We are responding to wildfires across western 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.
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Let us lift up the hurting Canadian families and communities in prayer as they face devastating wildfires. Pray for strength and safety for the firefighters and first responders on the front lines. Please pray for favorable winds and for rain to fall upon the dry land. Pray for the protection of all residents and their homes, and for open doors for churches and relief teams to meet urgent needs and share the eternal hope of Jesus Christ in this difficult time.
Help Samaritan's Purse respond quickly to victims of disasters within Canada, providing not only physical assistance as people clean up and rebuild after floods, fires, and other disasters, but also emotional and spiritual support in the aftermath of tragedy.