Rural Municipality in Saskatchewan Orders Evacuation Due to Spreading Wildfire
Officials said the Lobstick fire is about 19,000 hectares and is moving northwest, prompting residents in the evacuation zone to leave immediately.
- On Saturday, authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents living south of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, as a fast-moving wildfire threatens the area.
- Dubbed Lobstick, the blaze was first reported on Tuesday afternoon; officials estimate the fire has consumed approximately 19,000 hectares, an area comparable to the size of Regina.
- The order mandates immediate departure for residents between one mile west and five miles east of Shellbrook, south of Highway 3, with evacuees instructed to use an oil service road and register at the Elks Hall.
- Officials from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency report the fire is moving northwest and urge residents to leave without delay; the blaze is one of 10 active wildfires across the province.
- While the evacuation impacts The Rural Municipality of Shellbrook, the town itself remains outside the affected zone as crews continue battling multiple active fires throughout the region.
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dailyguardian.caFast-moving wildfire prompts evacuation order near Shellbrook, Sask.
A fast-moving wildfire has triggered a mandatory evacuation order in the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook as crews continue battling multiple active fires across Saskatchewan.
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Editor’s Note: the Daily Herald did not learn of the RM of Shellbrook evacuation order until after our 7 p.m. press deadline. That means some information written in Saturday’s print edition will be outdated. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has ordered the evacuation of patients and residents from the Parkland Integrated Health Centre in Shellbrook as […] The post SHA evacuating patients and long-term care residents from Town of Shellbrook, RM …
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Battlefords NOWEvacuation order issued for south RM of Shellbrook
A fast moving wildfire has prompted an evacuation order in the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook. The order includes individuals in the RM of Shellbrook who live in the hamlet of Holbein one mile west and five miles east of Shellbrook and are south of Hwy 3 to the rural RM of Shellbrook border. Those residents are being told to evacuate immediately. Individuals can use the oil service road to evacuate. A registration area is set up at the Elks Ha…
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