Forest fire at the nation shouts James Smith destroyed three houses

The fire that rages in the nation shouts James Smith, in Saskatchewan, caused headaches to dozens of inhabitants, who were forced to evacuate the region. Three houses were also destroyed.

According to the Saskatchewan public security agency (SPSA), the fire declared on Saturday in the first nation located about 140 kilometers northeast of Saskatoon has a human cause. The authorities claim that the fire, which has consumed around 100 hectares of land, is now under control.

The chief of the nation shouts James Smith, Kirby Constant, said that the strong winds as well as the dry and hot conditions have dangerously facilitated The start and spread of fire.

These last two days have been difficult. We have seen destroyed houses, inappropriate families and many have been shaken by what happened. But, we have also seen the heart of our community: neighbors who help each other, volunteers who are mobilizing and the strength of our community who hugs.

Fire services from the region, notably those of Kinistino, Melfort, Garden River and the Muskody First Nation, as well as the emergency teams of the SPSAwere called to the scene to fight the fire.

Kinistino fire department, Brennen Smith, said the weather has created conditions unpredictable which can be dangerous for its teams.

I hope we can have a little humidity on the ground. We haven’t had it since the snow left, explicker burn smith.

We are grateful that the sector is covered by a fire ban.

It also reminds the population to follow the directives of the authorities concerning fire prohibitions.

On Monday afternoon, a fire ban was set up for a large majority of rural municipalities in the center of the province. The fire danger index published by the SPSA Monday morning displays an extreme level for a large portion of the center and the west center of the Saskatchewan, as well as for the south-east of the province.

Monday, more than a dozen forest fires were active in the provinces.

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Fires earlier

Troy Bear, head of the Volunteer Fire Service of Muskody, stressed the importance of partnerships between fire services in the region.

The man, who joined the fire service in 1989, says that there is now a new standard Regarding this type of fire, which previously started rather in the fall.

With climate change, we are witnessing drier spring and a lack of humidityhe said. There is therefore a change of season as long as we face these fires.

With information from Hannah Spray and Campbell Stevenson