LogFAQs > #954810816

https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2021/06/08/exploding-device-at-gender-reveal-party-leads-to-wildfire-in-northern-alberta/

A $600 fine has been issued after a gender reveal party led to a wildfire in Alberta.
Travis Fairweather, a wildfire information officer, says the party was taking place about 10 kilometres west of Fort McMurray on May 31.
An exploding target full of blue or pink powder didnt just reveal the babys gender it started a significant blaze.
The fire grew in size to about half of a Canadian Football League field.
Ten wildland firefighters were dispatched to help local firefighting crews.
Fairweather says written permission is always required in Alberta to use fireworks or an exploding target.
Fireworks and exploding targets they can be fun, but they can also come with a hefty price tag if you end up inadvertently starting a wildfire.
He says a person could also be charged with the cost of fighting the blaze.
Alberta legislation was amended in 2017 to allow for fines and the requirement for written approval.
We were seeing enough of these exploding targets that it did require us to change the Forest Prairie Protection Act.
Its the third wildfire caused by an exploding target this season, but Fairweather says not all were necessarily gender reveal parties.
Fairweather says 2020 was a historically quiet fire season in Alberta, but the percentage of human-caused wildfires has increased significantly.
The five-year average is 68 per cent of fires being caused by people, but last year it was 88 per cent. So far this year, 76 per cent of fires have been human-caused.
Wed like to see those numbers come down.
Multiple wildfires have been linked to explosions at gender reveal parties in recent years throughout North America.

600 dollars seems rather lenient...

---

hi I'm goatthief if I wasn't obvious