The southeast corner of Saskatchewan has seen a lot of moisture this spring, however, the risk for wildfires is a topic of concern for other areas in the province.

"Wildfire Management is concerned with the tinder-dry conditions in certain areas of the province due to a lack of moisture," warns Estevan Fire Chief, Dale Feser. "Obviously that wasn't the case in our area but there's other areas in the province where it is indeed, a concern."

He notes that should conditions change, there are ways to notify the public. 

"What we currently do is from the month of April till later on in the fall, the province runs a fire danger safety index. It tells us what the flame spread rate is in the areas of the province as well as how quickly a fire can spread through or easily ignite. Should we find ourselves in some areas of concern for a considerable amount of time, that's when the fire department issues fire bans in areas to prevent any fires from occurring and easily getting our of control. "

He notes that at this time it's not uncommon to see a lot of farmers burning in the fields.

"We probably still have crops still standing that the farmers were unable to successfully harvest and they may be doing away with them by burning the filed. Should they be doing that, we want to make sure that they are indeed, calling the provincial burn line to call in and report all their controlled burns. That way it will avoid an unnecessary response from the fire department and a subsequent bill."

He adds this piece of advice, "Make sure that you phone in, make sure you have adequate resources there to ensure that it is indeed, a controlled burn. You want to have water for fire suppression out there, maybe a double discer to cut fire guards in, and more than one individual there to help out."