The city said the declaration will ensure the community 'can exercise precautionary practices and acquire the equipment and resources needed to keep Yellowknife safe.'
The Canadian Armed Forces has also deployed troops to theto help with firefighting efforts and logistical support as wildfires have triggered evacuation orders in Canada’s North.
“Canadian Armed Forces troops deployed to the Northwest Territories will be working in support of the NWT wildfire management teams already working to keep Northerners safe,” said Capt. Doug Layton, the deputy commander of Joint Task Force North.The military said the majority of those deployed will help with firefighting work such as dousing hot spots.
The military also confirmed 100 wildfire evacuees were flown to Fort McMurray via two Hercules aircraft on Monday. “Currently Hay River, Fort Smith, Enterprise, Fort Providence, and Jean-Marie River are without internet, long distance phone or cellular service due to a wildfire in southern NWT,” a spokesperson for telecommunications company Northwestel told Global News.
“Those in Hay River should muster at the Hay River airport,” the town’s last update said. “Air transportation is being arranged for this evening.” Earlier in the day, transportation authorities in the Northwest Territories said the highway out of another community near the Alberta boundary that was being evacuated due to wildfire had closed.Authorities had been warning that Highway 5 into Fort Smith could be shut as nearby fires continued to burn, and on Sunday afternoon the territory’s infrastructure department said the route was no longer open.
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