Manitoba Wildfire Service

• Leaf Rapids, Man. residents could wait weeks to return home after wildfire evacuation

  The blaze in Leaf Rapids, Man., has been out of control for over two weeks and is more than 10,500 hectares in size, according to the province’s fire map.

  Fire

  Jun 27, 2023
  
• Wildfires ramp up in Manitoba after weekend lightning strikes

  More than a dozen wildfires are currently burning in Manitoba, with three considered out of control, the province's wildfire service says.

  Environment

  Jun 5, 2023
  
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• Some Pimicikamak, Man. residents returning home after wildfire prompts evacuation order

  Some residents of Pimicikamak Cree Nation are returning home after a raging wildfire prompted an evacuation order Wednesday night.

  Fire

  May 25, 2023
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• Manitoba government says firefighter died while on job; RCMP investigating ATV crash

  According to police, the man was working in the area when the vehicle he was driving rolled on Grace Lake Road in the northern Manitoba town.

  Traffic

  Jul 13, 2022
• South African firefighters who tested positive for COVID-19 cleared for active duty

  Two firefighters among the around 100-person South African deployment along with 12 close contacts self-isolated, but they can now "safely return to active duty."

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2021
• Nopiming Provincial Park cottage subdivision ordered evacuated as wildfire approaches

  Officials also say those in the nearby Booster Lake, Flanders Lake, and Bird Lake areas have been told to be ready for a potential evacuation.

  Fire

  Aug 2, 2021
• Manitoba Wildfire Service reports 120 active fires currently burning in province

  The increase in blazes -- almost double the number reported on Tuesday -- is due, in part, to sparks caused by lightning.

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2021
• Manitoba officials monitoring large fire near border with Ontario

  The blaze, near Gem Lake in central Nopiming Provincial Park, is being monitored by the Manitoba Wildfire Service.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2021
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• Fire, travel restrictions implemented in Manitoba amid tinder-dry conditions

  The province is implementing fire and travel restrictions across much of southern and central Manitoba, amid prolonged tinder-dry conditions in the province.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2021
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• Evacuees return home, buildings damaged by Lynn Lake wildfire

  People living in Lynn Lake, Man., were allowed to return to their homes Saturday after some areas of town were evacuated as a wildfire encroached on the community the day before.

  Fire

  Jul 3, 2021