SPSA wildfire update: residents near Candle Lake, Meath Park on high alert [Video]

The human-caused Camp Fire is approximately 32,000 hectares in size. It is considered uncontained and is burning about 25 kilometres to the east of Candle Lake, about 15 kilometres away from Smeaton and 11 kilometres away from Snowden.

Bob Reid is a farmer who resides in the area. He said the fire is near the community pasture land. He and other area farmers have been discing burning fields with their own equipment. Reid questioned the SPSA’s response to the fire.

“Why aren’t there any CATS going at night? What do we got to do different so these fires don’t get so wild?” said Reid. “All that beautiful scenery at Gem Lakes and Fishing Lake is gone. These fires were started by people, and there are still people running quads. If there is a fire ban in place, it should be a fire ban for everything.”

During a press conference Thursday, …