News - 2025 Fire Bulletin

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the wildfire situation in Leaf Rapids has escalated, with fire entering the north side of the community and causing damage to an estimated five to seven structures.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the eastern and northern parts of the province have a high to very high fire danger level, with some areas of extreme fire danger level. The western and central regions of the province are at a low to moderate fire danger level.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the province continues at a high to very high fire danger level, with pockets of extreme fire danger in the northwest and east, while the south and middle of the province are at a low to moderate fire danger level.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that the province remains at a moderate to high fire danger level, with small pockets of reduced fire danger observed.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the province remains at a moderate to high fire danger level. Human activity, including arson, is contributing significantly to current wildfire conditions. As a result, critical firefighting resources are being diverted to respond to deliberately set fires, often in or near communities.

The Manitoba government has declared a second provincial state of emergency in response to a wildfire season that is now the worst on record in the last 30 years, with more than one million hectares (ha) of area burned in the province.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises the majority of the province continues to be at a high and very-high fire danger level, with the northern part of the province having the most potential for the spread of wildfires.

The town of Leaf Rapids declared a state of emergency related to wildfires for the community and a mandatory evacuation effective 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 8. This mandatory evacuation will affect an estimated 328 residents.

The town of Lynn Lake has started evacuating to Brandon due to a potential loss of power related to wildfires. This mandatory evacuation will affect 579 residents.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises progress continues with wildfires, but there is an elevated fire danger in the southern half of the province as well as the northeastern corner.