Combination of factors leads to rescinding of wildfire Evacuation Order
It’s the news Pelican Narrows residents have been waiting for.
The Evacuation Order issued August 29 was rescinded Wednesday afternoon and many of the 2,700 evacuees in Prince Albert and Saskatoon were to return home immediately.
Steve Roberts with Wildfire Management said a combination of factors prompted the recommendation to allow people to go back.
“Our focus was on the areas around the critical infrastructure and communities,” Roberts said in a media call Wednesday. “We believe that work has paid off and we’re comfortable with the security. In addition to that, we‘re not seeing precipitation, but we are seeing daytime highs only in the teens and overnight temperatures in the single digits, so that’s helping us get a handle on the fires as well.”