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Northwest Territories Wildfire Update

Total active fires: 2

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 2

Fires declared out: 10

Total fires this year: 12

Hectares affected: 6546 Ha

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Dehcho

Fire Danger Forecast

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

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 2

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 2

Fires declared out: 2

Total fires this year: 4

Hectares affected: 6544 Ha

Wildfires of note:

Fire danger in Wrigley is extreme and every area in the Dehcho is expected to move to high fire danger over the long weekend.

If you can avoid it, do not have any fires. If you do, soak, stir, soak until it’s cool before you move on.

FS-001: This lightning-caused fire continues to receive sustained action from fire crews to protect values in the area. No values are currently at risk.

FS-004: This lightning-caused fire in the Fort Liard area remains under control. The fire is 1.5 hectares in size and has received tanker action.

Values in the area remain unthreatened, and communities are not at any immediate risk.

South Slave

Fire Danger Forecast

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

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 0

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 0

Fires declared out: 2

Total fires this year: 2

Hectares affected: 0 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There are no wildfires in the region.

While there may have been wet weather recently, fire danger is expected to grow to moderate and high in some parts of the region over the weekend.

Stay vigilant and do your part to prevent wildfire.

North Slave

Fire Danger Forecast

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

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 0

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 0

Fires declared out: 2

Total fires this year: 2

Hectares affected: 0 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There are no wildfires in the region.

Fire danger is currently at high or extreme across the region apart from the Gamètì area.

Avoid all fires if you can. If you choose to have one, be very careful. Wildfire can spread quickly in the hot, dry weather forecast over the long weekend.

Sahtu

Fire Danger Forecast

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

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 0

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 0

Fires declared out: 0

Total fires this year: 0

Hectares affected: 0 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There are no wildfires in the region. But with fire danger expected to move to high in coming days, that can change in an instant.

If you’re out on-the-land, never leave your fire unattended and always make sure it’s completely out before you leave. Don’t let carelessness cause the next wildfire.

Beaufort-Delta

Fire Danger Forecast

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

Current Wildfires

Total active fires: 0

New fires in the last 24 hours: 0

Fires receiving response: 0

Fires declared out: 4

Total fires this year: 4

Hectares affected: 2 Ha

Wildfires of note:

There are no wildfires in this region. However, with fire danger levels sitting at high or extreme, across the region throughout the long weekend, that can change very quickly.

Please – think twice about having any open fires in the region this long weekend. It is extremely dry out there. If the fire escapes your fire pit, it can spread extremely quickly.

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Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 12:45 MDT

Northwest Territories Wildfire Update

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