The Liard Highway (7), which connects Checkpoint to the British Columbia border, was closed on Sunday, June 30, due to the growth of the FS008-24 fire, which is now out of control.
At the time of writing, fire FS008-24 was one kilometre west of Highway 7 and was estimated to be 164 hectares in size.
However, no evacuation notices and no alerts were issued. Four other fires are still active in Dehcho, without any seriousness for the moment.
In the North Slave, according to information communicated by the GNWT on June 30 at 9:45 p.m., a crew of firefighters is working to contain the ZF010 fire, on an island in south of Dettah. A cabin was destroyed by the fire, which was caused by an abandoned campfire.
Smoke from ZF011, near Marian Lake Village is visible in Behchokǫ̀. Air support and an initial attack team are working to contain this fire.
The SS021 fire is located 49 kilometers north of the Fort Smith Airport and is maintained at an area of less than two hectares.
The SS009 fire is located on the Alberta-NWT border in the Cameron Hills area. It covers an area of 6,260 hectares. No people, infrastructure or cabins are threatened.
