The wildfire on the northeastern side of Wood Buffalo Park continues to burn out of control, roughly 22 km northeast of Highway 5.
The fire has grown substantially since it was initially detected by fire crews nearly two weeks ago, having reached a size of over 39000 hectares, or nearly 400 square km.
“The Government of Northwest Territories continues to provide mutual aid through air support, and wildfire crews are now deployed to the park to assist,” said NWT Fire in a Facebook post.
The fire is currently being actioned by 42 personal, 7 helicopters, and 3 fuel bowsers.
Helicopters continue bucketing action along the fire’s northern side while crews have installed hoses along the fire’s southeastern flank.
A Notice to Airmen has been established for the area around this fire, preventing non-incident-related aircraft from entering the airspace, including drones.
Officials warn that any drone entering the airspace would pose a significant threat to personnel and impair firefighting operations.
No new fires have been reported as of 4:30 pm on Monday.
