Paramedics/Fire

Community members coming together to support evacuees and firefighters

It's a scary time right now for a lot of people in Saskatchewan as wildfires continue to threaten communities in the North.The one thing evacuees have been able to count on, however, is their fellow m...

May 30, 2025

Housing evacuees may become more challenging as more are displaced by wildfires

Frustration is growing among those evacuated from their homes due to northern wildfires. Weldon McCallum is the emergency evacuation coordinator for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation working with the C...

May 30, 2025

MRC providing mental health supports to wildfire evacuees; seeking various donations

The Marguerite Riel Centre in Melfort will be assisting wildfire evacuees over the coming days and weeks. Staff at the centre have been asked to help provide mental health and other supports to evacue...

May 30, 2025

Friday wildfire update; smoke hampering firefighting efforts

The number of wildfires burning in the province dropped overnight from 17 to 16. A fire burning near Christopher Lake was contained and is no longer considered a wildfire of note issued in the Saskatc...

May 30, 2025

Mayor credits Montreal Lake firefighters for saving parts of Weyakwin

The mayor of a northern hamlet evacuated due to wildfires is crediting firefighters from Montreal Lake Cree Nation for saving parts of his community. "They made the difference," said Weyakwin Mayor Me...

May 30, 2025

R.M. of Humboldt issues fire ban

Another local area has issued a fire ban. The Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Humboldt No. 370 has become the latest R.M. to implement a fire ban, which is in effect until further notice. Open fires of a...

May 30, 2025

Creighton residents warned by Town to leave immediately

A terse warning from the Town of Creighton as wildfires plague the region. "Anyone who does not need to be here in Town needs to leave NOW," the Town of Creighton posted on their social media page. "W...

May 30, 2025

‘It doesn’t feel real’: Wildfire leaves East Trout Lake residents devastated

As wildfires continue to tear through the province, cabins once filled with memories are now turned into ash.East Trout Lake, a community 133 km northwest of Candle Lake, was evacuated due to the Shoe...

May 29, 2025

Premier Moe, SPSA declare provincial State of Emergency; ATV/UTV ban put in place

Due to the wildfires affecting communities across Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), declared a provincial State of Emergency Thursday.A...

May 29, 2025

Thursday wildfire update; 4,300 currently evacuated

As cabin owners in the Narrow Hills Provincial Park area begin to get a clearer picture of the devastation wildfires have left behind, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's (SPSA) daily wildfire upd...

May 29, 2025