The Tulip Lake Wildfire remains held as crews continue to mobilize a collective response to the fire.
“Windy conditions will test the work of firefighters, making hotspots more visible at the surface with smoke and flames,” cautioned NWT Fire.
NWT Fire assured the public that the wildfires in the NWT do not pose any danger to communities or to structures at this time.
Since earlier this week, the Tulip Lake wildfire has remained held and is no longer considered out of control.
“Crews working on the northeast area of the Tulip Lake Fire progressed to the Hanging Ice River yesterday, securing the fire’s edge and gridding for heat,” said NWT Fire.
A fire response has been mobilized in the southeast area of the wildfire. Crews continue to focus on seeking and extinguishing hotspots identified via infrared scan and work to further control the fire’s perimeter.
“The crews are expected to connect to the Hanging Ice River by day’s end,” said officials.
“Monitoring the fire’s edge with crews and aerial observation will ensure the fire is secure, with nothing moving across containment lines, and hot spots are dealt with quickly,” they added.
Crews are continuing their response also on the southeast corner of the fire, where they have located areas of heat and are soaking these hotspots with water. Firefighters in the southern area of the fire are making their way north to the fire’s perimeter.
On Monday night, infrared scans had identified hotspots and crews worked to extinguish those.
“Strong winds are anticipated today, blowing from the northwest with gusts reaching up to 35 km/h. Extremely dry conditions continue, with no precipitation predicted in the forecast,” said crews.
The fire began on May 30, located about 5 km northeast of Fort Fitzgerald and 28 km east of Fort Smith. The fire continues to hold at about 14,167 hectares in size.
Officials said the wildfire poses no risks to the community at this time.
A Wildfire Information Bulletin is available daily as this fire operation progresses. NWT asks anyone who would like more details to head to their webpage: https://www.gov.nt.ca/ecc/services/wildfire-update/en/fire/tulip-lake-fire
In South Slave region, there is another wildfire located about 13 km west of Highway 1 in the Cameron Hills. This fire continues to be monitored by Fire crews.
NWT Fire has cautioned that smoke plumes from this fire may continue to be visible from the highway. The fire is located close to an area that burned in 2024, limiting its possibility for growth in the areas near the highway.
This wildfire is 11,358 hectares in size and is considered out of control.
Fire crews have cautioned that smoke may be visible on Highway 1 and have urged the public to keep up-to-date on highway conditions at www.driventw.ca.
In the Sahtu region, a lightning-caused fire broke out in the Tu’eyeta area, 92 km south of Fort Good Hope. This wildfire is about 323 hectares at its last measurement.
“There are currently no threats to communities, cabins, or infrastructure. This fire is currently being monitored,” said NWT Fire.
In the Dehcho region, a lightning caused fire, first reported Monday about 50 km northeast of Wrigley near the Root River remains about 1488 hectares in size. The wildfire is being monitored by NWT Fire.
Fire officials assured that the fire is not considered a threat to communities, cabins or infrastructure at this time.
In the Dehcho region, a fire located about 74 km east of Fort Liard is about 15,654.00 hectares in size. The fire began on May 29 and crews continue to monitor its activity. There are currently no threats to communities, cabins, or infrastructure, said officials.
Another lightning-caused fire in the Dehcho region that began Sunday grew from 10 hectares to nearly 90 hectares in size on Monday, about 18 km northeast of Wrigley and 1 km north of Hodgson Creek. Crews are actively responding to the wildfire has expanded to about 337 hectares in size. Crews warned of smoky conditions earlier this week.
“Crews continue to work on this fire with air support. There are currently no threats to communities, cabins, or infrastructure. Cabins in the area are being monitored and structure protection is currently being installed. Smoke may be visible from the community,” said NWT Fire.
One wildfire in the Dehcho near Fort Liard has grown from 12 hectares to about 500 hectares in size since it began a few days ago.
“Tankers are still combating the blaze, and crews are on site today with air support to continue suppression efforts. Structure protection is being established in the Bovie Lake area,” said NWT Fire.
Earlier this week, NWT Fire reported that tankers began a response to this fire and crews have been on site with air support to continue work on the fire. Structure protection was set up in the Bovie Lake area.
A smaller fire near Naylor’s Landing on the other side of the Mackenzie River from both Fort Simpson and Jean-Marie River is about 0.10 hectares in size, according to the last recorded measurements.
These wildfires are not considered a threat to either community, cabins in the area, or infrastructure at this time, said officials.
In the North Slave region, a new wildfire which began on Tuesday has been assessed northern point of Taché Lake by officials remains about 40 hectares in size
Officials assured that this fire poses no threats to communities, cabins or infrastructure at this time.
The territories are forecasted to see hot and dry weather conditions, with no precipitation expected over the next week, along with a potential for gusty winds, said NWT Fire
NWT Fire is asking the public to pay close attention to fire danger weather alerts and to avoid campfires if fire danger is high or extreme. They urge the public to follow any fire bans in place.
For more information about fire danger and to access the live fire map along with detailed updates, head to www.nwtfire.com.
