25LF-SHOE Fire

25LF-SHOE fire is a wildfire in Saskatchewan.

The fire started on May 7, 2025. As of the last update Sep 11, 2025, it is approximately 565,701 hectares and is classified as Not Contained.

There has been no significant change in the fire's size or status since September 11, 2025.

Impact

This fire has had a massive impact on the province, forcing many evacuations and closing several provincial parks. Many cabins have been lost, with many lakes being burnt. Many cabins were lost at East Trout Lake, some buildings and the fire base were lost at Lower Fishing Lake, a campground and storage yard were burnt at Piprell Lake. This is far from a complete list with other cabins/buildings being lost across the huge area covered by the fire.

Narrow Hills Provincial Park

The very popular Narrow Hills Provincial Park has been closed completely until at least June 26, and all of the campgrounds in the park will remain closed for the rest of the 2025 season. One of the most popular destinations in the park, the Gem Lakes were also burnt.

The fire Clarence Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park also appears to have been hit by the fire but I haven't seen any photos or reports.

Evacuations

The fire resulted in multiple evacuations at East Trout Lake, Piprell Lake, the Gem Lakes, Baldy Lake, Upper Fishing Lake, Lower Fishing Lake, Whiteswan Lake, and Little Bear Lake.

Candle Lake was under a voluntary evacuation order for several weeks, and a local state of emergency was declared at one point.

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