There are four new forest fires burning in the northeast region, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reporting.
By mid-afternoon on July 28, four new fires have been discovered in the region:
- Pembroke 4 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare;
- Sudbury 71 is not under control at 2 hectares;
- Sudbury 70 is not under control at 0.5 of a hectares;
- Sudbury 69 is not under control at 0.2 of a hectares.
These four bring the number of active fires burning to 11:
- Chapleau 9 is being held at 0.3 hectares;
- Sudbury 68 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare;
- Bancroft 15 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare;
- Cochrane 11 is being observed at 15 hectares;
- Cochrane 10 is being observed at 1 hectare;
- Cochrane 9 is being observed at 3 hectares;
- Sudbury 30 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare.
The forest fire hazard is moderate to high for most of the region. Some areas north of Timmins are showing a low hazard today.
Report forest fires by calling 310-FIRE (3473).