Sambaa K'e, N.W.T., on alert for possible evacuation as wildfires burn nearby

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· Posted: May 30, 2025 1:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Sambaa K'e, N.W.T., has issued an evacuation alert owed to wildfires burning nearby.

An evacuation alert does not mean radical person to permission the municipality astatine this time. However, they should get acceptable successful lawsuit the alert is upgraded to an order.

Deanna Jumbo, the set bureau receptionist, confirmed to CBC that the alert has been issued.

Band leaders are gathering Friday to spell implicit their evacuation plan.

The N.W.T. government's wildfire representation showed 3 fires burning southbound of Sambaa K'e arsenic of Friday. Two were listed arsenic smaller successful size — 15 hectares and 0.5 hectares — portion the 1 closest to the assemblage was listed astatine 500 hectares.

All are listed arsenic out-of-control.

The closest occurrence is astir 30 kilometres southwest of the community. N.W.T. Fire said Thursday day that occurrence crews were mounting up sprinkler systems astir cabins successful the area.

About 100 radical unrecorded successful the Dehcho community near the Alberta border, eastbound of Fort Liard.