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There was one new fire confirmed by the evening of August 7:
- Cochrane 18 (COC018) is 1000 hectares and located approximately 25 kilometres north of Opinnagau Lake. The fire is being observed.
There are 11 active fires in the northeast region; All of which are being observed.
The fire hazard ranges mostly from moderate to high in the Northeast Region. There is an extreme hazard in the areas of Kawartha Highlands, Mississagi River, Temiskaming Shores, and east of Grundy Lake.
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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