A Fort Smith man has landed himself in jail after he made threatening remarks to wildfire crews trying to save the town..Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories..On Monday, the Fort Smith RCMP said, between Aug. 23 and Aug. 24, it received multiple complaints a man in Fort Smith had confronted a number of firefighters in the area working to prepare wildfire defence.."The initial investigation determined this man made threatening remarks to the wildfire crews on or about Aug. 23," said the Fort Smith RCMP.."The next day, the same man had intentionally collided a piece of heavy machinery with another piece of heavy machinery which was being used to prepare wildfire defences.".No injuries were reported as a result of the collision..The RCMP said it was unable to attend the community after the initial report was made, due to heavy smoke reducing visibility at the airport..On Friday, the RCMP along with the G Division Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services attended Fort Smith and were able to take the man into custody without incident.."This man was transported to Yellowknife where he was held in custody pending an investigation," said the RCMP.."RCMP investigators were able to return to the community on Saturday to conduct an additional investigation and gather evidence which supported multiple criminal offences.".A 67-year-old man from Fort Smith has been charged with assault with a weapon and mischief endangering life..The man was released on conditions that he not attend the community of Fort Smith until the Territorial Evacuation Order is lifted..A territorial court appearance is pending. His name was not released.
