Officials with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) say widespread rainfall has allowed a short reprieve for those fighting fires across the province’s north. In its daily briefing on Sunday, the SPSA reported minimal growth across its wildfires of note. “This rain was very much appreciated and needed. But we cannot slow down, and we’re not going to slow down,” SPSA President Marlo Pritchard explained. “This is the time where we can take advantage of this small window of opportunity. Gives us and our firefighter partners a small window of taking the fight directly to these fires while their intensity is lower.” As of Sunday afternoon, 24 wildfires in Saskatchewan were considered active. Of that total, three are considered contained, 12 are ongoing assessment, protecting values are the priority of three fires and six are considered not contained.