There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 15. North Bay 23 (NOR023) is a 0.1 hectare fire located approximately 2 kilometres west of Yorston Lake. This fire is not under control. There is one active wildland fire in the Northeast Region at the time of this update; it is not under ...
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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 15
No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 14. There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region at the time of this update. The wildland fire hazard is low to moderate in areas north and west of Kirkland Lake and Elliot Lake in the Northeast Region. Areas south and east of ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 13
One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of September 12: North Bay (NOR022) measures 0.1 of a hectare and located on the northeast side of Rabbit Lake, approximately 3 kilometres southeast of Sunrise Lake. The fire is not under control. At the time of this update there are 3 active wildland fires in the ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – September 12
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 ...
Read More »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 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 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 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 ...
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