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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 23

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 22. 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 moderate to high across the Northeast Region.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 22nd

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 21.   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 moderate across most of the central and southern sections of the Northeast Region interspersed with a few ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 21

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 20. 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 across the Northeast Region.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 19

One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 18: Cochrane 17 (COC017) is 109 hectares and is located in the Far North, on the Manitoba border, approximately 100 kilometres southwest of the Hudson Bay. The fire is being observed.   At the time of this update there are 10 active wildland fires in ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 18

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 17. At the time of this update there are 9 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All are being observed. The wildland fire hazard is low across the Northeast Region. A few spots on the southern border of the fire region, as well as ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 17

One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 16: Haliburton 8 (HAL008) is 0.2 hectare and is located on an island on Ten Mile Creek, approximately half a kilometre east of Highway 35. The fire is being held. At the time of this update there are 9 active wildland fires in the Northeast ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 16

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 15. At the time of this update there are 8 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All 8 fires are being observed. The wildland fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast Region. From Bancroft to Big Cedar, the hazard is extreme.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 15

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 14. At the time of this update there are 8 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All 8 fires are being observed. The wildland fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast Region.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 14

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 13. At the time of this update there are 8 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All 8 fires are being observed. The wildland fire hazard ranges from low to moderate across the Northeast Region today with two areas showing high hazard values in ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 12

One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 11. Chapleau 12 (CHA012) was a 0.1 hectare fire 0.3 kilometers from Kinogama Lake. This fire is now out. At the time of this update there are 7 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All 7 fires are being observed. The wildland fire hazard ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 11

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 10. At the time of this update there are 7 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All 7 fires are being observed. The wildland fire hazard is a mixture of low to moderate across the central and southern section of the region with some ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 10

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 9. At the time of this update there are 7 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All 7 fires are being observed. The wildland fire hazard is a mixture of low to moderate across the central and southern section of the region with some ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 9

Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of July 8: Cochrane 13 (COC013) is located 38 kilometres east of the community of Peawanuck, is 50 hectares in size and is being observed. Cochrane 14 (COC014) is 52 hectares in size and located 13 kilometres northeast of the Poplar River. This fire is being observed. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 8th

There were four new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Haliburton 6 (HAL006) is 0.1 hectare fire located on a small island in Lingham Lake. This fire is being held. Cochrane 10 (COC010) is 32 hectares in size and is located approximately 23 kilometres north of the Otter River in the far north. This fire is being observed. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – July 5

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region as of last night. There are currently 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast. Both are being observed.   The fire hazard varies from moderate to high across the Northeast Region. Most of the area along the James Bay coast has a low hazard.

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