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Northwest Territories Wildfire Update

Total active fires: 61

New fires in the last 24 hours: 1

Fires receiving response: 61

Fires declared out: 57

Total fires this year: 118

Hectares affected: 45776 Ha

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Dehcho

Fire Danger Forecast

Station	Today	Tomorrow	Day after tomorrow
Wrigley	Medium	High	High
Fort Liard	High	Extreme	Extreme
Fort Simpson	High	Extreme	Extreme
Nahanni Butte	Medium	High	High

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 11

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 11

Fires declared out: 13

Total fires this year: 24

Hectares affected: 29348 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There were no new fires confirmed in this region since the last update. All other fires in the region continue to be monitored for value protection if required.

South Slave

Fire Danger Forecast

Station	Today	Tomorrow	Day after tomorrow
Fort Resolution	Low	Low	Low
Enterprise	Medium	Medium	High
Fort Providence	High	High	Extreme
Fort Smith	High	High	Extreme
Hay River	Medium	Medium	High
Kakisa	Medium	Medium	High

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 7

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 7

Fires declared out: 2

Total fires this year: 9

Hectares affected: 4107 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There was one new fire confirmed in this region since the last update.

SS-009: This lightning caused fire is 589 hectares in size and is being monitored for value protection.

All fires in the region continue to be monitored for value protection if required.

North Slave

Fire Danger Forecast

Station	Today	Tomorrow	Day after tomorrow
Lutsel Ke	Low	Medium	Low
Wekweeti	High	High	High
Behchoko	Extreme	High	Extreme
Yellowknife	High	High	High
Whati	High	High	High
Gameti	Low	Low	Low

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 21

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 21

Fires declared out: 19

Total fires this year: 40

Hectares affected: 8508 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There were no new fires confirmed in this region since the last update.

ZF-040: This lightning caused fire is 10 hectares in size and is being monitored for value protection.

ZF-035, ZF-036, ZF-034, and ZF-038 are being managed as the Whatì -Snare Complex. An Incident Management Team has been assigned to manage these fires.

ZF-035: This lighting caused fire is188 hectares in size and there are currently 6 suppression crews auctioning this fire.

ZF-036: This lighting caused fire is 27 hectares in size and is currently being worked on by 3 suppression crews.

ZF-034 is a monitored fire and will be mapped this evening or tomorrow morning- estimated size 523 hectares.

ZF-038 is a monitored fire and will be mapped this evening or tomorrow morning- estimated size 398 hectares.

All other fires in the region continue to be monitored for value protection if required.

Sahtu

Fire Danger Forecast

Station	Today	Tomorrow	Day after tomorrow
Fort Good Hope	Low	Medium	High
Deline	Low	High	High
Colville Lake	Low	Low	Low
Tulita	Medium	High	Extreme
Norman Wells	Medium	High	Extreme

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 14

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 14

Fires declared out: 2

Total fires this year: 16

Hectares affected: 509 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There were no new fires confirmed in this region since the last update. All other fires in the region continue to be monitored for value protection if required.

Beaufort-Delta

Fire Danger Forecast

Station	Today	Tomorrow	Day after tomorrow
Fort McPherson	High	Extreme	Extreme
Tsiigehtchic	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme
Ninelin	Low	High	High
Inuvik	High	Extreme	Extreme

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 8

New fires in the last 24 hours: 1

Fires receiving response: 8

Fires declared out: 21

Total fires this year: 29

Hectares affected: 3304 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There was one new fire confirmed in this region since the last update.

EV-029: This human caused fire was located just below the bank in Fort McPherson. A crew actioned this fire and quickly brought it under-control.

EV-023, EV-024, EV-025, and EV-026 are being managed as the Sunny Lake Complex. The Incident Management Team began demobilization of the complex. The Incident Management Team has demobilized all fire resources. The Beaufort Delta wildfire region will monitor the under-control and being-monitored fires for values protection. No values are at risk at this time.

EV-013: This lightning caused fire is classified as out-of-control. It is currently 359 hectares in size. There is currently no risk to cabins, infrastructure or communities.

All other fires in the region continue to be monitored for value protection if required.

Fire ID:
EV029-21
Nearest community:
Fort McPherson
Distance from community:
0.37 km
Suspected cause:
Human Caused(Camp Fire Escaped)
Response:
Initial Attack
Lat:
67.4376
Long:
-134.889833

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