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Blazing bunny turns controlled burn into wildfire
By Bryan Eneas, for paNow Even when firefighters are in control, sometimes they aren't prepared for the unpredictable. A rabbit turned a controlled burn into a wildfire Monday on the Beardy's and Okem...
May 08, 2018
'Save-anything-you-can mode': homes lost in Kannata Valley fire
Charred frames of three homes, the rubble of a car and burnt brush remain after a grass fire tore through Kannata Valley Monday evening. Crews got a call about the blaze around 4:30 p.m. and say it st...
May 07, 2018 A home is destroyed by a fire in Kannata Valley on May 7, 2018. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Grass fire destroys homes on Standing Buffalo First Nation
A grass fire turned into a race against wind and flames to save houses on the Standing Buffalo First Nation north of Fort Qu'Appelle. By the time the fire was brought under control, five homes had bee...
May 07, 2018 One of five houses that were destroyed by a fire on the Standing Buffalo First Nation May 6, 2018. (Submitted/Claudine Yuzicappi)
'A real blessing:' Communities rally to save homes from grass fire
The typically lush, green hills of the Lumsden valley have been charred black after a grass fire tore through late Thursday afternoon. Lumsden's volunteer fire department was dispatched just after 4 p...
Apr 27, 2018 Thick black smoke billowed over a property near Lumsden as a grass fire swept through the valley on April 26, 2018. (Jayleen Fitzsimmons/Submitted)
Fire crews, volunteers battle grass fire at Buffalo Pound Lake
Dry conditions paired with a stiff breeze proved to be a bad combination Friday afternoon as a large grass fire burnt land on the north end of Buffalo Pound Lake. Carrie Mullen, a resident who helped ...
Apr 27, 2018 A grass fire threatened homes at the north end of Buffalo Pound Lake on April 27, 2018. (Carrie Mullen/Submitted)
Crews fighting large grass fire near Outlook
Fire crews were on scene through the night after a grass fire broke out east of Outlook, Sask. on Friday evening. The fire began at a cube plant in Broderick and spread to hundreds of hay bales. By th...
May 12, 2017
Grassfire west of Saskatoon caused by train
Saskatoon fire crews were called to a grass fire just west of Saskatoon around 5:30 a.m. Saturday. According to officials, it started when a train wheel locked up and caused sparking along the CN main...
May 06, 2017
Crews respond to large grass fire outside Saskatoon
More than a dozen firefighters battled large flames in a farmer's field outside Saskatoon Tuesday afternoon. Crews got a report of a car fire shortly before 3 p.m. When engines arrived on scene, the f...
Apr 11, 2017
Aberdeen grass fire temporarily closes Highway 41
A large grass fire temporarily rerouted traffic along Highway 41 Thursday evening. Fire crews and RCMP were called to the fire approximately 10 kilometres south of Aberdeen just before 4 p.m.. Saskato...
May 05, 2016
Fire worries continue amid hot, dry conditions
With warm, dry weather expected throughout the week, officials with the RM of Corman Park and the City of Saskatoon are warning about the continued risk of fires. While many will be out enjoyin...
May 02, 2016
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