NWT Fire reports ‘serious incident’ involving plane near Fort Simpson
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NWT Fire reports ‘serious incident’ involving plane near Fort Simpson
Ollie Williams
Wednesday June 24, 2026 at 9:32pm MT
A file image of a King Air 100 aircraft, a type commonly used as a bird dog in NWT wildland firefighting. Sarah Pruys/Cabin Radio
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The NWT’s wildfire agency says one of its aircraft has been involved in a “serious incident” while working on a fire near Fort Simpson.
In a brief statement issued just after 9pm on Wednesday, NWT Fire said the incident had involved one of its bird dog aircraft while working with a larger air tanker group.
The NWT’s Depa…
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