There were 4 new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 11: North Bay 7 (NOR007) was 0.1 hectare and located on an island on Killrush Lake. The fire is out. Haliburton 20 (HAL020) was 0.1 hectare and located on the west side of Maggie Lake, 0.4 kilometres south of Dale Lake, within Algonquin Park. The fire is out. ...
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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 10
There were no new wildland fires confirmed by the evening of August 10. There was 1 additional wildland fire confirmed in the evening hours of August 9 following the previous update: Sudbury 28 (SUD028) is 0.4 hectare and located approximately 1.5 kilometres southeast of Wing Lake, and 3 kilometres southwest of Le Grou Lake. The fire is under control. There ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 9
There was one new wildland fire confirmed by the evening of August 8: Haliburton 16 (HAL016) is 3 hectares and located approximately 1 kilometre west of Head Lake and Highway 45, and 1 kilometre northwest of Rush Lake. The fire is not under control. There are 12 active fires in the northeast region; One is not under control, and 11 ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 8
There was one new fire confirmed by the evening of August 7: Cochrane 18 (COC018) is 1000 hectares and located approximately 25 kilometres north of Opinnagau Lake. The fire is being observed. There are 11 active fires in the northeast region; All of which are being observed. The fire hazard ranges mostly from moderate to high in the Northeast Region. ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 7
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 ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 6
There were no new fires discovered in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 5. There are currently twelve active fires in the region; two are under control and ten are being observed. The wildland fire hazard ranges mostly from low to high across the northeast, with an area near Kawartha highlands showing an extreme hazard.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 5
Three new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 4: North Bay 5 (NOR005) was 0.1 hectare and located next to Jocko River Road, approximately 7 kilomteres northwest of Highway 63. The fire is out. Haliburton 11 (HAL011) is 0.4 hectare and located approximately 100 metres west of Silver Lake, and 600 metres north ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 4
Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 3: Sudbury 23 (SUD023) is 0.1 hectare and located approximately 1 kilometre east of Killarney Lake and 1 kilometre west of Kakakise Lake. The fire is under control. Sudbury 24 (SUD024) is 2.5 hectares and located on a peninsula on Parkin Lake, approximately 2 ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 2nd
One new wildland fire were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of August 1: Haliburton 10 (HAL010) is 0.5 hectare and located on an island on Clydegale Lake in Algonquin Park. The fire is not under control. At the time of this update there are 11 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. One is not ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – August 1st
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 31. At the time of this update there are 10 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are being observed. The wildland fire hazard varies from low to high hazard across the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is extreme around Kawartha Highlands. ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 31
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 30. At the time of this update there are 10 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are being observed. The wildland fire hazard varies from low to high hazard across the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is extreme around Kawartha Highlands.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 30
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 28. At the time of this update there are 10 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are being observed. The wildland fire hazard varies from low to high hazard across the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is extreme in the areas ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 29
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 28. At the time of this update there are 10 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are being observed. The wildland fire hazard varies from low to high hazard across the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is extreme in the areas ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 28
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 27. At the time of this update there are 10 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are being observed. The wildland fire hazard is a mixture of moderate to high hazard vales throughout the Northeast Region.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 26th
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 25. At the time of this update there are 10 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are being observed. The wildland fire hazard is low to moderate throughout the central and southern sectors of the Northeast Region, except for the Bancroft ...
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