Province-wide fire ban issued in Saskatchewan due to hot, dry conditions

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has issued a province-wide occurrence prohibition owed to hot, barren conditions and a precocious occurrence consequence that covers astir of nan province.

Starting Thursday astatine noon, nan occurrence prohibition will beryllium successful effect for Crown lands and provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and nan Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. According to a release, nan ban, which covers unfastened fires, controlled burns and fireworks, besides includes each onshore wrong 4.5 km of nan provincial wood boundary.

“We are making nan determination to instrumentality a occurrence prohibition to protect lives, communities, awesome infrastructure and resources from wildfire,” stated SPSA Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts successful a release. “We are asking nan nationalist to return utmost be aware to forestall wildfires during this time. This includes being cautious utilizing all-terrain vehicles and to study a occurrence if they spot a fire.”

All municipalities, agrarian municipalities and communities are encouraged to analyse nan occurrence consequence successful their area and to see implementing accordant occurrence bans to forestall unwanted human-caused wildfires. SPSA stated successful Saskatchewan, astir half nan wildfires successful nan state are caused by quality activity and usually commencement successful accessible areas adjacent communities and roads.

“As of 8 a.m., location are 73 wildfires burning successful nan province,” nan merchandise read. “To date, Saskatchewan has had 302 wildfires, which is 91 much than nan five-year mean of 211.”

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SPSA urges if anyone spots a wildfire, to telephone 1-800-667-9660, dial 9-1-1 aliases interaction their closest SPSA Forest Protection Area office.

An interactive occurrence prohibition representation tin beryllium viewed astatine saskpublicsafety.ca.