Dehcho on Alert with Fires Near Fort Simpson, Wrigley

Wildfire threatens Fort Simpson, NWT as winds help firefighting efforts

Shelter-in-place order for those who did not evacuate village of 1,300 residents has been lifted, mayor says

Wildfire threatens an evacuated village in N.W.T. as flames reach nearby highways

Residents of an evacuated village in the Northwest Territories are on high alert this morning as a wildfire creeps dangerously close to their homes.

Wildfire threatens evacuated village in N.W.T. as flames reach nearby highways

YELLOWKNIFE - Residents of an evacuated village in the Northwest Territories are on high alert this morning as a wildfire creeps dangerously close to their homes.

Dehcho on alert with fires near Fort Simpson, Wrigley

Fort Simpson remains under an evacuation alert, while Wrigley braces as a fire burns just north of the community

These two people stayed behind to help feed Fort Simpson’s dogs

When Fort Simpson was evacuated because of a nearby wildfire, Diedra Villeneuve and Derek Mckillop stayed to feed the pets residents had to leave behind. The post These two people stayed behind to help feed Fort Simpson’s dogs first appeared on Cabin Radio.

Wildfire grows closer to Fort Simpson overnight - Yellowknifer

The wildfire bearing down on Fort Simpson was getting perilously close as the night went on Monday. A late evening update from NWT Fire stated that the fire still sat 7 km west of the community’s airport, but the flames continued to grow closer to the village in the evening. It was driven by sustained winds overnight that were pushing in from the northwest. The update noted that the fire reached Highway 1 west of the village’s main townsite and …