{"id":23038,"date":"2019-07-28T08:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T12:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=23038"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:41:39","slug":"northeast-forest-fire-update-july-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/28\/northeast-forest-fire-update-july-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Forest Fire Update &#8211; July 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There were two new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sudbury 22 is being held at 0.9 of a hectare. This fire is located north of Pine Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Parry Sound 12 is not under control at 0.5 of a hectare and is located west of Dollars Lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the time of this update, there are nine active wildland fires in the region.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sudbury 19 is not under control at 0.2 of a hectare and is located west of Spanish River Provincial Park.<\/li>\n<li>Sudbury 18 is being held at 3.5 hectares. This fire is located west of Sinaminda Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Sudbury 20 is being held at 1.4 hectares and is located further west of Sinaminda Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Sault Ste. Marie 8 is being held at 0.3 of a hectare. This fire is located north of Peshu Lake.<\/li>\n<li>North Bay 9 is under control at 1.8 hectares and is located west of Bain Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Kirkland Lake 6 is being held at 6 hectares and is located north of Sesekinika lake.<\/li>\n<li>North Bay 4 is being observed at 0.1 of a hectare. The fire is located on an island on Denedus Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Cochrane 10 measures 74 hectares and is being observed, approximately 100km southeast of Moose Factory.<\/li>\n<li>Timmins 2 is under control at 4,645 hectares.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The forest fire hazard ranges from low to extreme with the areas of most concern situated in the eastern section of the region.<br \/>\nFor up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca\/forestfires.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Help fight forest fires &#8211; stay clear of waterbombers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When waterbombers approach a body of water, move close to the shore so they can perform their scoop. A waterbomber will not scoop from a lake or river if encroaching watercraft pose a safety hazard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For updates on highway closures, check Ontario511 or @OPPCommunicationsNER on Twitter, and Ontario Provincial Police-Northeast Region on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>For information about the current forest fire situation: 1-888-220-7242<\/p>\n<p>For updates on the fire situation, visit ontario.ca\/forestfire or follow us on Twitter @ONforestfires.<\/p>\n<p>To report a forest fire located north of the French and Mattawa rivers, please dial 310-FIRE. To report a forest fire south of these rivers, dial 911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were two new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report. Sudbury 22 is being held at 0.9 of a hectare. 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