The wildfire situation in northern Saskatchewan continues to improve.
On Monday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency released the latest wildfire update. As of 10:00 am, there are 45 active wildfires in Saskatchewan.
Of those active fires, 10 are categorized as contained, one is not contained, 30 are ongoing assessments and four are listed as protecting values.
This year there have been 469 wildfires in the province which is a decrease from last year’s 523 wildfires to date and higher than the five-year average of 397 wildfires to date.
There are no evacuated communities in the province, and all highway access is open.
The MUSKEG fire located North of La Plonge Reserve and Beauval is the only remaining fire in the province that is currently not contained. Crews remain actioning the fire and targeting hot spots.