Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Creighton mayor working on plan to get wildfire evacuees back home
Although most wildfire evacuees from the northern Saskatchewan have been allowed to return home, residents of a handful of communities are still being told to stay away because of the threat of the fi...
Jun 19, 2025

SPSA says air tankers grounded due to federal regulation compliance
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is firing back at the Sask. NDP's claims that it is unacceptable for four of the province's 10 existing air tankers to be grounded. During a daily wildfire...
Jun 18, 2025

Almost 500 homes, cabins lost as wild spring cools down in Saskatchewan
This year's wildfire season in Saskatchewan has resulted in the loss of 277 primary residences and 218 of those were in one community. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency confirmed that 218 homes we...
Jun 18, 2025

NDP questions grounded bomber in La Ronge; wildfire damage assessments continue
More good news on the wildfire front in Saskatchewan thanks to rain, precipitation and cooler weather.The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said it will be rescinding the fire ban for the remai...
Jun 16, 2025

Toned-down wildfire season continues
Perhaps an indication of an improving wildfire situation, for the first time in about three weeks the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency did not hold a media briefing Thursday. However, they did still ...
Jun 12, 2025

'We’re not going anywhere': Denare Beach evacuees hope to rebuild after devastating wildfire
In the wake of the devastating wildfire that tore through the northern community of Denare Beach, residents who practically lost everything are coming together with determination in hopes to rebuild, ...
Jun 11, 2025

Unprecedented wildfire season tied to intentional arson
There have been 259 wildfires in Saskatchewan so far this year - well above the five-year average of 147. But that's not the most startling number the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is deali...
Jun 11, 2025

Staff from gas stations, food stores, restaurants permitted to re-enter tri-communities early
Staff and suppliers for gas stations, food stores and restaurants have been permitted to enter La Ronge early as the general public waits for Thursday at 8 a.m. for the evacuation order to be lifted. ...
Jun 11, 2025

NDP, Northern Sask. businesses concerned about province's support
Thousands of people are still displaced from the wildfires ravaging the province's north, and although a lot of homes and businesses have been saved thanks to the valiant work of firefighters in the p...
Jun 11, 2025

SPSA: 'No significant fire behaviour' but lots of work to do
There are currently 23 active wildfires in Saskatchewan; six of them are not contained. None of the fires have experienced significant growth over the last few days. Executive director of land operati...
Jun 11, 2025