LIVE @ 1:30: Sask. to provide wildfire update following week of repatriation, strong fire response
Saskatchewan provides wildfire update after week of repatriation, strong fire response. Watch LIVE here.
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) will provide an update regarding its wildfire response at 1:30 Monday afternoon, following a positive week that saw many evacuees repatriated and crews gain ground on multiple fires.
According to the SPSA's website, 13 wildfires are burning across the province Monday morning. Five are considered not contained.
The update can be watched live at the top of this article.
The SPSA did not hold any updates over the weekend, however on Friday SPSA president Marlo Pritchard said that all but five evacuation events had ended and more than 10,000 people were being repatriated.
The province said it will be working to prioritize getting a $500 payment to all evacuees 18 and older.
Pritchard also said that a backlog of people calling the province for help had been addressed, adding that evacuees who call the province for assistance would now be taken care of immediately or within a day.
While a provincial fire ban remains in effect, the province also announced that a ban on ATV and UTV vehicles lifted Friday at 5 p.m.
The province continues to encourage the public to come forward with information regarding intentionally started wildfires. On Friday the SPSA said it has determined that 30 wildfires have been intentionally set this year.
That includes the Ditch02 fire near Weyakwin where RCMP have laid two arson charges.
'We ask for public assistance if they know anything of any of those intentional acts that were conducted. If you know anything, please call Crime Stoppers or your local police jurisdiction,' Pritchard said on Friday.
The SPSA also confirmed on Friday that approximately 400 values have been lost to the fires, adding that work is underway to determine more details.
Saskatchewan remains under a state of emergency that will stay in effect until June 29, with the province able to extend it at that time if needed.
More to come…
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