Wildfire fight switches from defence to offence near capital of Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE — Firefighters battling a wildfire near the capital of the Northwest Territories shifted from defence to offence Monday after a weekend of cooler temperatures, favourable winds and some rain.

"We're in a position to move to direct attack on that fire," N.W.T. fire information officer Mike Westwick said Monday.

"A lot of the tactics we've been using have been more indirect," he said."In this case, we'd be looking at putting out fire right on the perimeter, which is more of an offensive strategy." Westwick said nearly five millimetres of rain over the weekend helped prevent the fire's spread while swirling winds tended to push the fire back on itself.

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