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NW Forest Fire Region Update – August 13

Updated: August 13, 2026 at 6:05 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT)

There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of August 13.

  • Fort Frances 67 (FOR067) is located northeast of McIntyre Lake, approximately 1 kilometer west of Marj Lake. The 1.4-hectare fire is not under control.
  • Nipigon 98 (NIP098) is located northeast of Clear Lake, approximately 14 kilometers north of Highway 17. The 0.1-hectare fire is not under control.

At the time of this update there are 95 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 11 are not under control, 5 are being held, 10 are under control 69 are being observed.

Fires of note

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

  • FireRanger crews from Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Ontario continue suppression efforts across the Rinker Lake Wildland Fire Complex today.
  • Approximately 60 firefighters from Mexico are expected to arrive over the next two days and will join crews on the fireline, providing additional capacity to support ongoing suppression efforts.
  • Fire activity across the Rinker Lake wildland fire complex remains low.
  • Crews continue working in areas identified by thermal imaging scans and are making good progress clearing identified hotspot areas.
  • Firefighting crews are patrolling for and extinguishing hotspots, consolidating hoselines, installing and maintaining values protection equipment and constructing helipads to allow for mobilization of equipment and gain access to more fire area.
  • Heavy equipment operators are continuing to construct fire guards on portions of the THU036 and DRY035 perimeters.
  • Bucketing helicopter operations are ongoing where required.
  • Values protection systems are being monitored and maintained.
  • 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 31, 478 hectares and remains not under control.

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

  • The Implementation Order restricting road and lake access in the FOR014 fire area was lifted yesterday at 9 a.m. Use of roads and lakes in this area is available.
  • Firefighting crews are focussed on targeting and extinguishing hotpots identified by overnight infrared scanning. Three crews are demobilizing hoselines and recycling fire fighting equipment at various locations across Atikokan Cluster.
  • Fire behaviour across the cluster has remained on the lower end of the spectrum in recent days; however, smoke and some open flame continues to be observed in fire-affected areas.
  • FOR013 is currently measuring 25,279 hectares and remains not under control.
  • 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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