Large Fire at Southeast Private Landfill

On September 6th, 2026, at approximately 6:00 PM the Calgary Fire Department received calls for smoke and flames sighted near Barlow Trail and Shepard Road SE. On arrival at the site, crews found a large fire on the east side of the “ECCO Recycling” private landfill. Access to the landfill was extremely limited due to poor roads in the site, wet conditions and general lack of access. The initial arriving fire crews proceeded to another business site east of the landfill and set up defensive

City of Calgary Newsroom · Sep 7, 2026