Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 23rd

There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 22.

• Sudbury 39 (SUD039) is 1.7 hectares in size and is located approximately 1 kilometre southwest of Onwatin Lake near Hanmer. This fire is not under control. Initial attack on the fire was carried out using aerial suppression from two CL-415 waterbombers and helicopters, followed closely by FireRanger crews.

There are 5 active fires in the Northeast region;  1 is not under control, 1 is under control and 3 are being observed.

The fire hazard is high across most of the southern and central part of the Northeast Region from Timmins to Tweed, with a large pocket of extreme fire hazard north of Sudbury to the Temiskaming Shores. The far north has a hazard of low to moderate values.