There was one new fire in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. North Bay 4 is being observed at 0.1 of a hectare. The fire is located on an island is Denedus Lake and will be monitored to allow for the natural ecological benefits of fire to occur. At the time of this update, there are two other wildland fires in ...
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Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 9
There was one new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. Parry Sound 8 is not under control at 0.7 of a hectare. This fire is located south of the Round Lake Provincial Park. At the time of this update, there are two other wildland fires in the region. Cochrane 10 measures 74 hectares and is being observed, approximately 100 ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 8
There were two new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. Parry Sound 6 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare and is located on an island in Doughnut Lake. Parry Sound 7 is now out at 0.3 of a hectare. At the time of this update, there are three other wildland fires in the region. ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 5
There were two new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. Chapleau 5 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located near the southern corner of Brunswick House First Nation, approximately 5 km east of Chapleau. Cochrane 10 measures 74 hectares and is being observed, approximately 25 km west of the Quebec border, in the ...
Read More »Temporary Opening of Nungesser Road until 6 p.m.
In conjunction with Ministry of Natural Resources and Fire (MNRF), the Red Lake/Ear Falls Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will provide controlled access through the road closure area on Nungesser Road using a pilot vehicle to allow traffic movement in both directions. At present, the controlled access is planned to occur today until 6:00 pm but could change ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 2
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there was one active wildland fire in the region. Timmins 2 is being held at 4,645 hectares. Crews continue patrol the fire actioning hot spots as required. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff continue to work with the community of ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 27
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fires in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. The fire is now being held. Crews continue to identify hot spots along the fire’s perimeter. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff continue to work with the ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 26
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fires in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. The fire is now being held. Crews continue to identify hot spots along the fire’s perimeter. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff continue to work with the ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 25
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fires in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. The fire is now being held. Crews continue to identify hot spots along the fire’s perimeter. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff continue to work with the ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 24
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fires in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. The fire is now being held. Crews continue to identify hot spots along the fire’s perimeter. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff continue to work with the ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 21
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there are two wildland fires in the region. Cochrane 8 is being held at 3.5 hectares. It is located northwest of Fort Severn in the Far North. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. It is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 20
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there are two wildland fires in the region. Cochrane 8 is a 3.5-hectare fire located northwest of Fort Severn in the Far North. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. It is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately 4 kilometres west of ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 18
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fire in the region. Timmins 2 covers 4,645 hectares. It is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately 4 kilometres west of the community of Gogama. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is low ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 17
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon today. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fire in the region. Timmins 2 was remapped and is now listed at 4,645 hectares, its status is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately 4 kilometres west of the community of Gogama. At the time of ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 17
There were no new fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon on June 16. At the time of this update, there is one wildland fire in the region. Timmins 2 was remapped and is now listed at 4,645 hectares, its status is “not under control”. The fire remains approximately 4 kilometres west of the community of Gogama. Ground ...
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