Tag Archives: Forest Fire Updates 2019

Northeast Forest Fire Update – August 3

There were four new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon August 2. Sault Ste. Marie 9 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located on the east side of highway 17, approximately 1.5 kilometres southwest of Harmony Beach. Peterborough 2 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare. It is located east of route 509, approximately 5 ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 31

There were no new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report. At the time of this update, there are six active wildland fires in the region. Pembroke 2 is under control at 0.7 of a hectare and is located west of Sand Lake. Peterborough 1 is being held at 10 hectares and is located west of Hwy 15. ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 30

There were three new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report. Pembroke 2 is not under control at 0.7 of a hectare and is located west of Sand Lake. North Bay 11 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare. This fire is located west of Finlayson Provincial Park. North Bay 12 is not under control at ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 28

There were two new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report. Sudbury 22 is being held at 0.9 of a hectare. This fire is located north of Pine Lake. Parry Sound 12 is not under control at 0.5 of a hectare and is located west of Dollars Lake. At the time of this update, there are nine active ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 25

There were four new wildland fires at the time of this report. North Bay 8 is not under control at 0.3 of a hectare. The fire is located south of Wasaksina Lake. North Bay 9 is one hectare and not under control at this time. The fire is located west of Bain Lake. Sault Ste. Marie 7 is not under ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – July 23

There was one new fire discovered today at the time of this report. Midhurst 1 is 0.1 of a hectare and is not under control at this time. The fire is located south of Burrows Lake. At the time of this update, there are four other active wildland fires in the region. Pembroke 1 is under control at 0.1 of ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 6

As of the afternoon of June 6, there are three active wildland fires in the region. Sudbury 2 measures 0.2 of a hectare and is under control. It is located on the southwest side of Windy Lake. Kirkland Lake 1 measures 1.5 hectare and is located southwest of Vigrass Lake, approximately 3 km southwest of the community of Swastika. Wawa ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 5

As of the afternoon of June 5, there are two active wildland fires in the region. Chapleau 3 is being held at 0.8 of a hectare, approximately 30 km northwest of Chapleau, outside the northeast boundary of The Shoals Provincial Park. Sudbury 2 measures 0.2 of a hectare and is under control. It is located on the southwest side of Windy Lake. At ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 4

As of the afternoon of June 4, there is one active wildland fire in the region. Sudbury 2 measures 0.2 of a hectare and is under control at the time of this update. It is located on the southwest side of Windy Lake. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate across the region ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 3

As of the afternoon of June 3, there are two active wildland fires in the region. Chapleau 2 measures 0.4 of a hectare and is under control. It is located west of Spanish River Provincial Park, more specifically west of Low Lake. Sudbury 2 measures 0.3 of a hectare and is not yet under control at the time of this update. It ...

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Northeast Forest Fire Update – June 2

As of the afternoon of June 2, there is one active wildland fire in the region. Chapleau 2 measures 0.4 of a hectare and it is not under control. It is located west of Spanish River Provincial Park, more specifically just west of Low Lake. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly moderate to high across the ...

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