Crews working to stop wildfires from advancing into Thompson
Firefighters from around the world are working to keep nearby wildfires from advancing into Thompson, Man.
In Facebook updates posted on Wednesday, the City of Thompson said a team from Australia will serve as incident command for the fire north of the city. It added that 10 firefighters from Mexico are also there to help, cutting down trees and extinguishing hotspots along Provincial Road 280.
The city noted that crews are establishing control lines and have completed an additional dozer guard, creating a third fire break by the airport.
According to Thompson, there isn't any significant precipitation in the weather forecast; however, the fire danger level is expected to remain moderate due to humidity levels. It added that temperatures are forecast to rise into the high 20s through the end of the week but should drop by next week when some rain may arrive in the area.
Though lightning started a new fire west of the Wuskwatim road on Wednesday, crews responded immediately and are expected to extinguish it quickly.
According to provincial data, the fire near Thompson is 16,370 hectares in size and remains out of control.
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