The Cloverdale fire burning northeast of Prince Albert has been declared "contained," with no growth occurring in the past day and no further expansio.
By News Room
May 18, 2021 | 2:36 PM
The Vice President of Operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the fire threatening Prince Albert and surrounding area has been named the Cloverdale Fire which started around 3 o’clock Monday afternoon off Cloverdale Road approximately 4 kilometres north of Prince Albert.
Steve Roberts says due to high temperatures and a 50 to 70 kilometres per hour wind, the fire grew throughout the day and into the evening. The Cloverdale fire currently encompasses 3,694 hectares. He says resources deployed include ground engine units, ground crews, multiple air tanker groups and heavy equipment which will continue to work on the fire throughout today.
According to the agency, the “Cloverdale fire” is still not contained and now exceeds 3,700 hectares in size. The fire had grown overnight, according to SPSA Vice-President of Operations Steve Roberts. The growth continues to the east and northeast, and the fire has crossed highway 55. Roberts reported that the Public Safety Agency has put in an incident management team, Which is a group of specialists that are specifically assigned to manage this fire incident. They are working in a unified command structure with Prince Albert Fire Department, who are leading the protection of the housing acreages in the area that are being impacted.
SASKATOON With cooler temperatures expected to aid crews fighting a massive wildfire near Prince Albert, the fire s continued growth still led to a new evacuation order Wednesday mornng. The order was issued for residents of the Berg subdivision of the RM of Garden River as the fast-moving Cloverdale wildfire moved east away from Prince Albert. Since it began burning Monday the wildfire has forced families to flee, caused power outages and disrupted phone service. Prince Albert police said Wednesday that they issued tickets to two people who were allegedly found unlawfully inside the fire perimeter overnight Tuesday. A man and a woman, who didn’t have a home there, each received a $2,000 ticket, police said in a news release.
By Newsroom
May 18, 2021 | 11:46 AM
The Vice President of Operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the fire threatening Prince Albert and surrounding area has been named the Cloverdale Fire which started around 3 o’clock Monday afternoon off Cloverdale Road approximately 4 kilometres north of Prince Albert.
Steve Roberts says due to high temperatures and a 50 to 70 kilometres per hour wind, the fire grew throughout the day and into the evening. The Cloverdale fire currently encompasses 3,694 hectares. He says resources deployed include ground engine units, ground crews, multiple air tanker groups and heavy equipment which will continue to work on the fire throughout today.