Wildfire near Tulip Lake now 'being held,' says N.W.T. Fire

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 17, 2025 7:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

A wildfire burning adjacent Tulip Lake, astir 15 kilometres northeast of Fort Fitzgerald and 28 kilometres eastbound of Fort Smith, is present classified arsenic "being held" and not expected to grow, N.W.T. Fire said successful an update connected Tuesday afternoon.

"This classification reflects the assurance of firefighters that the occurrence volition not dispersed beyond the existing containment lines," the property merchandise said.

The fire, caused by lightning successful precocious May, grew to implicit 14,000 hectares, oregon 140 quadrate kilometres.

Crews are inactive monitoring the occurrence connected the westbound broadside and volition usage infrared scans to find immoderate blistery spots and extinguish them.

They had enactment up high-volume sprinkler systems successful Fort Smith and Fort Fitzgerald, which they'll present statesman to region owed to the reduced occurrence activity. 

More than 100 radical were progressive successful warring the fire, including crews from the N.W.T., Alberta and Yukon, arsenic good arsenic an American Incident Management Team assisting with operations. Over a twelve helicopters and 2 fixed-wing craft were besides used.

Weather conditions are inactive precise adust successful the region, with the occurrence hazard rated arsenic extreme.