Two new forest fires are burning the northeast region as of Sunday, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reports.
Both fires are relatively small, but fire rangers with the MNRF have not yet brought them under control. The two fires are Bancroft 15 at 0.1 of a hectare and Parry Sound 29 at 0.4 of a hectare.
The forest fire hazard ranges from low to high in the northeast.
The nine other fires burning in the region include:
- Parry Sound 27 is being held at 2 hectares
- Parry Sound 28 is being held at 3.6 hectares
- Sudbury 30 is under control at 0.3 of a hectare
- Sudbury 62 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare
- Sudbury 63 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare
- Sudbury 65 is under control at 0.1 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
For more information about the current fire situation and the active fires map, click here.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).