English Creek fire remains uncontained, but progress is being made according to SPSA
There’s finally some positive news when it comes to the English Fire that started burning in the Fort à la Corne forest on May 8.
After days of significant growth, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said they have made very good progress on the blaze that is now 41,900 hectares in size. However, the fire still remains uncontained, but there was some help from Mother Nature on Wednesday according to Acting Vice President of Operations Steve Roberts.
“High humidity, cooler temperatures, and precipitation yesterday and through the evening have kept fire behaviour low,” he said. “Today, we’re seeing very low smoke and fire activity.”
Roberts said there were some gusty winds on Wednesday as well, creating some activity on the west side, and southwest corner of the fire, but crews were able to limit its effect with some of that help from the weather. Less smoke and fire activity has also made things easier for the numerous fire crews that are on the ground when it comes to building fire guards.