NW Forest Fire Region Update – August 21

There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 21.

• Thunder Bay 85 (THU085) is located southwest of McGaughey Lake, approximately 12 kilometers west of Highway 527. The 0.1-hectare fire is being held.
• Kenora 33 (KEN033) is located near Puzzle Bay on Ord Lake, approximately 17 kilometers east of Highway 105. The 0.1-hectare fire is under control.

At the time of this update there are 65 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 5 are not under control, 5 are being held, 12 are under control and 43 are being observed.

To access the current forest fire danger rating in your area visit our interactive fire map.

Fires of note

The Rinker Lake Complex – Thunder Bay 36 (THU036), Dryden 34 (DRY034), Dryden 35 (DRY035)

• Wildland fire activity across the Complex remains low.
• Twenty-nine FireRangers crews – made up of personnel from Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Mexico.
• Fourteen helicopters are dedicated to the Rinker Lake Complex.
• FireRanger crews are now evenly divided between hotspot detection and suppression, and the demobilization of equipment that is no longer required.
• THU036 is currently measuring 301,240 hectares and remains not under control.
• DRY034 is currently measuring 45,800 hectares and remains not under control.
• DRY035 is currently measuring 30,088  hectares and remains not under control.

Atikokan Cluster – Fort Frances 13 (FOR013), Fort Frances 14 (FOR014), Fort Frances 15 (FOR015)

• Low fire behaviour has been observed in recent days.
• Firefighters continue to extinguish hotspots identified through the most recent infrared scans.
• There are currently 124 personnel assigned to the complex including 83 firefighters from Ontario and Mexico, flight crews and engineers for 8 helicopters, overhead personnel, support staff and an Incident Management Team.
• FOR013 is currently measuring 25,476  hectares and remains being observed.
• FOR014 is currently measuring 51,768 hectares and remains not under control.
• FOR015 is currently measuring 42,273 hectares and remains not under control.

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