A member of Buckland Fire and Rescue using a wildfire skid unit to action one of the many blazes burning in northern Saskatchewan. (Buckland Fire and Rescue/Facebook)

By paNOW Staff

Monday wildfire update: 18 fires burning, 22 communities evacuated

Jun 2, 2025 | 1:17 PM

There are currently 18 wildfires burning in the province, six of them are not contained.

Perhaps the most troubling fire noted on Monday is the Pisew fire, west of La Ronge, which forced the evacuation of several communities this morning including Sucker River, Wadin Bay, English Bay and the Nemeiben Lake. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band was also advised by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) to place the tri-communities and Stanley Mission on standby notice as the Pisew fire is 16 kilometers away from La Ronge.

Highway 910 near Highway 165 and Junior 913 to Highway 165 are closed.

A smoke filled sky near Sucker River, a community forced to evacuate Monday due to wildfires. (La Ronge Regional Fire Dept. / Facebook)

The Shoe fire (Lower Fishing Lake, Candle Lake, Smeaton) is 407,956 hectares in size. It is not contained and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency’s situation update noted 80 km/h winds and the possibility of thundershowers.

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The fire has split into East and West divisions.

“East will burn at Little Bear Lake and Moose Horn Lodge off the guards to create a blackline around the community,” the province said.

Crews will continue to mop up at Lower Fishing Lake and feller bunchers are being used there and around East Trout Lake to take down any trees in danger of falling within one tree length of all roads. Resources at Whelan Bay will begin fuel mitigation around cabins and there is a value protection unit working around the Minowukaw subdivision at Candle Lake. The Resort Village was expected to hold a press conference Monday afternoon to update the situation near them further.

The Jaysmith fire, northeast of Missinipe, is 38,000 hectares. Crews fighting that blaze are still working to protect the community of Brabant.

The Wolf fire as of Monday, June 2. (submitted photo/SPSA)

The Wolf fire is uncontained at 30,000 hectares. Resources will focus on protecting the community of Denare Beach and prepare to relocate personnel to a safe location if the community becomes no longer safe to protect.

The Club fire, north of Creighton, is 25,000 hectares on the Saskatchewan side.

The Pelican2 fire, northeast of Pelican Narrows is 9,070 hectares in size. Crews continue to hotspot in and around infrastructure within the community. They continue to work on securing Highway 106 to keep it open for emergency services as well as the community of Sandy Bay for access.

Meanwhile, the Ditch02 fire, north of Weyakwin, is 15,000 hectares and causing intermittent closures of Highway 2. Resources on that fire include help from Buckland Fire and Rescue, Prince Albert, Wakaw, Martensville and Warman Fire Departments.

There are now a total of 22 communities evacuated as a result of wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and more than 8,000 people displaced.

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