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Sask. Public Safety Agency renewing its fleet of water bombers
As Saskatchewan heads into wildfire season, the province is shelling out big bucks to renew its fleet of water bombers. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is spending roughly $187.06 million...
Daniel Reech
Apr 23, 2024
Communities step up to battle fast-moving flames near Regina Beach
It took a village - and a lot more - to put out a fire near Regina Beach on Sunday. Mike Thorley, the chief administrative officer with the Town of Regina Beach, said the fire started near the landfil...
Gillian Massie
Apr 22, 2024
Sask. Public Safety Agency preparing for wildfire season
After a record-setting wildfire season in 2023, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) gave an update on the upcoming season, saying it’s currently expected to be average or above average....
Lisa Schick
Apr 08, 2024
Province to invest in new aircraft to help fight wildfires
The 2024-25 provincial budget will provide the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) with a $5.5-million investment for four aircraft to help manage wildfires in the province. Steve Roberts, the vi...
Mia Holowaychuk
Mar 24, 2024
By the numbers: Saskatchewan's 2023 wildfire season
It doesn't take an expert to know that this past wildfire season in Saskatchewan was a bad one for the province. Many days throughout the summer months were spent reading air quality index reports and...
Shane Clausing
Oct 19, 2023
A Saskatchewan water bomber battles a fire this past summer. This summer saw forest fires burn an area five times the size of Prince Albert National Park. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Smoke expected to improve in Sask this week: Environment Canada
Smoky weather in Saskatchewan is expected to improve throughout the week, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with ECCC, said the smoke covering the ...
Mia Holowaychuk
Sep 04, 2023
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"Worst wildfire smoke so far": Special air quality statements blanket the province
Smokey skies are covering the province with a campfire like smell. Special air quality statements are in effect for almost all of the province, expect for the southwestern corner. Dan Fulton, a meteor...
CKOM News
Sep 03, 2023
‘It was basically an apocalypse:’ West Kelowna resident relives the start of wildfire
Wildfires continue to burn throughout West Kelowna and the Okanagan. On Friday night, residents in West Kelowna were given an evacuation order at around 6 p.m., but just a couple hours later it was do...
Will Mandzuk
Aug 19, 2023
(File photo submitted by Ministry of Environment)
Former Saskatchewan resident describes wildfire situation in Kelowna
People in Kelowna and across the country are watching with nerves as crews try to get control of wildfires that are closing in on the B.C. city. Kelowna is under a state of emergency while evacuation ...
CKOM News
Aug 18, 2023
Saskatoon resident relives ordeal in fire-ravaged Maui
After nine of days of paradise, a Saskatchewan resident's Maui vacation went from magic to mayhem. Keith Willoughby, the dean of the University of Saskatchewan's Edwards School of Business, left Saska...
Craig Silliphant
Aug 14, 2023
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