NWT Highway 1 outside Fort Simpson remains open as of Saturday morning despite the slow advance on Friday of wildfire FS014. Here's the latest.

NWT Highway 1 outside Fort Simpson remains open as of Saturday morning despite the slow advance on Friday of wildfire FS014. Here's the latest.

NWT Fire says FS014 is expected to reach Highway 1 outside Fort Simpson on Friday. The Liard River is between the fire and the village. Get live...

NWT Fire says FS014 is expected to reach Highway 1 outside Fort Simpson on Friday. The Liard River is between the fire and the village. Get live...

NWT Fire says containment efforts on the southern flanks of fire FS014 largely held on Saturday and it did not grow meaningfully closer to Jean Marie...

Fire crews are working to significantly decrease the threat of wildfire to Whatì while the threat to Jean Marie River remains unchanged.

Fire crews are working to significantly decrease the threat of wildfire to Whatì while the threat to Jean Marie River remains unchanged.

If conditions are right, NWT Fire hopes to use a planned burn on Tuesday to help protect Highway 1 from wildfire FS014 outside Fort Simpson.

Jean Marie River is back on evacuation alert over fire FS014, while a planned burn began outside Fort Providence in an effort to stave off fire SS014.

The NWT's wildfire agency says there was lots of fire growth over Saturday night but the threat to Whatì and Jean Marie River remains unchanged.