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There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of October 9:
- Sudbury 56 (SUD056) is 0.1 hectares and is located on the north side of Lac St. Jean, approximately 1 kilometre west of Blue Lake, and 3 kilometres east of Moose Lake. The fire is under control.
- Haliburton 41 (HAL041) was 0.1 hectares and located on the west side of Quiet Lake, approximately 0.5 kilometres south of Silent Lake. The fire is out.
At the time of this update there are 9 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Two of these fires are not under control, 3 are being held, 3 are under control, and 1 is being observed.
Areas east and south of Temagami and Espanola are experiencing mainly a low to moderate fire hazard. Areas north and west of the previously mentioned locations, have a primarily a moderate to high 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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