A wildfire 30 kilometres south of Sambaa kSA国际影视传媒檈 expanded from 500 hectares to 2,800 over the weekend, according to the June 2 update from NWT Fire.
The update was released shortly before 5 p.m. The wildfire FS002-25 is out of control but not considered a danger currently.
"Crews are setting up sprinklers on cabins which may be threatened," said wildfire information officer Thomas Bentham. "There is no threat to the community of Sambaa K'e at this time."
Another wildfire, 13 kilometres west of Highway 1, more than doubled in size. Wildfire SS008-25 grew from 4,836 hectares on Friday to an estimated 11,358 hectares today.
Bentham said the wide-ranging fire was not a threat to people or property but smoke may impact drivers on the highway.
Near Fort Smith, SS007-25 has grown slightly since Friday. It's now 325 hectares from 295 last week. A fire along the B.C. border, FS003-25, has grown to 250 hectares from 15 hectares on May 29. However, a second fire along the B.C. is close to being under control. A second fire which sprouted up 27 km southwest of Fort Simpson was attacked and is now declared out.
One new fire in the North Slave region is currently being attacked by crews. ZF005-25 is 11 hectares in size and not considered a threat right now.
Fire crews on both sides of the NWT-Alberta border are gathering resources to deal with SS009-25, which entered the NWT about 28 kilometres east of Fort Smith. The 6,545 hectare wildfire is showing increasing activity and crews are preparing structural protection on either side of the blaze.
