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‘That Fire Moves Fast’: Firefighter Describes Experience in Northern Manitoba
- On June 11, 2025, Manitoba faced a crisis with 29 active wildfires spreading across the province, including the extensive Sherridon fire, prompting officials to declare an emergency.
- The fires forced evacuations of 27 communities and 21,000 people, while the Sherridon blaze threatens 16 bridges on the railroad between The Pas and Pukatawagan.
- Keewatin Railway Co. workers are refilling water trucks to protect the bridges essential for freight and a suspended twice-weekly passenger service to remote northern communities.
- Track supervisor Clifford Nabess highlighted the danger of the fires, noting that the intense heat was noticeable even through the windows during their firefighting efforts.
- The wildfire situation threatens vital ground transportation lifelines, indicating ongoing challenges for northern Manitoba’s isolated communities amid this emergency.
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Manitoba wildfires threaten remote Keewatin Railway
A screen shot from a Keewatin Railway video shows hi-rail vehicles passing through fires burning within feet of the rail line. THE PAS, Manitoba — Keewatin Railway Co. employees are part of a continuing effort to save the bridges on the remote Manitoba railroad from the wildfires ravaging the province, the CBC reports. Manitoba is under a state of emergency as 29 wildfires, 10 of them out of control, continue to burn, forcing evacuations of 27 c…
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