The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reporting an uptick in fire activity with seven new and large wildland fires confirmed by early evening on Thursday.
All of the new fires are the northern Cochrane fire management sector.
The fires reported today are:
- Cochrane 16 (COC016), a 800-hectare fire that is being observed. The fire is approximately 57 km southwest of Attawapiskat.
- Cochrane 17 (COC017) is a 850-hectare fire and is being observed. The fire is located approximately 65 km southwest of Attawapiskat.
- Cochrane 18 (COC018) is a 300-hectare fire and is being observed. The fire is located approximately 153 km south of Peawanuck.
- Cochrane 19 (COC019) is a 3,000-hectare fire and is being observed. The fire is located approximately 120 km south of Peawanuck.
- Cochrane 20 (COC020) is a 600-hectare fire and is being observed. The fire is located approximately 165 km west of Attawapiskat.
- Cochrane 21 (COC021) is a 75-hectare fire and is being observed. The fire is located approximately 125 km west of Fort Albany.
- Cochrane 22 (COC022) is a 200-hectare fire and is being observed. The fire is located approximately 150 km west of Fort Albany.
At the time of Thursday's update, there were 12 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, according to Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services, all in the Cochrane sector.
The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast Region, the AFFES said.
Meanwhile, 100 FireRangers, 19 fire management staff and one incident management team from Ontario headed to Alberta on Tuesday, the MNRF said in a post on 'X' (formerly Twitter). They will be supporting Alberta Wildfire staff with active wildland fires there.
For current wildland fire danger values in Ontario, check this interactive map.