From the MNRF
Four new fires were reported by yesterday afternoon in the Northwest Region.
Two of the blazes occurred in Red Lake District, with both being listed as “not under control” at last report at 1.6 and 0.1 hectares in size, respectively.
One was located near Walsh Lake while the other was located along the Berens River, about 15 km northwest of Pikangikum.
Thunder Bay Fire #13, located on an island on Smoothrock Lake in Wabakimi Park, was reported as “being held” at 0.1 ha in size.
And Sioux Lookout Fire #13 has been declared “out” at 0.1 ha.
The forest fire hazard is forecast to be “moderate” in the southern portions of the region, and “high” to “extreme” in the northern portions.
Meanwhile, smoke drift from larger monitored fires in the Nipigon and Cochrane districts, as well as from large fires in Western Canada, may be detected today throughout areas in Ontario.
In related news, Ontario is scheduling to send another resource deployment of close to 100 personnel to British Columbia later this week.
Some 255 personnel from Ontario currently are there but sufficient resources will remain in Ontario to respond to forest fires here.
The sharing of resources across Canada is facilitated by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre under the Mutual Aid Resource Sharing agreement.
This allows provinces to assist each other during periods of forest fire escalation.
To see a complete list of fires across the province, click on our interactive map.
You also can get the latest update on the condition of any fire by clicking the fire icon.
To report a forest fire, call 310-FIRE (3473).
