The next two days will be critical in the fight against a wildfire on the outskirts of Yellowknife, officials shared in an update Thursday.
The next two days will be critical in the fight against a wildfire on the outskirts of Yellowknife, officials shared inThe fire burning just outside of the capital city was still 15 kilometres away from the municipality as of Thursday morning, but officials said conditions in the area were quickly deteriorating.High temperatures, low moisture and brisk to heavy winds were expected to put “significant pressure” on the eastern premier of the fire in the North Slave region on Thursday and Friday.
The territorial government’s fire danger forecast listed the fire risk conditions in Yellowknife as extreme for Thursday and Friday. In the nearby community of Behchoko, the fire risk conditions were listed as extreme from Thursday through to Saturday. Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Angela Gzowski
Officials said fire activity had increased in the southeast end of the fire since Tuesday, requiring more assets to be deployed in that area.
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