Wildfire Situation Update
This information is current as of June 26, 2025, at 11:00 hrs and may be subject to change.
For more information on active incidents please visit the SPSA Interactive Wildfire Map. Information regarding wildfire weather smoke can be found at FireSmoke Canada. For information on highway access, visit SK Highway Hotline. Listed below are active wildfires that are large, complex or located close to communities.
Lower Fishing Lake (25LF-SHOE)
West of La Ronge (25LA-PISEW)
West of Denare Beach (25DB-WOLF)
East of Pinehouse (25XL-SANTO)
North of Weyakwin (25WY-DITCH02)
A PDF version and previous Wildfire Situation updates can be found here.
Lower Fishing Lake (25LF-SHOE)
| Fire Reported Date |
May 7, 2025 |
| Current Size | 554,484.0 ha. (as of 11:00 hrs) |
| Status | Not Contained |
| Resources | Type 1 Crew Members, Type 2 Crews, Type 3 Crews, Helicopter Support, Air Tanker Support, Out of Province Support |
| Communities <20km | Lower Fishing Lakes, Caribou Creek, Piprell Lake, East Trout Lake, Little Bear Lake/Moose Horn, Whelan Bay/Whiteswan, Choiceland, Garrick, Snowden, Smeaton, Candle Lake |
| Values in Area | SaskPower Infrastructure, Highways 106, 120, 692, 912, 913, and 927, cabins/lodges in area, Gem Lakes Campground, Narrow Hills Provincial Park, Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park, Logging camp, SPSA Fire Base |
| Weather | Max. Temp: 25C. Min. RH: 55%. Winds: S 10-20 G 30 km/h > S-SW 10-20 G30 km/h calm at times. Precipitation: trace amounts in rain showers. The surface inversion is expected to break around 09:00 CST Thursday morning, but an elevated inversion (~1km) will persist until noon. A cold front will bring cloudy skies and a risk and a chance of rain showers with a risk of thundershowers or thunderstorms. Between 10-15 mm of rain, winds gusting 70-90 km/h and a risk of large hail is possible in Strong thunderstorms. Another surface inversion will begin to build around 21:00 CST Thursday evening. |
| Evacuations | East Trout Lake |
| Impacts | Values lost. Closures of HWY 912. Closure of Narrow Hills Provincial Park. East Trout-Nipekamew Lakes Recreation Site is closed. |
The Shoe fire remains at 50% containment. Drone scan the evening of June 25 was unable to be completed. Division North's resources were spread again over the northern half of the fire. Crews and a task force leader gridded the guards in Piprell Lake, finding 4 hotspots. In the northeast corner of the fire another crew built a helicopter pad north of HWY 106 and assisted Silver City Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) with direct attack to the north. After checking for heat on the western perimeter indicated by June 24’s drone scan, Panhandle IHC sent a short squad up to build a helicopter ahead of those crews in the northeast. The last crew patrolled and gridded for heat in Little Bear and Moose Horn. Division South crews were again spread out from HWY 106 east. Crews at Harding Road extinguished 8 hotspots and gridded the rest of the day. Crews at Kelsey Lake west gridded and found 14 hotspots and will re-employ heavy equipment to assist with mop-up tomorrow. The last crews were gridding east of Torch River, working at Bear Camp and extinguishing 1 hotspot. Structure specialist continued value damage assessments.
West of La Ronge (25LA-PISEW)
| Fire Reported Date |
May 21, 2025 |
| Current Size | 184,897.0 ha. (as of 11:00 hrs) |
| Status | Not Contained |
| Resources | Type 1 Crew Members, Type 2 Crews, Type 3 Crews, Helicopter Support, Air Tanker Supports, Heavy Equipment Support, Out of Province Supports |
| Communities <20km | Besnard Lake, Hall Lake, Clam Lake, Wadin Bay, Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), La Ronge, Air Ronge, Nemeiben Lake, Sucker River, English Bay, Wadin Bay, Sikachu, Eagle Point, Potato Lake, Lamp Lake, Rabbit Creek, Napatak |
| Values in Area | SaskPower Infrastructure, SaskTel Infrastructure, SaskEnergy Infrastructure, Highways 2, 102, 165, 910, 935 Highways Camp, cabins in area, SPSA Fire Base, La Ronge Airport |
| Weather | Max. Temp: 26C. Min. RH: 40%. Winds: S-SW 5-15 G 20-25km/h, L/V at times Precipitation: trace in showers. The surface inversion is expected to break around 09:00 CST. A surface trough over the region will bring cloudy skies and a chance of showers with a risk of thundershowers to the area. The slow-moving surface trough may cause the winds to shift between SE and SW winds throughout the day before the trough shifts eastward. Up to 10-15mm of rain, winds gusting 90 km/h and a risk of large hail is possible in strong or severe thunderstorms. Chance of a lake breeze, increasing wind speeds and causing wind direction to shift. |
| Impacts | Values Lost. Closure of bridge at Clam Crossing (Highway 935). |
With lower relative humidity June 25, fire activity picked up. Division A/Z continues to look good with little heat. Division J/M crews continue to chase hotspots. Values protection crews are working to reinforce protections, and areas with active burning are on the interior and are expected. Division R is still looking good, some heat and crews continue to do mop up and fire line patrol. Division V saw quite a bit of activity June 25 and used skimmers to help cool heat will continue to chase hotspots June 26, Division S saw increased activity as well, crews will work to reinforce fire line and chase hot spots. Division Y remains unstaffed with some heat burning in the interior where expected. Fire remains at 30% containment.
West of Denare Beach (25DB-WOLF)
| Fire Reported Date |
May 6, 2025 |
| Current Size | 161,420.0 ha on SK side (as of 11:00 hrs) |
| Status | Not Contained |
| Resources | Type 1 Crew Members, Type 2 Crews, Helicopter Support, Air Tanker Support |
| Communities <20km | Jan Lake, Denare Beach, Creighton, Flin Flon |
| Values in Area | McIlveena Mine Site, SaskPower Infrastructure, SaskTel Infrastructure, cabins in area, HWY 135, HWY 106, HWY 167, SPSA Fire Base |
| Weather |
Mix of sun and cloud, temp 25C, RH 40%, winds east of the trough: S 15-30 G 40, east of the trough: W-SW 10-20 G 30. Less than 3mm in showers. Up to 10mm, winds gusting 80 km/h and a risk of small hail in thundershowers. |
| Evacuations | Creighton P1’s and P2’s, Denare Beach, and Flin Flon repatriated June 25 (some Denare Beach residents remain out of the community) |
| Impacts | Closure of HWY 167, values lost in Denare Beach. |
East of Pinehouse (25LX-SANTO)
| Fire Reported Date |
June 2, 2025 |
| Current Size | 19,473.0 ha (as of 11:00 hrs) |
| Status | Not Contained |
| Resources | Type 1 Crew Members, Type 2 Crews, Type 3 Crews, Helicopter Support, Air Tanker Support |
| Communities <20km | Pinehouse |
| Values in Area | Highway 914, Highway 910, SaskPower Infrastructure |
| Weather |
Mix of sun and cloud, temp 25C, RH 40%, winds east of the trough: S 15-30 G 40, east of the trough: W-SW 10-20 G 30. Less than 3mm in showers. Up to 10mm, winds gusting 80 km/h and a risk of small hail in thundershowers. |
North of Weyakwin (25WY-DITCH02)
| Fire Reported Date |
May 26, 2025 |
| Current Size | 182,946.0 ha. (as of 11:00 hrs) |
| Status |
Not Contained |
| Resources |
Type 1 Crew, Type 2 Crews, Type 3 Crews, Helicopter Support, Air Tanker Support, Heavy Equipment, Out of Province Support |
| Communities <20km |
Weyakwin, Molanosa, Ramsey Bay, Timber Bay |
| Values in Area |
SaskPower Infrastructure, SaskTel Infrastructure, SaskEnergy Infrastructure, HWY 2, HWY 165, HWY 969 |
| Weather |
Mix of sun and cloud, temp 26C, RH 40%, winds east of the trough: S 15-30 G 40 |
West Division: All the resources will be in the same place as June 25, except 1 crew will be moved south between Ramsey Road and HWY 2. East Division: All resources will be in the same position as June 25 at the Cut Block.