Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Over 1,000 firefighters and 50 aircraft part of fire response
All of the province's available assets to fight wildfires and help evacuees are being used.That from Premier Scott Moe who has faced increased scrutiny about the level of response."We're putting every...
Jun 07, 2025
No damage after Pisew fire advancement leads to early morning emergency alert
On a day when Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson should have been celebrating her Master of Business Administration (MBA) convocation from Athabasca University, Mother Nature had other ...
Jun 06, 2025
Premier Moe responds to criticism for not calling in federal, military help to handle wildfires
Calls continue for the province to use every available resource in Canada to combat wildfires that are threatening northern communities and have forced mass evacuations.Federation of Sovereign Indigen...
Jun 06, 2025
Shoe fire nearing Candle Lake; 24 active blazes burning in Sask
It's expected the largest fire burning in the province could reach Candle Lake within the next three to 10 days. That's according to a public notice issued by the resort village. The Shoe fire has so ...
Jun 06, 2025
Wolf Fire: Denare Beach home’s last moments caught on doorbell camera
At her kid's apartment in Saskatoon, Cyndi Pedwell watched her home on Denare Beach burn through her doorbell camera, until the fire fried her internet cord. Most of Pedwell's neighbourhood has been r...
Jun 05, 2025
Looters target evacuated home in La Ronge
Denise Bradfield evacuated her home in La Ronge due to raging wildfires burning near the community. The last thing she needed was to deal with looters. "I don't even know if my home is going to be sta...
Jun 05, 2025
'Hats off to them': Crews continue to fight 'monster' wildfire in La Ronge
Emergency personnel continue to battle a wildfire that the La Ronge Regional Fire Department (LRRFD) is describing as 'a monster.' The Pisew fire that's caused significant damage in the La Ronge area ...
Jun 04, 2025
Province's largest wildfires measure significant growth overnight
The Shoe fire that started near Lower Fishing Lake on May 7 and is now burning near Candle Lake, grew overnight from 407,956 hectares to 471,418.The blaze has Type 1 and Type 2 crew members, heavy equ...
Jun 04, 2025
Experts weigh in on effects from extended wildfire smoke inhalation
The active wildfires are burning an estimated 627,729 hectares of land in the province, which is about 9.6 percent of Saskatchewan's entire landmass. Residents in many areas have been dealing with wid...
Jun 04, 2025
La Ronge evacuated: Stories from Saskatchewan’s burning north
As the sun dipped below the treeline on Sunday evening, a slow-moving convoy snaked its way south from La Ronge, headlights piercing the thick, acrid smoke.It was a mass exodus driven by desperation -...
Jun 03, 2025
