SASKATOON FIRE DEPARTMENT SENDS MORE STAFF & EQUIPMENT TO LA RONGE

The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) now has a total of 15 firefighters on the ground in La Ronge, helping to protect the community’s industrial area from area wildfires. The firefighters are on 12 hour shifts as they monitor the area 24 hours per day. In addition to the firefighters, the SFD has sent one fire engine, one water truck, and one brush truck to La Ronge. The City of Saskatoon has offered two more water trucks from the Public Works Division, if requested.  

The request for additional logistical support and the need to protect structures within the La Ronge industrial area came from Provincial Emergency Management and Fire Safety on Saturday, July 4. The SFD will be sending more staff on a rotational basis, still ensuring Saskatoon residents that it will not expose the City to any vulnerability by supporting firefighting efforts in northern Saskatchewan.

There have been no further requests for the City of Saskatoon to host additional evacuees of the northern wildfires. Currently, there are approximately 350 guests at the Hank Ruys Soccer Centre and hundreds more are staying in hotels and with family and friends.

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