PBCN gives update after third community evacuated due to fire
The head of the emergency operations overseeing the evacuation of thousands of people from northern Saskatchewan said that 22 days after the first evacuation, he is exhausted.
It started in Deschambault Lake to provide respite from smoke, continued with the evacuation of Sandy Bay and two days ago, accelerated with a very quick evacuation of Southend.
“Because of the fire progressing along the sole access road and it being closed at the time, we had a very small window to… provide transportation and support for our community members to evacuate,” said Duane Hiebert, emergency services co-ordinator.
Chief Tammy Cook-Searson sent out four school buses from La Ronge and they also pressed their own buses into service and managed to get 700 people out between 6:00 am and 11:00 am.