Paramedics/Fire

300 military personnel to arrive in Prince Albert for northern firefighting efforts

Less than two hours after an SPSA briefing on the status of fires in Saskatchewan, an emergency alert warned people in Ramsey Bay to begin evacuating. Right now, 1,800,000 hectares of Saskatchewan's n...

Jul 24, 2025

PAGC, MN-S call for changes with disaster assistance program; SPSA requests federal help

The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) wants the Saskatchewan government to revise its Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) to include trapline cabins. Under the program, assistance is availa...

Jul 23, 2025

Buhl Fire holds steady near Prince Albert National Park as crews gain ground

The Buhl Fire near Prince Albert National Park has not advanced toward nearby communities, and containment efforts are starting to show results, Parks Canada said on Saturday.No new evacuations have b...

Jul 19, 2025

Muskeg Fire spreads, closing Highway 155 to non-essential travel: SPSA

Highway 155 connecting northern communities, include La Loche, to the rest of the province has been closed due to the Muskeg Fire.But travel exceptions are being made, according to the Saskatchewan Pu...

Jul 19, 2025

Big River RCMP investigating province's seventh fatal crash in seven days

Big River RCMP are investigating the province's latest fatal collision after a pedestrian was killed on Big River First Nation earlier in the week. This is the seventh fatal crash in Saskatchewan in t...

Jul 18, 2025

Nine northern communities under evacuation

Despite cooler temperatures and periods of rain, wildfires continue to plague northern Saskatchewan communities with nine currently under some form of evacuation. As of 11 a.m. on July 14, Beauval, Ja...

Jul 14, 2025

One building lost but town protected as Beauval continues to fight wildfires

With the community evacuated and surrounded by fire, firefighting crews continue to protect the community. In the latest update from the Beavual EOC, it was revealed that the community's canteen at th...

Jul 13, 2025

No homes lost after wildfire encircles Beauval; 57 active fires burning in Sask.

It was a close call for Beauval on Thursday evening as a wildfire came right up to the edge of the village and encircled it. During a media briefing on Friday, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)...

Jul 11, 2025

Cluster of fires threatening Beauval are hard to access, says SPSA

As northern Saskatchewan continues to make its way through a very busy wildfire season, a new 'cluster of fires' is not far from the community of Beauval. The Muskeg Fire is about six kilometers from ...

Jul 10, 2025

SPSA issues sweeping fire ban for northern Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is issuing a fire ban that takes effect on Thursday, July 10 at 8:00 a.m. and will cover a significant area of northern Saskatchewan.The area described in the rel...

Jul 09, 2025