WATCH LIVE: Sask. gives wildfire update after weekend rain slows fire progression
Sask. Public Safety Agency officials provide an update on the province's wildfire response. Watch LIVE here.
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After a weekend that saw rainfall slow progression of some wildfires burning in northern parts of the province, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) will provide another update at 1:30 Monday afternoon.
The SPSA's news conference can be watched live at the top of this article.
About 22 millimetres of rain fell on parts of the Shoe fire, which is Saskatchewan's largest wildfire at close to 500,000 hectares, according to the SPSA.
On Sunday, SPSA president Marlo Pritchard said the recent moisture gives crews an opportunity to attack fires more directly.
'The rain was very much appreciated and needed. But we cannot slowdown and we're not going to slow down,' he said.
As of Monday, the SPSA's website says there are 25 active wildfires in the province. Seven are considered not contained and two more are still forcing crews to focus their attention to protecting structures.
There are still 18 evacuation incidents in effect Monday. However, on Sunday Pritchard confirmed that some residents of the Weyakwin area where the Ditch02 fire is burning have been allowed to return.
As many as 15,000 residents have been forced to evacuate since the start of Saskatchewan's wildfire season.
More to come…
With files from David Prisciak
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