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Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 3:
- Sudbury 23 (SUD023) is 0.1 hectare and located approximately 1 kilometre east of Killarney Lake and 1 kilometre west of Kakakise Lake. The fire is under control.
- Sudbury 24 (SUD024) is 2.5 hectares and located on a peninsula on Parkin Lake, approximately 2 kilometres northeast of Kosmerly Lake. The fire is not under control.
At the time of this update there are 12 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. One is under control, 1 is not under control, and 10 are being observed.
The wildland fire hazard is primarily moderate to extreme hazard in areas of the Northeast Region south of Cochrane and Smooth Rock Falls. Areas north of Cochrane and Smooth Rock Falls have a low hazard..
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is a government ministry of the Canadian province of Ontario that is responsible for Ontario’s provincial parks, forests, fisheries, wildlife, mineral aggregates and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 per cent of the province. Its offices are divided into Northwestern, Northeastern and Southern Ontario regions with the main headquarters in Peterborough, Ontario.[1]
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