{"id":23549,"date":"2019-08-22T09:13:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=23549"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:41:38","slug":"northeast-forest-fire-update-august-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/22\/northeast-forest-fire-update-august-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Forest Fire Update &#8211; August 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23550\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-22-at-9.12.02-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23550\" class=\"wp-image-23550 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-22-at-9.12.02-AM-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-22-at-9.12.02-AM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-22-at-9.12.02-AM-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-22-at-9.12.02-AM-600x448.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-22-at-9.12.02-AM.png 1590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-23550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wawa 10 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare and is located near Speckled Trout Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There were five new forest fires discovered by late afternoon on August 21.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Algonquin Park 16 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare and located near Cradle Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Kirkland Lake 8 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare. The fire is located in the Whitefish Lakes area.<\/li>\n<li>Kirkland Lake 9 is listed at 0.3 of a hectare and is located east of Makobe-Grayes River Provincial Park.<\/li>\n<li>Bancroft 11 is currently 0.1 of a hectare. The fire is located south of Victoria Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Peterborough 3 is listed at 3.5 hectares and is located east of Puzzle Lake Provincial Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the time of this update, there are 6 other active wildland fires in the region.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Algonquin Park 12 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare and is located north of Grand Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Sudbury 37 is being held at 2.5 hectares an is located west of Friday Lake.<\/li>\n<li>North Bay 18 is being held at 1 hectare and is located north of the Mattawa River northeast of Paresseux Falls.<\/li>\n<li>Algonquin Park 14 is currently being held at 0.2 of a hectare and is located near Burnt Island Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Timmins 19 is being held at 3.3 hectares. The fire is located east of Night Hawk Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Wawa 10 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare and is located near Speckled Trout Lake.<\/li>\n<li>The forest fire hazard ranges from low to extreme across the region, with the areas of most concern situated in the central and eastern portions of the region.<\/li>\n<li>For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at <a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/792338D3-0FAF-4D3A-BE6D-FD345D80A759\/Ontario.ca\/forestfires\">Ontario.ca\/forestfires<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Help prevent forest fires<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adopt safe campfire practices!\u00a0Choose the site of your campfire carefully and keep your fire small.\u00a0Stay nearby: never leave it unattended.\u00a0Put your fire out by drowning it with water.\u00a0Be sure that it is extinguished prior to leaving the site.\u00a0Stir the ashes with a stick to uncover hot coals and then drown it again.\u00a0You can never be too safe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Consider alternatives to burning brush or yard waste, such as chipping or composting when possible, or saving burn piles for the fall or after the fire season. Use of outdoor fires must follow the outdoor burning rules set out in the Forest Fire Prevention Act of Ontario. Fires are to be started no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguished no later than two hours after sunrise. Fires should never be left unattended and tools and water should be close at hand to put the fire out. More details on outdoor burning regulations can be found online at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/outdoor-fire-rules-and-permits\">Ontario.ca\/forestfire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>More Information<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For updates on highway closures, check <a href=\"https:\/\/511on.ca\/\">Ontario511<\/a> or<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%40OPPCommunicationsNER%20&amp;src=typd\">@OPPCommunicationsNER<\/a> on Twitter, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OPPNorthEast\/\">Ontario Provincial Police-Northeast Region<\/a> 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 <u>ontario.ca\/forestfire<\/u> or follow us on Twitter<u><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ONforestfires?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">@ONforestfires<\/a><\/u>.<\/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<p><strong><br \/>\nContact Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nShayne McCool<br \/>\nFire Information Officer<br \/>\n705-564-6146<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were five new forest fires discovered by late afternoon on August 21. Algonquin Park 16 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare and located near Cradle Lake. 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