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| Last Updated: Jun 04, 2009 14:15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COMMUNITY NOTICE: | The 2009 Northwest Territories Forest Fire Season started May 1. The Territorial Duty Officer requests that all residents and visitors of the area use CAUTION when starting a campfire. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CURRENT FIRE SITUATION: | The forests in the Sahtu are extremely dry. Please be careful
while out in the bush. Make sure that your campfire is cold to the touch
before leaving. Also be careful with cigarettes when smoking in the
forest. For more information or to
report a forest fire please call: Regional Duty Officer at 867-587-3512 or 1-877-NWT-FIRE (698-3473) |
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| CLICK HERE to view the Current Northwest Territories Forest Fire Situation Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOKE FORECAST: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLICK HERE for more information on Effects of Forest Fire Smoke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FOR MORE INFORMATION: | Please contact: | Ms. Judy McLinton, Public Affairs and Communications Manager | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Department of Environment and Natural Resources | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tel. | 867-873-7379 (weekdays) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 867-455-3314 (weekends) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| or visit website: | http://forestmanagement.enr.gov.nt.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| To report a forest fire, please call 1-877-NWT
FIRE (698-3473) 24 Hours a Day / 7 Days a Week |
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