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Fire department shares battery safety tips during Fire Prevention Week
Lithium-ion batteries are found in many of the electronics we use every day, but the batteries can also present a serious fire risk if they're used incorrectly or damaged. According to the Saskatoon F...
Oct 05, 2025 While lithium-ion batteries power many devices we use on a daily basis, the Saskatoon Fire Department says the batteries also have the potential to cause a fire or even an explosion if they're damaged or used improperly. (janaka / Depositphotos.com)
'One simple beep could make all the difference': SPSA encourages smoke alarm testing
Today is a great day to test your smoke alarms. Sunday is Test Your Smoke Alarm Day in Saskatchewan, and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is encouraging all residents of the province to do exactl...
Sep 28, 2025 Working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms have been required in all residential buildings in the province since July of 2022. (HighwayStarz / Depositphotos.com)
Former Sask. Premier Lorne Calvert loses home in fire at Buffalo Pound Lake
As former Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert looks around at the blackened landscape of what's left of his home - he said he still has lots to be grateful for. "It's a tragedy for our family," he said...
Sep 10, 2025 Former Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert speaks with 980 CJME at the scene of the fire on Wednesday morning. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Saskatoon airport: fire crews called after reports of smoke on plane
The Saskatoon Airport was busy with more than just boarding passengers Monday morning. The city's fire department was called to the airport following reports of smoke on an airplane parked at its gate...
Sep 08, 2025 Potential smoke in an aircraft at Saskatoon's airport resulted in fire crews at the airport. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Church fire on Thunderchild First Nation draws hate crime warning from MPs
RCMP are investigating a church fire on Thunderchild First Nation, northwest of North Battleford, that two Saskatchewan MPs say reflects a rise in hate crimes against places of worship. Turtleford RCM...
Sep 05, 2025 Flames engulf the Thunderchild Word Church on Thunderchild First Nation early Sept. 1, 2025. RCMP say no injuries were reported, and the fire remains under investigation. (Thunderchild Word Church/Facebook)
PHOTOS: Saskatoon firefighters fish empty SUV out of South Saskatchewan River
Firefighters in Saskatoon retrieved an empty vehicle from the South Saskatchewan River on Thursday morning. According to the fire department, a call came in reporting a vehicle in the river near the B...
Aug 28, 2025 The fire department said its water rescue team confirmed there was nobody inside the SUV. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Provincial fire ban lifted in Saskatchewan after rainy week
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has lifted its provincial fire ban. The ban, which covered all Crown lands north of the provincial forest boundary stretching north to the Churchill River, along ...
Aug 14, 2025 “Municipalities and provincial parks should continue to monitor local conditions and implement fire bans or burning restrictions as required," the public safety agency noted. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
Public safety agency says rainfall not enough for significant change to Sask. wildfires
There are currently 87 wildfires burning in Saskatchewan, according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. So far this year, the province has seen 459 wildfires, well over the five-year average of ...
Aug 07, 2025 So far this year, the province has seen 459 wildfires, well over the five-year average of 356. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Buhl wildfire near Waskesiu shows no recent growth; 49 blazes burning in the north
By Kenneth Cheung The Buhl fire, first reported on June 29 and caused by a lightning strike, has now burned approximately 60,389 hectares, including 11,059 hectares inside Prince Albert National Park ...
Jul 23, 2025 Fire crews work along the perimeter of the Buhl wildfire near Prince Albert National Park. (Parks Canada/Facebook)
Sask. law firm considering class action suit against province over wildfire response
By Susan McNeil There appears to be a lot of public interest in a potential class action lawsuit regarding the government's response to wildfires in Saskatchewan. Chad Eggerman, founding partner of Pr...
Jul 03, 2025 “It’s going to be quite the fight,” said Chad Eggerman, the founding partner of Procido Law. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
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