There was one new fire confirmed in the Northeast Frisay and another Thursday after last evening’s update: Cochrane 9 is currently 10 hectares and not under control. This fire is located over 9 kms north of the Fort Severn Airport. Cochrane 8 is currently 5.5 hectares and not under control. The fire is located 4 kms north of the Fort ...
Read More »Weather/Roads
Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 20
There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region by yesterday evening: Chapleau 10 (CHA010) was 0.2 hectare and was located on an island on Kilpatrick Lake, southeast of Chapleau. The fire is out. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; One is under control and two are being observed. The fire hazard varies ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 18
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by early last night. There are 4 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; Two are under control and two are being observed. The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast region.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 16
There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by last night: Cochrane 7 (COC007) is 126 hectares and is located approximately 87 kilometres northwest of Fort Severn. The fire is being observed. Timmins 5 (TIM005) is 0.1 hectare and is located near the west side of Highway 144, approximately 4 kilometres west of Gogama. The fire is ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 16
There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region last night: Chapleau 9 (CHA009) is 1 hectare and is located around 6 kilometres north of highway 667 and approximately 35 kilometres southeast of Chapleau. The fire is being held. There are 3 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; One is under control, one is being held, and ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 16
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region last night. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; One is under control, and one is being observed. The fire hazard is primarily high in the Northeast region. The fire hazard is moderate in Timmins, Kapuskasing, and along the James Bay.
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 11
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region yesterday. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is under control and 1 is being observed. The fire hazard is primarily low across the Northeast Region. The following areas have a moderate fire hazard: Hearst, Kapuskasing, Pembroke, Renfrew, Deep River, Bancroft, Bracebridge, and Gravenhurst.
Read More »North East Forest Fire Update – June 10
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is being held and 1 is being observed. The fire hazard is primarily low across the Northeast Region. The following areas have a moderate fire hazard: Hearst, Kapuskasing, Pembroke, Renfrew, Deep River, Huntsville, Bracebridge, and Gravenhurst. The ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – June 6
There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region on June 5th. There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 – Wawa002 is now at 10.8 hectares and is called under control and 1 is being observed. The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast Region.
Read More »Forest Fire Smoke Continues to Cause Air Quality Alerts
Smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility. Wildfire smoke may remain in place for the next several days for some areas.(area shown in grey on the map at right) As smoke levels increase, health risks increase. Limit time outdoors. Consider reducing or rescheduling outdoor sports, activities and events. You may experience mild and common ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »Air Quality – Poor air quality and reduced visibility for next several days
4:24 AM EDT Wednesday 4 June 2025 Smoke is causing or expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility. Wildfire smoke may remain in place for the next several days for some areas.(area shown in grey and pink on the map at right) As smoke levels increase, health risks increase. Limit time outdoors. Consider reducing or rescheduling outdoor sports, ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »