NW Forest Fire Region Update – August 31

Updated: August 31, 2026 at 5:47 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).

No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of Aug. 31.

There was 1 fire confirmed in the evening hours of Aug. 30, following the previous regional fire update.

• Dryden 67 (DRY067) was located east of Suzanne Lake near Basket Lake Road, approximately 26 kilometres east of Dinorwic. The fire has been called out at 0.1 hectares.

At the time of this update there are 57 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Among those fires, 3 are not under control, 3 fires are being held, 12 fires are under control and 39 fires are being observed.

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.
• Firefighting crews, supported by helicopter bucketing operations, are focused on suppressing hotspots while demobilizing equipment as 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 30,158 hectares and remains not under control.

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