Sask should expect more fire activity in the future: expert cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Author of the article: Laura Beamish
Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 2 days ago • 3 minute read • A crew of firefighters from Calgary walking along what use to be a park trail system in the northend of the Timberlea area in Fort McMurray, after checking for hot spots along a fire guard behind homes, June 2, 2016. Ed Kaiser/Postmedia Network
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Last year’s wildfire season was considered quiet for Alberta, but almost all of the wildfires that did happen were caused by people.
With no restrictions on off-highway vehicles or campfires announced for this summer, and more people going into Alberta’s forests, Regional Fire Chief Jody Butz said he is prepared for this year’s wildfire season. The main battle will be waged with prevention.
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Dried stubble in a famers field near the South Perimeter highway may be an indicator of the summer to come. March 2021 was Winnipeg s 17th consecutive month with below normal precipitation, a streak stretching back to October 2019.
Manitoba wildland firefighters are gearing up for one of the earliest starts to the annual fire season.
Manitoba wildland firefighters are gearing up for one of the earliest starts to the annual fire season.
To date, provincial crews have put out eight fires, and municipal firefighters have responded to others, including one in Charleswood Monday.
Dave Schafer, director of the Manitoba Wildfire Service, said normally that number would be one or two at most.