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NW Forest Fire Region Update – August 24

Updated: August 24, 2026 at 6:16 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of Aug. 24.

  • Nipigon 102 (NIP102) is located north of Sandridge Lake, approximately 24 kilometres north of Rossport. The 0.1 hectare fire is not under control.
  • Nipigon 103 (NIP103) is located on an island on Attawapiskat Lake just east of Neskantaga First Nation. The 0.5 hectare fire is not under control.

At the time of this update there are 64 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 5 are not under control, 3 are being held, 12 fires are under control and 44 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.
  • Fire Operations staff and FireRangers from Ontario and Mexico are being supported by helicopters equipped with belly tanks and buckets.
  • 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.

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

  • FOR014 is currently measuring 51,768 hectares and is now being held.
  • FOR015 is currently measuring 42,273 hectares and is now being observed.
  • Low fire behaviour has been observed in recent days.
  • Firefighters continue to extinguish hotspots identified through the most recent infrared scans.
  • There are firefighters from Ontario and from Mexico assigned to the cluster.
  • FOR013 is currently measuring 25,476 hectares and remains being observed.
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