2 holdover wildfires near Fort Smith, N.W.T., don't pose risk
CBC
Two holdover wildfires near Fort Smith, N.W.T., don't pose any risks to the community, according to NWT Fire.
They are the first wildfires reported so far this season. Holdover fires are ones that smoulder throughout the winter months and can flare back up once winter ends.
An update posted Monday morning confirmed that two crews and a helicopter are "taking action to put out deep-burning hotspots" outside Fort Smith.
"These fires pose no risk to communities, cabins or infrastructure. They will be extinguished," the update read.
NWT Fire said it confirmed the two fires through infrared scanning and follow-up.
The fires are identified as SS001 and SS002.
SS001 is roughly two hectares in size and is 21 kilometres northwest of Fort Smith on the near side of the Slave River.
SS002 is less than one hectare, 38 kilometres north-northwest of Fort Smith on the far side of the Slave River.