Wildland firefighters working on the out-of-control wildfire burning to the northwest of Yellowknife are hoping they can hit the fire head-on as warm, windy weather returns.
Yellowknife was sitting at 19 C Sunday morning with a high of 21 C predicted for the day. Winds out of the northwest around noon, gusting up to 35 kilometres per hour, are expected to wake up that wildfire and possibly push it toward the city.
Westwick said when it comes to larger fires, firefighters tend to use an indirect approach — fuel breaks and ignition operations, for example. The intensity of this particular fire has challenged their ability to attack it head-on so far. Fresh crews are coming in from Ontario Sunday, while some other crews that have been lending a hand — including"We really appreciate their efforts, but that power is being replaced with additional folks and additional help from across Canada," Westwick said.
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