NWT firefighters

Four new wildfires reported in past 24 hours

Firefighters are on the scene of a large wildfire which has been burning near Inuvik since Friday evening. Four more fires have been reported across the territory in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active fires to 18. The largest active fire is 12 kilometres south of…


Australia to pay for NWT firefighters who’ve gone ‘Down Under’ to help with wildfires

Northwest Territories taxpayers will initially pay for four firefighters who have headed to Australia to help with the country’s devastating wildfires. But the GNWT will eventually be reimbursed for their services. That’s according to Mike Gravel, director of forest management with the Government of the Northwest Territories Dept. of Environment…