Overview:

• There are 82 (+14) active wildland fires with 17 (-) Out of Control in the province. The province is at APL 5.
• An RFA was approved and will be in effect until 07 Aug. On 30 Jul, SK requested an extension to the RFA until 13 Aug. PS and CAF are currently evaluating the extension.
  • As of 03 Aug, 372 (-6) CAF members remain deployed to SK, of which 220 (-) are Type 3 firefighters and 152 (-6) are support staff.
    • The staging areas remain in Prince Albert and Edmonton, AB.
    • Type 3 firefighters are deployed to Weyakwin (25WY-DITCH02), Green Lake (25LX-MUSKEG) and La Loche (25BN-PARK). CAF will resume Type 3 firefighting on 04 Aug, pending SK Public Safety Agency (SPSA) confirmation.
    • Three CH146 Griffon helicopters are deployed to La Loche.
    • CAF presence is reported to have brought relief to SPSA firefighters and local residents.
    • Firefighting operations in Weyakwin and La Loche were paused and helicopters were grounded on 03 Aug due to smoke conditions. Operations are expected to resume on 04 Aug due to favorable weather.
• Impacts are reported to Highways (Hwy) 903, 965, 918, 916, 165, 914, 955, and 935.

Wildland fires of Interest:

• English River FN, La Plonge, Beauval (25LX – MUSKEG): As of 03 Aug, the wildland fire remains 313,680 (-) ha in size and Out of Control. 
  • There are 185 community members from La Plonge, 112 from Ile-A-La Crosse and 700 from Patuanak remain evacuated. 
  • An Evacuation Order remains for Northern Village of Pinehouse (located in vicinity of wildland fires 25XL-MUSKEG and 25LX-TRAIL). 
    • Approximately 850 people are evacuated from the Northern Village of Pinehouse, including the initial 342 P1 and P2 evacuated community members. 
    • Hwy 914, from the junction of Hwy 165 to the Pinehouse community, continues to be impacted.

• Jans Bay, Canoe Lake, Cole Bay, Canoe Narrows (25LX-TRAIL): As of 03 Aug, the wildland fire remains 41,553 (-) ha in size and Out of Control. The fire is located in the vicinity of Jans Bay and Canoe Lake.
  • The 20 P1 and P2 community members from Cole Bay, 694 from Canoe Lake/Canoe Narrows, and 47 from Jans Bay remain evacuated.
• Prince Albert National Park (PANP) / Montreal Lake Cree Nation (25WY-BUHL): As of 03 Aug, the wildland fire is 83,052 (+1) ha in size and Out of Control. Approximately 12,692 (-) ha of the fire is located within the PANP boundaries. Parks Canada remains onsite and coordinating with SK Public Safety Agency on the wildland fire response. The fire is located 13 (-1) km from Montreal Lake.
• Clearwater River Dene Nation, La Loche (25BN-PARK): As of 03 Aug, the wildland fire is 64,888 (+38,050) ha in size and Out of Control. The fire is located five (-11) km from Clearwater River and 11 (-12) km from La Loche.
  • Evacuation Orders remain in effect for Clearwater River Dene Nation and La Loche.
    • Clearwater River Dene Nation had 500 community members previously evacuated, which are hosted in Saskatoon, SK, Cold Lake, AB, and Lloydminster, AB. The 650 remaining community members continue their evacuation by bus to Bonnyville, AB. 
    • Hwy 955 remains intermittently closed from La Loche to Clearwater River.
• Lower Fishing Lake (25LF-SHOE): As of 03 Aug, the wildland fire remains 565,701 (-) ha in size and Out of Control. 
• Weyakwin (25WY-DITCH02 and 25WY-HAWK): As of 03 Aug, the wildland fire 25WY-DITCH02 remains 192,730 (-) ha in size, and Out of Control. Wildland fire 25WY-HAWK remains 92,920 (-) ha in size and Out of Control.