Paramedics/Fire

Single vehicle collision takes down two light poles in Melfort

A single vehicle collision took out two light poles in Melfort on Wednesday night.The crash happened around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Stonegate Place and Saskatchewan Drive, across from Boston P...

Jul 31, 2025

High temps with wind changes don’t bode well for fire situation

Even with the addition of hundreds of Type 3 firefighters from Canada's armed forces, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is on edge in the face of five days of 30-degree weather coming. SPSA Vice P...

Jul 30, 2025

Truck strikes elk near Wapiti Ski Hill

The Nipawin Fire Department was called to collision between a vehicle and wildlife on the weekend. A pickup truck struck a cow elk south of Wapiti Ski Hill on Highway 6 late Sunday night. The departme...

Jul 30, 2025

Army firefighters arrive in Prince Albert as more evacuees prepare to head home

With a continent of Type 3 firefighters from the Canadian military arriving in northern Saskatchewan, some of the current evacuees are preparing to head home. Some military vehicles are already parked...

Jul 29, 2025

Lifesaving Society encouraging swimmers and boaters to safety first

Despite all the public awareness of the risks associated with not wearing a life jacket while boating, the CEO of the Lifesaving Society of Saskatchewan says there is in fact too much complacency.This...

Jul 26, 2025

300 military personnel to arrive in Prince Albert for northern firefighting efforts

Less than two hours after an SPSA briefing on the status of fires in Saskatchewan, an emergency alert warned people in Ramsey Bay to begin evacuating. Right now, 1,800,000 hectares of Saskatchewan's n...

Jul 24, 2025

PAGC, MN-S call for changes with disaster assistance program; SPSA requests federal help

The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) wants the Saskatchewan government to revise its Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) to include trapline cabins. Under the program, assistance is availa...

Jul 23, 2025

Buhl Fire holds steady near Prince Albert National Park as crews gain ground

The Buhl Fire near Prince Albert National Park has not advanced toward nearby communities, and containment efforts are starting to show results, Parks Canada said on Saturday.No new evacuations have b...

Jul 19, 2025

Muskeg Fire spreads, closing Highway 155 to non-essential travel: SPSA

Highway 155 connecting northern communities, include La Loche, to the rest of the province has been closed due to the Muskeg Fire.But travel exceptions are being made, according to the Saskatchewan Pu...

Jul 19, 2025

Multiple vehicle fires and motor vehicle collision in one week for Nipawin Fire Department

The Nipawin Fire Department had a fairly normal week when it comes to the workload they had, but the nature of their calls from Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 18th attracted a lot of attention.O...

Jul 19, 2025