Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship and the Office of the Fire Commissioner advise that dry, warm and windy conditions have increased the fire risk in southern areas of the province and backcountry travel restrictions are now in place in southeast Manitoba.
On April 17, 2015, just after 1pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a grass fire approximately 1.5km south of Steinbach on Road 32 East.
On April 17, 2015, at approximately 12:45pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a hog barn fire, approximately five kilometers south of Highway 1 on Highway 12 in the RM of Ste. Anne.
On April 14, 2015, at approximately 1:30am, Lac du Bonnet RCMP responded to a house fire in the Town of Lac du Bonnet.
Manitobans are reminded that all burning permits issued in the eastern and central regions of the province have been cancelled due to dry conditions and the continued high winds forecast.
On April 13, 2015, just before 4pm, Carman and Altona RCMP responded to a report of a fire at a rural farm property in the RM of Rhineland, Manitoba.
On April 13, 2015, just after midnight, Selkirk RCMP responded to a house fire in the RM of St. Andrews, Manitoba.
On April 7, 2015, at approximately 3am, Blue Hills RCMP received a report that a vacant home located in the RM of Cornwallis was fully engulfed in fire.
On March 24, 2015, just after 10pm, Virden and Melita RCMP responded to a pig barn fire northwest of Kola, Manitoba.
On March 6, 2015, at approximately 8:30am, St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a report of a house fire in the community of St. Adolphe in the RM of Ritchot.
