{"id":84354,"date":"2026-07-03T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=84354"},"modified":"2026-07-03T06:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:08:03","slug":"forest-fire-update-july-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/forest-fire-update-july-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Fire Update &#8211; July 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Northeast Region<\/h3>\n<p>Updated: July\u00a02,\u00a02026 at 7:00\u00a0p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (<abbr>EDT<\/abbr>)<\/p>\n<p>One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"efbb29a2c78a903ef17eb1a0c79cfa45f\"><strong>Timmins 16 <\/strong>is estimated at 3 hectares and is located east of highway 144 and south of highway 560, near Threecorner Lake. Aerial fire suppression teams actioned this wildland fire on Thursday afternoon. Two Ontario FireRanger crews are responding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the time of this update, there are 22 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of those fires, 2 are not under control, 1 is being held, 1 is under control, and 17 are being observed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<h3>Northwest Region<\/h3>\n<p>Updated: July 2,\u00a02026 at 18:15\u00a0p.m. \u202fCentral Daylight Time (<abbr>CDT<\/abbr>)<\/p>\n<p>No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest region by the early evening of July 2.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of this update there are 73\u00a0active wildland fires in the region. Of these fires, 20\u00a0are not under control, 4\u00a0fires are being held, 6\u00a0fires are under control and 43\u00a0fires are being observed. Two fires were called out over the past 24\u00a0hours.<\/p>\n<h4>Fires of note<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Kasabonika Cluster<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ee22282f48b5429ab66bcff86f7a48b2d\">The Kasabonika weather station recorded 25.4\u00a0\u00a0mm of rainfall over the previous 24\u00a0hours.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9237b8231f0223fe78558fe7d7e84db0\">Observed fire behaviour has been low in the area due to wet weather.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ec6e4909ed319af7f55d582e71b235fbd\">9\u00a0FireRanger crews, 8\u00a0fire management personnel, 4\u00a0helicopters and 1\u00a0fixed wing aircraft have been assigned to the Kasabonika Lake First Nation Cluster of Fires.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e39c8f2180f072d1c70ade05c1d0e255a\">Additional FireRanger crews are expected to join the firefighting effort in the coming days.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e2b73fec957ac8917bf07d667d541adf8\"><strong>Nipigon 16\u00a0(NIP016) <\/strong>is 1,474.2\u00a0hectares in size. The fire\u2019s status remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e04c91245512e22c2ae84d211a2aaf096\"><strong>Nipigon 12\u00a0(NIP012) <\/strong>is located approximately 20\u00a0kilometres west of Kasabonika Lake First Nation and currently measuring 965\u00a0hectares.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e11e197421144c56f1464a89619b8fb0e\">There are 3\u00a0additional active fires in the area surrounding Kasabonika Lake First Nation.\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e8ccfdc4719b0df3d4930817e4097ef9c\"><strong>Nipigon 13\u00a0(NIP013) <\/strong>is not under control and has been remapped to 298.0\u00a0hectares<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e47c70fa2f8058b2a4cb48069ea6b3495\"><strong>Nipigon 14\u00a0(NIP014) <\/strong>is not under control at 2\u00a0hectares<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e90425b6769f893f0372bf022077a06b9\"><strong>Nipigon 15\u00a0(NIP015) <\/strong>is not under control at 0.1\u00a0hectares.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTAM in place &#8211; Kasabonika Cluster<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is currently a NOTAM in the area of wildland fire Nipigon 16\u00a0near Kasabonika Lake First Nation. This is over and above the standard airspace restrictions imposed by Section 601.15\u00a0of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) which state that the airspace around all active forest fires is restricted to forest fire suppression aircraft only, specifically airspace within 5\u00a0nautical miles, up to an altitude of 3000\u00a0feet above ground level.<br \/>\nPilots are reminded that NOTAMs concerning forest fires can be found on NavCanada\u2019s Collaborative Flight Planning Services under the \u2018Weather and NOTAM\u2019 tab, when flight planning.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Fort Frances 14<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb87fa0bbac2c98d92a78ea7ac40cbda0\"><strong>Fort Frances 14\u00a0(FOR014)<\/strong> is located approximately 35\u00a0kilometres southwest of Upsala near Byers Lake. Discovered in the late afternoon of June 30, high winds and dry conditions saw the fire quickly grow to its present size of 1,510\u00a0hectares.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ecea677b3ef185a6298678c664bf2a953\">Low fire behaviour has continued throughout the day.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea53294262c9a73c5bda1dd0a5873dd77\">FireRangers are getting established on the fire line today. Additional crews will be added over the next few days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Sioux Lookout 21\u00a0\u2013 Wunnumin Lake First Nation<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e72a216f645768ab168e236555e840082\"><strong>Sioux Lookout 21\u00a0(SLK021) <\/strong>remains 357\u00a0hectares in size and is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e3538f0787cf3f01d4e3e522ace7d2092\">Rain gauges in the SLK 021\u00a0fire area recorded 2-5\u00a0mm of rainfall throughout the day today, on top of additional rainfall in the previous 24\u00a0hours.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ecd59f0a90b3677af726fb10d5cefe17a\">Crews have established hoseline along the majority of the fire\u2019s northern perimeter.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea9b09053107481cf082aa44f8ed72cbe\">The fire is approximately 9\u00a0kilometres south of the Wunnumin Lake First Nation Airport.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e4317dc8ff71b53e29ce07e1051909dab\">6\u00a0FireRanger crews and 3\u00a0helicopters are assigned to SLK 021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTAM in effect &#8211; Sioux Lookout 21<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is currently a NOTAM in the area of wildland fire Sioux Lookout 21\u00a0fire near Wunnumin Lake First Nation. This is over and above the standard airspace restrictions imposed by Section 601.15\u00a0of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) which state that the airspace around all active forest fires is restricted to forest fire suppression aircraft only, specifically airspace within 5\u00a0nautical miles, up to an altitude of 3000\u00a0feet above ground level.<br \/>\nPilots are reminded that NOTAMs concerning forest fires can be found on NavCanada\u2019s Collaborative Flight Planning Services under the \u2018Weather and NOTAM\u2019 tab, when flight planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northeast Region Updated: July\u00a02,\u00a02026 at 7:00\u00a0p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) One new wildland fire was confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Timmins 16 is estimated at 3 hectares and is located east of highway 144 and south of highway 560, near Threecorner Lake. Aerial fire suppression teams actioned this wildland fire on Thursday afternoon. 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