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Related: About this forumA Little Slice Of Hell On Earth: Part Of 250,000 Acre Sask. Fire Caught On Video
The forests of northern Saskatchewan continue to burn, although officials say the situation has stabilized in that the number of fires has remained roughly the same in recent days and the extent of the fires has not substantially increased.
On Tuesday, officials provided an overview of what they are facing, noting that about 480,000 hectares of forest has gone up in smoke since the start of the 2015 fire season. Although the fires haven't grown, they're still burning, Steve Roberts with the province's wildfire management branch, said at the Tuesday briefing.
Roberts noted that areas of the far north had received significant rain but only one to three millimetres have fallen in other areas. "It will help us moderate fire behaviour but it is not a significant amount that is going to change the size of these fires
or the scope," he said.
There were 125 fires burning in the province as of Tuesday morning. Eighty-six homes, most of them seasonal cabins, have been destroyed. More than 13,000 people have left their communities in the north, following partial or full evacuation notices. Just over 10,000 have registered at a number of evacuation shelters in other Saskatchewan cities, the majority are in Prince Albert and Saskatoon.
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A Little Slice Of Hell On Earth: Part Of 250,000 Acre Sask. Fire Caught On Video (Original Post)
hatrack
Jul 2015
OP
I read that there are over 2,000 wildfires burning in canada right now. some of the denver
niyad
Jul 2015
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Awful
Everybody be careful.
pscot
(21,024 posts)2. Revelations
niyad
(113,510 posts)3. I read that there are over 2,000 wildfires burning in canada right now. some of the denver
firefighters have gone to help.
there are people here bitching about the rain we are getting --the fools. I am just grateful we are not having a repeat of waldo canyon and black forest.
applegrove
(118,746 posts)5. Thank you for your fire fighters. We have many from all
over the world. These fires are totally too early this year. We usually have 2 months of ff. This year it looks like it will be more.
niyad
(113,510 posts)7. when we were in such trouble during waldo canyon, and black forest, we had help from
all over as well. be safe.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)4. That is so horrific, wow. nt
phantom power
(25,966 posts)6. Are we not entertained?
polly7
(20,582 posts)8. I live in SE Saskatchewan.
The smoke coming down here for the last few weeks has been awful. We had a bit of a reunion camping and some of the new babies and one teen with asthma had to stay inside campers. I feel just horrible for all those in the fire areas that have lost homes and had to evacuate, as well as those close-by ... I can't even imagine how bad the effects of the smoke must be for them.