Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
'We lose as often as we win': SPSA resources stretched thin, firefighters forced to evacuate as Camp and Shoe fires merge
Steve Roberts has been running wildfire operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) for 21 years and during that time he's never seen a more busy or aggressive spring wildfire season."...
May 27, 2025
Residents hoping to save cabins fighting wildfires themselves; Candle Lake asks for SPSA support to build fire buffer
The Camp and Shoe fires burning in northern Saskatchewan around Candle Lake and Lower Fishing Lake in Narrow Hills Provincial Park have merged. They have now charred an area about four times the size ...
May 27, 2025
City of North Battleford re-issues fire ban
An immediate fire ban within city limits has been re-issued, effective today by North Battleford Fire Chief Lindsay Holm, in response to current "extreme" Fire Weather Index (FWI) conditions reported ...
May 27, 2025
Future unclear for wildfire evacuees from Pelican Narrows
Tired and hungry after a near six-hour bus trip, a group of evacuees from Pelican Narrows arrived at the Prince Albert Grand Council Urban Services building in Prince Albert, knowing it won't be long ...
May 26, 2025
List of losses due to wildfires in the north grows; more evacuations
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmed Sunday evening that 23 camping units and one trapper's cabin have been lost to the Shoe Fire. There are approximately four cabins that have been ...
May 25, 2025
Northern wildfires force another campground evacuation northeast of Candle Lake
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmed late Friday afternoon that people at Little Bear Lake Campground have been told to leave. It's located about 4 kilometres off of Hanson Lake Road...
May 23, 2025
Wildfire deemed non-threatening to nearby Hall Lake: SPSA
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the uncontained Pisew fire burning near Besnard Lake Road is not a threat to Hall Lake, about 105 kilometres southwest of La Ronge. The fire, which gr...
May 22, 2025
Candle Lake residents remain on edge as wildfire burns out of control to the east
Residents at the Resort Village of Candle Lake are feeling the heat as the largest wildfire in the province is burning just to the east. The massive 'Camp' fire is 32,000 hectares in size and is rough...
May 18, 2025
Several roads still closed by fires near Candle Lake, Smeaton as May long weekend starts
The first camping long weekend of the year has reached the Saskatchewan lake country, complete with fire bans and road closures. The RM of Torch River issued an update on the fire situation on Friday ...
May 16, 2025
Serious collision shuts down Highway 4 south of North Battleford
Highway 4 near Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation and Red Pheasant will be closed for an undetermined amount of time as Battelfords RCMP investigate a serious collision. Police annou...
May 15, 2025