A recent fire broke out on May 3, which led to The Pas Fire Department, Opaskwayak Fire Department and Manitoba Wildfire Services to be called in to suppress and extinguish the fire. It moved closer to the tri-community, which led to an evacuation of Big Eddy, Carrot River and Bracken Dam. At the time, residents were to go to the Veterans Hall in Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
Later, on Sunday, residents of Big Eddy could return to their homes. Residents in Bracken Dam were still under an evacuation order and were not permitted to return to the area. Any residents in these communities who felt uneasy about returning home due to the uncertainty of the situation, could continue to access temporary shelter at either the Veterans Hall or the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre.