Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

Sask firefighters, NDP concerned about burn building legislation
Some firefighters and the NDP are sounding the alarms about a recent bill to create a pilot project that uses the burning of derelict buildings as a training opportunity for firefighters.The bill pass...
May 14, 2025

Province closes Narrow Hills Provincial Park following wildfire damage
Damage from a wildfire to the campgrounds at Gem Lakes and Lost Echo Lake have led to their closure for the season. Both lakes are in the Narrow Hills, northeast of Prince Albert and received serious ...
May 14, 2025

Wildfires near Onion, Lower Fishing Lakes of concern for SPSA
What started out as slightly slower than previous wildfire seasons has quickly changed thanks to hot, dry weather and human activity. In the first online media update of the season, the Saskatchewan P...
May 09, 2025

Provincial fire ban declared for much of northern Saskatchewan
A provincial fire ban is now in effect for much of northern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said in a news release that the current conditions, high fire activity, and the e...
May 08, 2025

More Central Sask. municipalities add fire bans as heat wave continues
More municipalities in central Saskatchewan have put fire bans in place as the weather remains hot with wind gusts. The Resort Village of Candle Lake, the Town of St. Brieux and the Village of Smeaton...
May 08, 2025

Update: Portion of 101st Street reopened after structure fire in North Battleford
More details have been released about a structure fire this afternoon in North Battleford.The city was forced to close the road around the 1600 block of 101st Street because of the blaze; however, it ...
May 08, 2025

RCMP investigating fatal rollover near St. Walburg
Turtleford RCMP are investigating a fatal rollover that killed an Alberta man on Wednesday evening.Police said they received a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 795, roughly 11 kilometres...
May 08, 2025

SaskAlert planned for Wednesday
Phone users in Saskatchewan can expect a loud noise from their phone or their televisions on Wednesday, just before 2 p.m. The province will be sending out a test of the emergency alert system as part...
May 05, 2025

Grass fire causing visibility issues on Mosquito First Nation near Highway 4
Battlefords RCMP are assisting local emergency crews on Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation as they battle a grass fire near Highway 4.Officers advised that smoke from the fire is impac...
May 03, 2025

Fire bans in place as first hot weekend starts
The temperatures will be soaring this weekend, but a lot of central Saskatchewan residents are going to have to do without their summer staple firepit. Fire bans are in place across most of the middle...
May 03, 2025