note: Posted signage was taken over the weekend and is currently being replaced. Should you find the metal signs, please notify the Killam Town Office at 780-385-3977
Emergency & Fire Services
Flagstaff Regional Emergency Services Society (FRESS)
The communities within the county of Flagstaff have joined together to create an organization that will oversee the management and continuity of fire services within the area. Flagstaff Regional Emergency Services Society (FRESS) is overseen by Derek Homme, but allows for each fire hall to continue to house its own Fire Chief. Ultimately, this amalgamation ensures that all volunteer fire fighters are trained accordingly and that access to proper equipment is available to all residents - should they ever need it.
FRESS has assumed the roll of administrator and will be responsible for all fire burning and fire pit permits within Flagstaff County. For these forms, or just for some additional information on FRESS, please see there website with the link below.
The Town of Killam is extremely fortunate to host one of the finest volunteer fire departments in the County! The Department is always interested in signing on new volunteer members. This may be your opportunity to provide your community with fire suppression, fire prevention, and emergency and rescue responses. No previous experience necessary and training is provided.
If you are interested, attend a Fire Hall meeting on the First and Third Wednesday of each month. For more information on how you can help the fire department, please call Chief Joe Knievel at (780) 385-1014.
Training Opportunities
This was a training exercise held recently to help volunteers practice their firefighting skills!
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EMS is provided by Alberta Health Services. Killam houses two Ambulances that service Killam and the surrounding area. An Ambulance Bay is currently located at the Killam General Hospital as well as the Killam Fire Hall.
The Alberta RCMP supports community engagement by providing the public with the tools, resources and information they need to uphold public safety - for themselves and for their communities. A new online map enables the Alberta RCMP to share current criminal incidents with members of the communities they serve across Alberta. The RCMP hope that the map will help encourage citizens to report suspicious activity to the police, strengthening their intelligence-gathering capability and helping them make arrests. This interactive map is posted on the Flagstaff County webpage, clicking the map below will take you to it.
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SCAN - is an Alberta initiative that helps community members keep the local authorities informed of what's happening in your neighbourhood. Click on the link below for more information about the program or to file a complaint online. https://www.alberta.ca/report-suspicious-property.aspx To report a problem property, you can also call by phone to: 1-866-960-7226
