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As of Thursday afternoon, 129 active fires were reported in the province. Twenty-five were not contained. There have been 369 so far. The province’s five-year average is 209.
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Speaking with reporters, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency vice president of operations Steve Roberts said with hot, dry conditions expected to continue into next week, the agency is working to balance fighting large fires with mitigating new ones.
“We have a contingent of staff and helicopters available to initiate action on some of these new fires when they start and when they’re small, and we have been able to contain and put out a large number of fires,” he said, noting more than 200 have been extinguished so far.
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As of Thursday afternoon, 129 active fires were reported in the province. Twenty-five were not contained. There have been 369 so far. The province’s five-year average is 209.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Saskatchewan topples five-year wildfire average by more than 150 Back to video
Speaking with reporters, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency vice president of operations Steve Roberts said with hot, dry conditions expected to continue into next week, the agency is working to balance fighting large fires with mitigating new ones.
“We have a contingent of staff and helicopters available to initiate action on some of these new fires when they start and when they’re small, and we have been able to contain and put out a large number of fires,” he said, noting more than 200 have been extinguished so far.