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 extreme fire risk across Saskatchewan led to the fire ban, which encompasses the area north of the provincial forest boundary up to Churchill River.
The ban prohibits any open fires, controlled burns, and fireworks in that area, including provincial parks, provincial recreation sites, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.
“At this time, implementing a fire ban is a necessary action to protect lives, communities, major infrastructure and resources from wildfire,” SPSA Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts said in the news release. “The primary cause of the current wildfires in the province is human activity. We are strongly reminding the public that human-caused fires are preventable.”
