So far today, there have been three new fires confirmed in the Northeast Region:
- Wawa 14 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare
- Wawa 17 is not under control at 0.3 of a hectare
- Wawa 18 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare
There are a total of 20 active fires in the region:
- Algonquin Park 3 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare
- Bancroft 4 is under control at 5 hectares
- Bancroft 6 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare
- Chapleau 7 is being held at 10 hectares
- Hearst 4 is under control at 475 hectares
- Hearst 5 is under control at 2574 hectares
- North Bay 14 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare
- North Bay 15 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare
- Parry Sound 17 is under control at 0.8 of a hectare
- Parry Sound 19 is being held at 0.9 of a hectare
- Sault Ste. Marie 21 is being held at 1.2 hectares
- Sudbury 28 is being held at 7.1 hectares
- Sudbury 34 is not under control at 13 hectares
- Wawa 7 is under control at 294 hectares
- Midhurst 1 is not under control at 20 hectares
Fires of note:
- Sudbury 35 is situated north of Hagar, measures 85 hectares and is not under control. FireRangers are working collaboratively with the Markstay-Warren Fire Department to suppress the fire, values protection is underway. There is no current imminent threat to any structures at this time, and there have been no structures lost. We ask that the public use caution if travelling in the area because fire crews and vehicles are on the scene and require room to manoeuvre.
- Sudbury 33 is located north of Lively, covers 10 hectares and is now listed as under control. Residents in the area will notice smoke as FireRangers continue with fire suppression efforts.
- You can download MNRF footage of Ontario FireRangers working to extinguish Sudbury 33 here.
The current forest fire hazard ranges from low to extreme across the Northeast.
On the water boating this summer? Be aware of Waterbombers.
From April 1 to Oct. 31, waterways are used by CL-415 water bombers to suppress wildfires. When CL-415 waterbombers approach a lake, people in watercrafts are asked to move close to the shore so the waterbombers can perform their scoop.
This ensures safety for both the people and the aircraft. It also supports the firefighting effort because a waterbomber will not scoop from a lake if encroaching watercrafts pose a safety hazard.
This in turn causes a delay in waterbombing on the fire as they wait for the watercrafts to clear the area, or have to seek a water source further from the fire to scoop safely.
Waterbombers often perform circuits when fighting a fire so more than one waterbomber could be scooping from the waterway in close intervals.
More info:
For further tips on how to be FireSmart, visit: ontario.ca/firesmart.
For more information about the current fire situation and the active fires map check out ontario.ca/forestfire.
To view the Fire Danger Rating for your area, simply click the “view map” icon, then “select map layers”. Check off the “Fire Danger Rating” option.
Report forest fires by calling 310-FIRE (3473).
