NWT Fire reported no new fires on Friday and said smoke affecting some South Slave communities is from a fire in Wood Buffalo National Park near a nesting area.
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NWT Fire says a new wildfire is burning around 45km east of Highway 5. Crews continue to extinguish hotspots from a fire outside Fort Providence.
NWT Fire warns of wildfire danger in parts of the South Slave, Dehcho and North Slave regions brought by high winds forecasted until Sunday.
Fort Simpson's volunteer fire department has been working to prepare for wildfires from purchasing equipment to building fire breaks.
The GNWT and NWT Fire Chiefs Association unveiled a new program to coordinate wildland and structural firefighting to better protect communities from wildfires.
The Hay River Fire Department responded to a structural fire and two human-caused fires over the weekend. A fire ban is in place for Kátł’odeeche First Nation.
