REGINA - Here is the latest update on the wildfire situation from Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.
As of 11:00 a.m. Tuesday July 22, 49 active wildfires are burning in Saskatchewan. Of those one is categorized as contained, 14 not contained, 17 are ongoing assessments and 17 are listed as protecting values.
There are now 11 communities under evacuation orders: Resort Subdivision of Lac La Plonge, La Plonge Reserve, Northern Village of Beauval, Jans Bay, Patuanak/English River First Nation, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Northern Village of Pinehouse, Canoe Lake Cree First Nation/Canoe Narrows, Île-à-la-Crosse, Resort Subdivision of Cole Bay and Resort Subdivision of Little Amyot Lake.
There are also four active declarations of local emergency due to wildfire: Resort Subdivision of Lac La Plonge, Northern Village of Beauval, Resort Subdivision of Little Amyot Lake and Northern Hamlet of Cole Bay.
A fire ban is still in place due to the extreme fire risk for the area north of the provincial forest boundary up to the Churchill River. It prohibits any open fires, controlled burns and fireworks within the boundary. This includes provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District.
