Helping Wildfire Evacuees and Survivors Across Canada

Responding with Hope to Devastating Saskatchewan Wildfires

Samaritan’s Purse Canada is mobilizing to support the community of Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, where devastating wildfires have destroyed over 218 homes.

On June 2, 2025, a destructive wildfire known as the “Wolf Fire” which spanned 71,000 hectares by early June, swept through Denare Beach, a small resort village near the Manitoba border. The fire’s intensity allowed it to leap across water bodies and overwhelm local firefighting efforts. Only 10 homes were left standing in the wake of the fire. Approximately 2,000 residents from Denare Beach, Creighton, and nearby Flin Flon, Manitoba, were evacuated to Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Regina.

Our Canadian Disaster Relief team is committed to aiding Denare Beach’s recovery in Jesus’ Name. We are coordinating closely with local authorities and are deploying multiple highly trained and experienced team members to manage operations and lead volunteers. Our response includes providing possession recovery services to help residents salvage belongings and emotional and spiritual support to aid in their healing and recovery.

As of July 7, Saskatchewan has recorded 267 wildfires—well above the five-year average of 163—burning over 900,000 hectares of forest, an area larger than the Province of Prince Edward Island. Approximately 15,000 people across 34 communities were evacuated.

As provinces and communities across Canada continue to face the threat of wildfires, Samaritan’s Purse Canada is ready to provide mass care resources and response supports at a moment’s notice.

Please join us in praying for all the residents of Denare Beach and that God would provide all the volunteers needed to care for these hurting residents. Pray also for first responders and government personnel on the ground as they provide crucial support and compassionate care.

Volunteers from across Canada are needed to support this response. Interested individuals can email [email protected] to learn more and get involved.

Canadian Disaster Response

Our team responds to natural disaster crises with direct assistance and a message of hope.

We mobilize specialized staff and equipment as well as hundreds of volunteers to provide emergency aid and help with cleanup in the wake of severe wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornados, and more. Over the last 20 years, we have helped over 20,000 Canadian communities recover from disasters. We work together with local and federal emergency response efforts to further our recovery and support efforts.

Samaritan's Purse Canada's Mass Care Program delivers rapid, compassionate relief to disaster evacuees across Canada. With two mobile units based in Calgary and Hamilton, we can establish 500-bed mass care centres within hours, providing cots, hygiene kits, and privacy screens. Our trained responders ensure safe, dignified environments, easing the burden on host communities. By partnering with local authorities, we support vulnerable populations during crises like floods or wildfires, offering stability and hope in Jesus' Name.

Success Stories

“When all the volunteers showed up, there were so many of them I lost count at like 20. We all gathered in the front yard of our house, and we prayed, and everybody came in and just went to work. They got so much done in such a short amount of time.”

—Tracy, a homeowner whose home was damaged during Hurricane Helene.