Weather conditions in Hay River and Fort Smith, N.W.T., are deteriorating, with firefighters expected to face tough conditions over the next few days.
The Northwest Territories government moved a fire information officer to Hay River Friday due to the deteriorating conditions and the risk of issues with communication.
Davey-Quantick said it is common across much of the territory to find areas with no cellphone signal and poor internet service. In some places, internet lines run above ground along highways, making them targets for vandals and vulnerable to damage caused by car accidents. The update from 11 a.m. local time showed the fire was at that point 3.1 kilometres from the first structure in Fort Fitzgerald and 3.4 kilometres from the Town of Fort Smith.
On Tuesday, officials said there were 277 personnel in the area. By Friday morning, 354 personnel were on the ground in Fort Smith. Heavy machinery has also been bolstered in the area, up from 55 pieces earlier this week to 64 as of Friday morning. Crews near Fort Smith are battling a 4,599 square kilometres blaze, which saw significant growth in the past few days. This prompted the deployment of more personnel to the area.Just hours after officials issued an update saying the next two days would be critical in the fight against wildfires in the Northwest Territories, two new fires were reported.
Firefighters have been successful in holding back the blaze that currently is burning out of control about 15 kilometres from Yellowknife. Some rain earlier this week helped tame the flames. The fire is burning in a remote area north of Yellowknife. It has reached the northeastern side of Neck Lake and is north of both Prelude Lake and Prosperous Lake, according to the latest update.
Crews are still active in the area bucketing the fire with helicopters and moving to the"mop up" stage in some areas.While the community is no longer under an evacuation order, it is still on evacuation alert.
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