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Posted On: Jul 09, 2025
Fire ban issued north of Saskatchewan’s provincial forest boundary
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A fire ban has been issued for a large swath of Saskatchewan’s north – as wildfire risk paired with warming temperatures continue to be a concern.
According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), the ban will become effective at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 10 and will encompass the area north of the provincial forest boundary – up to the Churchill River.
The ban prohibits any open fires, controlled burns and fireworks within the boundaries. This includes provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.
The ban does not include ATV/UTV restrictions at this point.
As of Wednesday morning, there are 65 active wildfires in the province. Seven are contained, 13 are not contained, 29 are ongoing assessment and firefighters are prioritizing protecting values in 16 fires.
Saskatchewans Public Safety Agency has expanded its fire ban as the provincial wildfire season worsens. (Source: saskpublicsafety.ca)
A total of four communities remain under evacuation orders. They include the Resort Subdivision of Lac La Plonge, La Plonge Reserve, and the northern village off Beauval and Kinoosao.
CURRENT WEATHER
REGINA, SK, CANADA
Monday Jul 14, 2025 5:45 pm
17℃
FEELS LIKE 17℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
VISIBILITY: 10.0 KM
WIND DIRECTION: NNW
HUMIDITY: 92%
WIND SPEED: 17 KM/H
UV INDEX: 0
WIND GUST: 0 KM/H
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 8 HRS
5 pm
18 ℃
MODERATE RAIN
WIND: N 15 KM/H GUSTING TO 24 KM/H
6 pm
17 ℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
WIND: N 18 KM/H GUSTING TO 29 KM/H
7 pm
17 ℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
WIND: N 17 KM/H GUSTING TO 30 KM/H
8 pm
16 ℃
MODERATE RAIN
WIND: N 12 KM/H GUSTING TO 26 KM/H
9 pm
16 ℃
LIGHT RAIN
WIND: N 16 KM/H GUSTING TO 33 KM/H
10 pm
14 ℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
WIND: NNE 18 KM/H GUSTING TO 37 KM/H
11 pm
12 ℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
WIND: NNE 17 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 KM/H
12 am
11 ℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
WIND: N 15 KM/H GUSTING TO 35 KM/H
THE SEVEN DAY FORCAST
TODAY
HIGH OF 18 ℃
LOW OF 12 ℃
MODERATE RAIN
TUESDAY
HIGH OF 19 ℃
LOW OF 9 ℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
WEDNESDAY
HIGH OF 22 ℃
LOW OF 11 ℃
SCATTERED CLOUDS
THURSDAY
HIGH OF 21 ℃
LOW OF 14 ℃
OVERCAST CLOUDS
FRIDAY
HIGH OF 19 ℃
LOW OF 13 ℃
LIGHT RAIN
SATURDAY
HIGH OF 26 ℃
LOW OF 11 ℃
MODERATE RAIN
SUNDAY
HIGH OF 29 ℃
LOW OF 17 ℃
HEAVY INTENSITY RAIN
MONDAY
HIGH OF 27 ℃
LOW OF 16 ℃
LIGHT RAIN
AIR QUALITY WARNING
ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: MONDAY JUL 14, 2025 2:58 PM END DATE: TUESDAY JUL 15, 2025 7:01 AM
WILDFIRE SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND LINGER IN SOME AREAS INTO TUESDAY.
AS SMOKE LEVELS INCREASE, HEALTH RISKS INCREASE. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS. CONSIDER REDUCING OR RESCHEDULING OUTDOOR SPORTS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
YOU MAY EXPERIENCE MILD AND COMMON SYMPTOMS SUCH AS EYE, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHES OR A MILD COUGH. MORE SERIOUS BUT LESS COMMON SYMPTOMS INCLUDE WHEEZING, CHEST PAINS OR SEVERE COUGH. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION, INCLUDING PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OLDER, PREGNANT PEOPLE, INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH AN EXISTING ILLNESS OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION, AND PEOPLE WHO WORK OUTDOORS, SHOULD REDUCE OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS.
PLEASE CALL HEALTHLINE 811 FOR ADVICE ON HEALTH RISKS, SYMPTOMS AND PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR QUALITY.
VISIT HTTP://WWW.AIRHEALTH.CA FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REDUCE YOUR HEALTH RISK AND YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO POLLUTION LEVELS, AS WELL AS FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST AQHI VALUES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
AIR QUALITY WARNING
ISSUED BY: ENVIRONMENT CANADA START DATE: MONDAY JUL 14, 2025 2:58 PM END DATE: TUESDAY JUL 15, 2025 7:01 AM
WILDFIRE SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND LINGER IN SOME AREAS INTO TUESDAY.
AS SMOKE LEVELS INCREASE, HEALTH RISKS INCREASE. LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS. CONSIDER REDUCING OR RESCHEDULING OUTDOOR SPORTS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
YOU MAY EXPERIENCE MILD AND COMMON SYMPTOMS SUCH AS EYE, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHES OR A MILD COUGH. MORE SERIOUS BUT LESS COMMON SYMPTOMS INCLUDE WHEEZING, CHEST PAINS OR SEVERE COUGH. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION, INCLUDING PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OLDER, PREGNANT PEOPLE, INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH AN EXISTING ILLNESS OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION, AND PEOPLE WHO WORK OUTDOORS, SHOULD REDUCE OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS.
PLEASE CALL HEALTHLINE 811 FOR ADVICE ON HEALTH RISKS, SYMPTOMS AND PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR QUALITY.
VISIT HTTP://WWW.AIRHEALTH.CA FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REDUCE YOUR HEALTH RISK AND YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO POLLUTION LEVELS, AS WELL AS FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST AQHI VALUES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
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