Wildfire and Flooding Update: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (as of 4:30 p.m.)
There are currently 19 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Status of the fires are: five Contained, 12 Ongoing Assessment and two Protecting Values.
At this time, there are no Fires of Note to report.
Since July 29, the number of active wildfires in Saskatchewan has dropped from 68 to 19.
There have been 322 wildfires in Saskatchewan in 2026. There were 472 wildfires in the previous year to date and the five-year average to date is 441 wildfires.
_____________
The SPSA reminds residents and visitors that human-caused fires are preventable and to please continue to take precautions when outdoors, especially in dry and forested areas.
For more information on how you can prevent wildfires, check out saskpublicsafety.ca
_____________
There are five active flooding incidents that the Agency is responding to. The SPSA currently has one active Declaration of Local Emergency due to flooding.
The SPSA has responded to a total of 47 flooding incidents in 2026. In 2025, at this same date, the Agency had a total of nine flooding incidents.
For information on specific locations, please refer to the local community administrations or the Saskatchewan Highway Hotline: https://hotline.gov.sk.ca/
For more information, check out the Active Incidents webpage: https://www.saskpublicsafety.ca/active…/active-incidents