Hot, dry conditions have increased the forest fire hazard to high across much of the northeast, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reporting.
Despite that risk, though, there are only 12, relatively small, active fires burning in the region, the ministry said in a news release.
As of Monday afternoon, three new fires had been discovered in the northeast:
- Parry Sound 35 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare;
- Parry Sound 34 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare; and
- Sault Ste. Marie 34 is not under control at 0.2 of a hectare.
The remaining nine fires include:
- Bancroft 17 is being held at 0.8 of a hectare;
- Cochrane 9 is being observed at 3 hectares;
- Cochrane 10 is being observed at 1 hectare;
- Cochrane 11 is being observed at 15 hectares;
- Parry Sound 31 is being held at 3.2 hectares;
- Parry Sound 32 is under control at 1 hectare;
- Sudbury 30 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare;
- Sudbury 70 is under control at 3 hectares; and
- Sudbury 71 is under control at 2 hectares.
Although the forest fire hazard is high across the most of the region, in the Bancroft area that hazard is listed as “extreme.”
For more information about the current fire situation and the active fires map, click here.
Report forest fires by calling 310-FIRE (3473).
