Wildfire near Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., still being held at bay; territory to hold fire briefing
CBC
The wildfire burning at the edge of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., grew significantly overnight, N.W.T. Fire said in a 10 a.m. MT update, but has not yet burned any structures.
At last update, the fire had grown from a few hectares in size on Saturday to 1,300 hectares — but is much larger than that now, N.W.T. Fire said.
Fire crews worked in shifts overnight to keep it at bay. On Monday, N.W.T. Fire said it expects winds to push the wildfire away from the community for much of the day.
Crews are working to establish control lines on the west flank of the fire facing the community. Four more fire crews are on their way, and structure protection was set up Sunday night. More structure protection is expected to be set up Monday.
The update comes as the N.W.T. government is set to give a public wildfire briefing at 12 MT. Fort Good Hope Chief Collin Pierrot, Environment and Climate Change Minister Jay Macdonald and Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Vince McKay are expected to be in attendance.
You can watch a livestream of the update here.
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