New Fires One new fire was reported on July 12. Chapleau 8 is under control at 0.1 hectares (ha) and is located on the southeast edge of Spanish Lake. By the time of this report, one new fire was confirmed in Cochrane. It is being observed at 1.0 ha and will continue to burn until [Read more]
Forest fire situation updates will be published by OntarioNewsNorth.com Mondays (the MNR also provides Thursday updates which can be accessed at ontario.ca/forestfire There were five new forest fires reported in the Northwest Region between May 23 and the evening of May 25, all caused by people. [Read more]
New Fires No new fires reported on September 3. No new fires were reported by the time of this report on September 4. Fire arrivals for the next few days are expected to be low with minimal fire behaviour. Active Fires Existing fires are remotely situated in the Cochrane district and are being [Read more]
New Fires No new fires were confirmed in the region on September 4 and there were no new fires confirmed on September 3. Active Fires Sixteen fires remain active in the Northwest Region. There are two monitored fires in Quetico Provincial Park and one monitored fire on an island on Lake of the [Read more]
New Fires It was scattered rainfall and high relative humidity levels that kept fire active low on August 24 in the Northwest Region; only one new fire was confirmed which was a small fire in the Kenora District that has already been called out. Active storm systems roaming across [Read more]
New Fires Three new fires were reported on August 23. Parry Sound 29 is out at 0.5 hectares and is located west of Bear Lake. Timmins 10 is out at 0.1 hectares and is located north of McBride Lake. Wawa 15 is out at 0.1 hectares and is located north of Caramat. Four new fires [Read more]
New Fires One new fire was reported on August 5. Sudbury 28 is under control at 0.2 hectares and is located west of Alban. There are no issues anticipated. No new fires were reported at the time of this report on August 6. A number of the existing fires are in Cochrane district and are [Read more]
There were no new fires reported in the Northwest Region on August 7. The fire hazard is forecast to range from low to moderate in the region. Further information is available on safe outdoor fire management at www.ontario.ca/fireprevention. Check out the active fires map [Read more]
Northeast Region – July 12, 2013 New Fires One new fire was reported and confirmed on July 11. Sault Ste. Marie 7 was a human-caused fire that has been called out. It was 0.2 hectares in size. Active Fires There are now 12 active fires in the region. Most are located in the Cochrane [Read more]
New Fires One new fire was reported on June 14. Wawa 6, ignited by lightning, is under control at 0.4 hectares. Active Fires Three lightning fires are being observed in the northern portion of Cochrane district and Hearst 7 is under control at 1.1 hectares. Fire Hazard The fire hazard in the [Read more]
New Fires No new fires were confirmed on June 15. Nipigon Fire 33 was confirmed on June 14 and was located in a cutover approximately 60km east of Geraldton. This fire was 0.5ha and is now out. Red Lake Fire 9 was confirmed on June 14 and is located near the community of North Spirit [Read more]
McGuinty Government Implements Restricted Fire Zone A Restricted Fire Zone Order has been declared for Northeasterm Ontario in an area north of the French and Mattawa rivers, east to the Quebec border, and then to the western boundary of the Northeast Region. The order is in place to reduce the [Read more]
Northeast Region – As of May 29, 7pm Recent rainfall and lighter winds has helped lower the fire hazard in the northeastregion. The weather will support fire suppression efforts again today as crews continue the large task of establishing a boundary line around Timmins 9 fire. The other big [Read more]
FROM: Fire Chief Owen Cranney, MANITOUWADGE FIRE DEPARTMENT DATE: November 22, 2011 MANITOUWADGE, ON – Please be advised that slash pile burning will be conducted along the old rail bed between highway 614 and the golf course over the next few weeks. The burning will be in a controlled [Read more]
Province Restricts Outdoor Burning In Areas Of Northwestern Ontario The Ministry of Natural Resources has declared a Restricted Fire Zone in much of Northwestern Ontario to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, April 23, 2010, the Restricted Fire Zone is in [Read more]
