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Beauval’s mandatory evacuation order will be lifted on July 30, the northern village’s Emergency Operations Committee (EOC), said on Monday.
In a Facebook post, the EOC said that the local state emergency would remain in place until Aug. 6.
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It’s been nearly a month since Beauval, located 310 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert, was evacuated because of the Muskeg Fire, and now people living in the community might be able to return home soon.
On July 3, over 700 people were officially evacuated. On July 13, the fire came to the very edge of the village.
Thankfully, crews were able to prevent the flames from reaching any homes or essential infrastructure inside the village.
Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said on Monday the Muskeg Fire was still not contained and 288,192 ha (nearly 712, 138 acres) in size.
Davidson Fire Chief Cory Dean said that all 10 departments worked on finding and extinguishing “spot fires” before they could spread through the community in Beauval. (Cory Dean/Davidson Fire Department)
The EOC posting said Beauval is still set up as a central fire response base andhosting firefighters from all over the globe.
It also said a community curfew would remain in place from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., which means no foot or vehicle traffic in the community for non-essential personnel.
It added that buses would be arranged for transport on Wednesday morning and if people cannot return for a legitimate reason — citing examples like those with a child under the age of 5 and people with respiratory or other health issues) — they should inform the EOC to ensure accommodation and supports are maintained.
It added that the burned forest areas are not safe for walking or quadding and the burn zones are not considered to be safe and should be avoided.
Active fires in the province on July 28, 2025. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
Fires in Saskatchewan on July 28
There were 59 active fires burning in Saskatchewan on Monday.
SPSA said in a 6 p.m. report that 11 of those blazes were not contained, while another 24 of the fires were under ongoing assessment and firefighters were protecting values in 18. Six fires were considered contained.
Contained means suppression action is taking place and the fire is not expected to grow in size, ongoing assessment means the fire is being monitored regularly to assess risk to values in the area and not contained means suppression action is taking place but the fire is expected to grow in size, according to SPSA. Protecting values means a fire is active and action is focused on protecting things like cabins and infrastructure.
As well, fire bans are active in 18 urban municipalities, 26 rural municipalities and four provincial parks in the province.
SPSA says there have been 404 fires in Saskatchewan so far in 2025. The five-year average to date for Saskatchewan wildfires is 328.
— with files from CKOM’s Shane Clausing
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