Wildfires in province well below average, Sask. firefighters off to B.C.
It is a tale of two provinces when it comes to the story of wildfires in Canada.
Saskatchewan is faring quite well this season, with only 110 fires in the province to date, well below the five-year average of 308.
According to Steve Roberts, executive director of wildfire management in the province, this is thanks in part to a wet, damp fall and early spring.
“It means we had very few lighting-caused fires. Most of the fires have been man-caused,” Roberts said during a wildfire teleconference update on Monday afternoon. The fires have been rather small, allowing crews to quickly contain any fires which have sparked up.