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There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today:
- Wawa 2 (WAW002) is 6 hectares and is located half a kilometre west of Highway 17, and approximately 7 kilometres northeast of Pokei Lake. The fire is not under control. There are currently 2 FireRanger crews assigned to the fire. Two CL-415 waterbombers and a lead birddog aircraft were performing aerial fire suppression this afternoon.
There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is under control, 1 is not under control, and 1 is being observed.
The fire hazard is primarily high in the Northeast Region. From North Bay to the southern border of the region, the hazard is low to moderate.
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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