One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 11: Sudbury 45 (SUD045) measures 0.1 of a hectare and located on an island west of Phillip Edward Island and east of Killarney. It is not under control at the time of this update. At the time of this update there are 4 active wildland ...
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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 11
Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 10: North Bay 21 (NOR021) is 0.2 hectares and located approximately 250 metres west of Guppy Lake, and 2.2 kilometres east of Red Squirrel Lake. The fire is being held. Sudbury 44 (SUD044) is 1 hectare and located approximately 600 metres south of Round Lake, ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 10
Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 9: Haliburton 28 (HAL028) is 12 hectares and located on the south side of Albert Road, approximately a 1 kilometre north of Highway 620 and 1.6 kilometres west of Finnegan Lake. One FireRanger crew is responding to assist municipal firefighters. The fire is not under ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 9
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 8. At the time of this update there are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. The wildland fire hazard across the Northeast Region is predominantly low, with some areas experiencing a moderate fire hazard. The area of Bancroft has a high fire hazard.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 8
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 7. At the time of this update there are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. The wildland fire hazard across the Northeast Region is predominantly low, except for two small areas of moderate hazard around Temiskaming Shores and West Nipissing, and a larger ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 6
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 5. At the time of this update there is 1 active wildland fire in the Northeast Region, and it is under control. The wildland fire hazard is low across the Northeast Region except for an area of moderate hazard stretching from Highway 69 near Byng ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 5
There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 4. North Bay 20 (NOR020) is located approximately 3.0 kilometres southwest of the Highway 63 and Koko Lake Road Junction. The 0.5-hecatre fire is currently being held. At the time of this update there are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 4
There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 3: North Bay 18 (NOR018) is 0.8 hectares and located approximately 200 metres northwest of Chant Plain Lake, within Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. The fire is being held. North Bay 19 (NOR019) was 0.1 hectares and located on the southside of Stormy Lake, ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 3
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 2. There are 3 active fires in the Northeast region; all of which are being observed. The fire hazard is mainly moderate to high across the Northeast Region. Bancroft has an extreme fire hazard.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 2
There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 1: Haliburton 26 (HAL026) was 0.1 hectares and located on an island on Big Porcupine Lake. The fire is out. There are 3 active fires in the Northeast region; all of which are being observed. The fire hazard is mainly moderate to high across ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 1
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 31. There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 30. North Bay 16 measures 0.1 of a hectare. It is located west of Red Squirrel Road and near the eastern shore of Red Squirrel Lake; approximately ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 29th
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 28. There are 5 active fires in the Northeast region; 1 is under control, 1 is being held and 3 are being observed. The fire hazard is low across the Northeast Region. Areas in the most southeast part of the region are showing a moderate ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 28th
There were three new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 27: Chapleau 14 (CHA014) was 0.1 hectares and located on the south side of Bunting Lake, approximately 2.6 kilometres west of Perth Lake, and 1.1 kilometres south of Nackawic Lake. The fire is out. Haliburton 26 (HAL026) is 0.5 hectares and located on Coo-ee ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 19
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 18. Several fires were called out today, including: Haliburton 23 (HAL023) is 0.4 hectares and located approximately 100 metres north of White Boundary Road, and 2.5 kilometres west of White Lake. The fire is out. Haliburton 22 (HAL022) is 0.5 hectares and located approximately ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 18
There were 4 new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 17: Haliburton 23 (HAL023) is 0.4 hectares and located approximately 100 metres north of White Boundary Road, and 2.5 kilometres west of White Lake. The fire is not under control. Sudbury 33 (SUD033) was 0.1 hectares and located on Alvinholme Island on Georgian Bay. The fire is out. ...
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