A cluster of five fires were spotted near Inuvik and another elsewhere in the Beaufort Delta region today. More new fires were discovered in the North Slave area and the Dehcho.
Wildland crews are warning of hot and dry conditions as well as chances of lightning across much of the territory this week.
SAHTU
A lightning-caused fire located about 5 km west of Lac des Bois was last estimated at less than 1 hectare in size and is under control.
Another lightning-caused fire about 33 km south-southwest of Norman Wells on the West side of the Mackenzie River was last measured at about 5,700 hectares in size.
Crews warn that smoke may be visible from Norman Wells.
Wildfire crews have made progress containing a lightning-caused fire about 24km southwest of Norman Wells on the West side of the Mackenzie River.
“The fire is currently estimated at 15,788 hectares in size,” said NWT Fire in a post on social media.
Crews advised that smoke may be visible from Norman Wells.
The fire is being actioned by air as well as land.
DEHCHO
In the Dehcho there is one lightning-caused fire about 90 km east of Wrigley, that is about 10 hectares in size.
“The perimeter of the fire is secured, and crews have extinguished 100 feet around the perimeter,” said NWT Fire in a post on social media.
While fire FS004 was declared out, there was a new fire, about 0.1 hectares in size, spotted 3 km northeast of Blackstone. Firefighters reported it was being held.
SOUTH SLAVE
Crews reported they extinguished all hotspots from a holdover fire 1 km north of Fort Providence.
A 38 hectare lightning-caused fire about 38 km west of Kakisa Lake and 17 km south of Highway 1 was being held, after crews cold trailed the area around it.
Officials advised travelers on Highway 1 to beware of this fire.
The Klewi Complex fire on the northeastern side of Wood Buffalo near the Whooping Crane nesting area, about 21 km northeast of Highway 5, was last estimated at 51,774 hectares and is classified as being held.
NORTH SLAVE
There was a new fires reported in the North Slave region, on the west side of Grace Lake and was last measured at about 0.2 hectares in size.
Crews planned to scan the area for hotspots today.
Another new fire was spotted near Cassidy Point.
BEAUFORT DELTA
In the Beaufort Delta there was a total of six new fires reported today, five are clustered together near Inuvik, sparked from an area thunderstorm.
Another new fire is located about 240 km southeast of Fort McPherson, last measured at about 16 hectares in size, said NWT Wildland firefighters.
