The flood threat is waning but Saskatchewan’s environment ministry is now warning that the wildfire threat is high throughout the grainbelt.
Steve Roberts, executive director of wildfire management, said the threat in the northern forested half of the province is considered moderate.
The dividing line runs through North Battleford, Prince Albert and Hudson Bay.
Roberts said a large number of grassfires have occurred in the last week. Most were related to people burning on their own property.
A May 6 fire burned along the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline between Grand Coulee and Pense, west of Regina.
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Roberts said agricultural burning, burning on recreational properties and traditional burning on reserves can all result in wildfires.
Also Monday, 13 people were evacuated from Onion Lake First Nation following a fire there — just days after 200 people were on flood evacuation alert.
“Our (provincial firefighter) crews remain manned up,” Roberts said. “Our aircraft are ready to continue to respond to those incidents as they occur.”
He said the agency has responded to 14 forest fires and numerous fires in the southern agricultural area.
“Our numbers are much lower (than usual) primarily because the snow pack this year that’s resulted in the floods has also held back the fire season in the northern part of the province until about two weeks ago,” Roberts said.
Four wildfire crews are still deployed through emergency management to assist with floods or any other emergency. All other crews are in the north for wildfire response as needed.
