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There were two new fires confirmed by the evening of August 6.
- Haliburton 14 is out at 0.1 of a hectare and is located southwest of Petroglyphs Provincial Park.
- Haliburton 15 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare. This fire is located west of Bigwind Lake Provincial Park.
There are 12 active fires in the northeast region; one not under control, one under control and ten being observed.
The fire hazard ranges mostly from moderate to high with a few areas showing an extreme hazard in areas of the Kawartha Highlands, Mississagi River Provincial Park and west of Fort Severn in the far north.
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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