By Bre McAdam

Alberta grassfire has Sask. emergency team on their toes

Jan 5, 2012 | 12:48 PM

An emergency response team in Saskatchewan is keeping an eye on the southwest corner of the province due to Alberta grassfires.

The grassfire crossed the border Wednesday near Maple Creek but Saskatchewan's Fire Safety Commissioner Duane McKay says things are under control.

“Last report, that fire had been extinguished. As a result though because of the weather conditions we are remaining in that particular area,” said McKay.

McKay says those conditions include a high of 13 C and winds gusting up to 80 km/h.

A “hot shot team” used for emergencies like flooding has been sent down to the area from Prince Albert.

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McKay admits this isn’t the first winter grassfire he’s seen.

“The level of risk that we see now is quite unusual where we’re getting these very high winds and for winter extremely warm temperatures that’s unusual enough to cause us to move firefighting equipment out of storage.”

But McKay isn't sure how long they'll have to be on standby.

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