News - 2025 Fire Bulletin

While the wildfire along the Ontario border and inside Whiteshell Provincial Park remains out of control, Manitoba Parks is advising progress has been made, permitting the reopening of select areas in the park that are a safe distance away from the wildfire.

In spite of rain and cooler temperatures over the Victoria Day long weekend, the Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that risks remain high on a number of existing fires as forests remain dry, and fires in Nopiming and Whiteshell provincial parks remain out of control.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises fire and travel restrictions will increase to Level 3 in the southeastern regions including areas 1, 2 and 3 resulting in a full fire ban in effect and all backcountry travel prohibited.

Due to extreme fire conditions in eastern Manitoba, the province has declared a state of local emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park. The park will remain closed to the public until conditions improve.

Due to extreme fire conditions in eastern Manitoba, out of an abundance of caution to help ensure the safety of Manitobans, the province is closing Whiteshell Provincial Park.

With wildfire conditions continuing to escalate, the province has declared a state of local emergency (SOLE) for Nopiming, Wallace Lake, South Atikaki and Manigotagan River provincial parks and issued an evacuation order for Nopiming Provincial Park. These parks will remain closed to the public until conditions improve.

Manitoba Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures are asking all Manitobans to take action to prevent fires in response to a high to extreme fire danger in southern and central Manitoba, and a moderate fire danger in the rest of the province.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that Level 1 fire and travel restrictions will increase to a complete ban of all motorized backcountry travel at 8am on Friday, May 9, 2025.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises Level 1 fire and travel restrictions will be implemented at 8am on Friday, May 2, due to high fire danger in the southeast and Interlake regions of the province.

As spring arrives, the Manitoba government reminds all Manitobans that provincial burning permits are required for outdoor fires set within the burn permit area from April 1 to November 15 annually.