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Fire weather index extreme for most of province; new fire bans

EAST CENTRAL — The province’s fire weather index has most of the province below the Saskatchewan River ranked extreme. Many local municipalities have declared fire bans.
Fire Bans May 18
With an extreme risk of fire according to the fire weather index, many local municipalities have enacted fire bans on May 18. Map by Government of Saskatchewan

EAST CENTRAL — The province’s fire weather index has most of the province below the Saskatchewan River ranked extreme. Many local municipalities have declared fire bans.

Bans been declared in the RM of Torch River, RM of Kinistino, RM of Willow Creek, RM of Flett's Springs, RM of Star City, RM of Bjorkdale, RM of Porcupine, RM of Hoodoo, RM of Pleasantdale, RM of Bayne, RM of St. Peter, RM of Colonsay, Smeaton, Melfort, Cudworth and Meacham.

There is no active provincial fire ban.

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