By mid-evening August 2, there have been 12 new fires have been discovered in the Northeast region.
- Algonquin Park 14 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare
- Algonquin Park 15 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare
- Chapleau 11 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare
- Hearst 13 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare
- North Bay 33 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare
- Sault Ste. Marie 36 is not under control at 1.2 hectares
- Sudbury 78 is not under control at 0.9 of a hectare
- Sudbury 79 is being held at 0.3 of a hectare
- Sudbury 80 is not under control at 1 hectare
- Sudbury 82 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare
- Timmins 13 is under control at 0.4 of a hectare
There are currently 27 active forest fires in the region:
- Bancroft 17 is under control at 0.8 of a hectare
- Bancroft 18 is under control at 0.5 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
- Hearst 12 is not under control at 5 hectares
- Parry Sound 31 is under control at 3.2 hectares
- Parry Sound 32 is under control at 1 hectare
- Parry Sound 36 is being held at 0.6 of a hectare
- Pembroke 5 is not under control at 1.5 hectares
- Sault Ste. Marie 34 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare
- Sudbury 30 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare
- Sudbury 70 is under control at 3 hectares
- Sudbury 71 is under control at 2 hectares
Fire of note:
North Bay 32, located 12.5 km west of Latchford in Kittson Township (more specifically: east of East Lady Evelyn Lake), has been resized to 40 hectares this evening. Waterbombers and 3 ground crews have been on the scene since the fire was discovered during the early evening Aug. 1 at around 6:30 p.m.
Smoke has been reported in several surrounding areas as well as by cottagers, and will continue to be noticed as fire crews continue suppressing the fire by air and by ground.
Additional ground crews will be on scene tomorrow and more resources have also been allocated to suppress the fire by air. AFFES would like to remind the public who may be travelling in the area to proceed with caution and to drive slowly, as vehicles and crews are on scene and visibility may be reduced due to smoke.
The forest fire hazard is high to extreme in most of the Northeast region, with the exception of the far North.
For more information about the current fire situation and the active fires map: 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.
