The fire that sent residents out of the communities of  Easterville and Chemawawin FN is no longer a threat. The 2000 plus residents will begin to head home as early as today.

Fire risk to Easterville and Chemawawin FN reduced, residents can go home. Staggered return over next few days #MbFire

— Manitoba Gov News (@MBGovNews) June 28, 2016

The fire came extremely close to the community that is located 450 Kms northwest of Winnipeg. Residents had to be evacuated with very little notice last week.  70 from Easterville were sent to The Pas and the others drove to Winnipeg to wait out the fire.

Many people were unable to take their pets when they evacuated so the RCMP stepped up to ensure the animals had food and water.

Officers in Chemawawin feed stranded pets after community was evacuated by a nearby forest fire #MBMonday #rcmpmb pic.twitter.com/6Pk6GF8qsg

— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) June 27, 2016

The province reports that no buildings were damaged due to the fire.