The Fort Good Hope wildfire has grown to 4,087 hectares, but has still not penetrated the community. Containment lines continue to be built and the fire “has responded favourably” to recent cloudy skies and some rain, NWT Fire reports this morning. Today’s weather forecast calls for a cloudy morning with…
Residents planning to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with an open campfire will need to rethink their plans. A fire ban has been issued for Yellowknife, effective tomorrow at noon. This fire ban prohibits open air burning within city limits, including the use of approved fire pits. Camp stoves, enclosed BBQs…
The wildfire at Fort Good Hope was aided with winds yesterday, moving the fire away from the community and towards a 2017 burn area. Frank McKay is the Information Officer for the fire, known as VQ001. “Our area of concern is the fire perimeter facing the community and our efforts…
Some erratic weather today will see the Fort Good Hope wildfire chanced upon by a thundershower, then pushed by easterly winds, followed by gusts up to 20 km/h, NWT Fire stated this morning. Frank McKay is the Information Officer for the fire, known as VQ001. “Today’s weather forecast calls for…
As firefighters and volunteers were desperately fighting to save Fort Good Hope after a campfire wasn’t extinguished, another “human caused” fire outside of Norman Wells drew crews away for a while on Sunday night. In Norman Wells, there are 225 evacuees from Fort Good Hope, whose lives were turned upside…
Under a state of emergency, the community of Fort Good Hope was evacuated on Saturday, as a blazingly fast wildfire kicked up after a campfire wasn’t properly extinguished nearby. Fort Good Hope Chief Collin Pierrot posted online throughout the weekend’s ordeal. “We did not lose any structures or buildings or…
An abandoned campfire sparked a blaze Saturday that quickly forced the evacuation of Fort Good Hope. As of 10 p.m., NWT Fire described “extreme fire behaviour,” as crews worked to keep fire from the Sahtu community of 500 people. “While the wildfire has not yet reached Fort Good Hope, it…
No new fires have been reported in the territory over the weekend. 13 active fires are currently burning, eight of which are out of control, says NWT Fire. Fire (FS004) between Fort Providence and Highway 7 remains active. Firefighters conducted an ignition operation, which involved setting fires intentionally to remove…
The town of Hay River announced on Facebook this Friday that the full fire ban has been lifted, originally issued on May 26 and effective through June 7. Hay River residents are now allowed to use fire in fire pits under the partial fire ban, but no fire permits will…
A helicopter crew conducting regular surveillance flights witnessed a lightning strike start the NWT’s newest wildfire, something NWT Fire says is “very rare.” The fire is 0.5 hectares in size and located 34 kilometres southwest of Enterprise and seven kilometres west of Highway 1. Ground crews were dispatched and are…