{"id":60907,"date":"2023-05-29T08:02:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T12:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=60907"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:44:46","slug":"white-river-forest-fires-may-impact-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/white-river-forest-fires-may-impact-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"White River Forest Fires may impact Air Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_60908\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60908\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60908\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SmokeMap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SmokeMap.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SmokeMap-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-60908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Projected smoke for White River and area for late this afternoon. (https:\/\/firesmoke.ca\/forecasts\/current\/)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of the Northeast Fire Region is under a high to extreme fire risk today.<\/p>\n<p>Wawa 2 and Wawa 3 are currently burning to the northwest and to the southeast of the town of White River. Wawa 2 is just south of Crocker Lake and is at 105 ha and is not under control. Wawa 3 is 359 ha and is also not under control. Wawa 3 has consumed most of the Kakakiwibik Esker Conservation Reserve which is part of the Ontario Parks System.<\/p>\n<p>It is forecasted that White River residents will experience smoke today, and increasing levels of smoke particulate in the air in the late afternoon. T<span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">he most effective way to reduce exposure and avoid the ill effects of smoke is to stay indoors with windows and doors closed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wawa-news anticipates that if the hot weather continues a RFZ may be put into place in the Northeast Region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Remember that by law, you need a fire permit to burn wood, brush, leaves and grass outside during the fire season (April 1 \u2013 October 31) unless you follow all the rules outlined below and:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>conditions allow it to burn safely until extinguished<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>you take all necessary steps to tend, control and extinguish the fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>you are not having an open fire in a restricted fire zone<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you don\u2019t burn safely or burn material without a permit when one is needed, you can be fined and held responsible for the cost of putting out the fire and for any property damage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"moz-extension:\/\/86e31345-88cb-4e07-bae4-272d394c2a47\/injectedPasswordless.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Most of the Northeast Fire Region is under a high to extreme fire risk today. 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