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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 5

There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Wawa 3 (WAW003) is 0.1 hectares and is located on the end of a peninsula on the right side of Koandowango Lake, approximately 3 kilometres south of Caramat. It is now out. There is 1 active wildland fire in the Northeast Region; WAW002 is being held at 8 ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 4

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by yesterday evening.. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is under control, 1 is being held, and 1 is being observed. WAW002 is being held at 6ha The fire hazard is moderate to extreme in the Northeast Region from Sault Ste. Marie to Cochrane, ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 2

There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Wawa 2 (WAW002) is 6 hectares and is located half a kilometre west of Highway 17, and approximately 7 kilometres northeast of Pokei Lake. The fire is not under control. There are currently 2 FireRanger crews assigned to the fire. Two CL-415 waterbombers and a lead birddog aircraft ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 2nd

There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Cochrane 5 (COC005) is 2.8 hectares and is located approximately 6 kilometres west of Hearst, next to Highway 11. The fire is not under control. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is under control, and 2 are not under control.   The fire ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 31

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by end of day, May 30. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; Cochrane 3 (COC003) is 150 hectares in size and located approximately 48km west of Attawapiskat. It is currently not under control. The fire is in a location that is in close proximity to ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 30

There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of May 29: Cochrane 4 (COC004) is a 1.5 hectare wildland fire that is located approximately 5 kilometres east of Pichogen River Provincial Park. The status of this fire is not under control. Chapleau 7 (CHA007) was a 1.1 hectare wildland fire that is located north-northeast of Desbarats ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update- May 29

There were 4 new fires confirmed in Northeast Region last night after the advisory was issued: Cochrane 2 (COC002) is 8 hectares in size and is located approximately 5km northwest of the Attawapiskat Airport. This fire is not under control. Chapleau 5 (CHA005) is 0.4 hectares and is being held. This fire is located 1 kilometer east of the north ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 26

There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. North Bay 4 (NOR004) is a 0.3 hectare fire located at the north end of Manitou Lake, east of Sturgeon River Provincial Park. This fire is not under control. Wawa 1 (WAW001) is a 0.3 hectare fire located approximately 11 kilometers southeast of Caramat. This fire is not ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 25

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by yesterday evening. There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. The fire hazard is low across the Northeast region. Kirkland Lake has a moderate fire hazard.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 20

There were 3 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region. Sudbury 10 (SUD009) was a 0.1 hectare fire located in Grundy Lake Provincial Park, around a kilometre east of Gurd Lake. The fire is out. Sudbury 11 (SUD010) was a 0.1 hectare fire located on the west side of Maple Lake. The fire is out. Timmins 2 (TIM002) is ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 16

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; all are under control. The fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate across most of the Northeast Region this afternoon, with one area stretching north from Greater Sudbury to south of Matachewan showing high fire hazard.

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 15

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region, Thursday May 15. There are 5 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: 2 are under control and 3 are being held. The fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate across most of the Northeast Region this afternoon, with areas stretching east from Montreal River Harbour to Matachewan through ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – May 14

May 15, 2025 at 12:27 There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. There are 4 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region: one is under control, one is being held and two are not yet under control but FireRanger crews are making good progress with fire suppression. The fire hazard is predominantly moderate to high ...

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