{"id":84903,"date":"2026-07-16T21:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=84903"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:27:00","slug":"nw-evacuation-orders-alerts-july-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/nw-evacuation-orders-alerts-july-16\/","title":{"rendered":"NW Evacuation Orders &#038; Alerts &#8211; July 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Jul 16, 2026 at 21:21<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-07.36.53.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84889\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-07.36.53-600x466.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-07.36.53-600x466.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-07.36.53-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-07.36.53-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-07.36.53.png 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Evacuation Order &#8211; Fort Frances 14<\/h4>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eeb0843f046a55e00dcfc40cc28959c1e\">All persons must immediately evacuate the area indicated on the attached map unless authorized by a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e5401f5ef51002ea7b5a7d956f19a92e4\">All persons are prohibited from entering the area indicated on the attached map unless authorized by a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>This Order is in effect as of July 17, 2026 at 7:00 \u202fa.m. Eastern Daylight Time until such time as the order is revoked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<h4>Evacuation Alert &#8211; Fort Frances 14, 15 &amp; 38<\/h4>\n<p>An evacuation alert has been issued by Dryden Fort Frances Atikokan District due to the evolving situation and increased fire behaviour of multiple wildland fires including Fort Frances 14, Fort Frances 15 and Fort Frances 38. People residing or utilizing the area near the fires are strongly encouraged to prepare to evacuate on short notice.<\/p>\n<p>This includes the following townships:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eeb5868f71f4f5823bdfd2f0622bf8f2d\">Hutchison, Ramsay Wright, Trottier, and Weaver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All areas accessed by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ec8100c76a874b927bb9c5204af60d798\">Boot Lake Road, Camp 111 Road,\u00a0Crooked Pine Lake Road,\u00a0Duck Lake Road,\u00a0Marion Lake Road,\u00a0Premier Lake Road,\u00a0Sapawe-Upsala Road,\u00a0Stanton Bay Road, and White Lily Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All areas located on the following lakes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea66e478a1b3a300f2d062e94ba50c137\">Como Lake,Crystal Lake,\u00a0Eva Lake,\u00a0Magnetic Lake,\u00a0Marion Lake,\u00a0Mercutio Lake,\u00a0Niobe Lake,\u00a0Nydia Lake,\u00a0Sapawe Lake,\u00a0Whiskeyjack Lake, and\u00a0Windigoostigwan Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<h4>Evacuation Alert &#8211; Fort Frances 39 &amp; Minnesota\u2019s \u2018Thumb Fire\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>An evacuation alert has been issued by Dryden Fort Frances Atikokan District due to the evolving situation and increased fire behaviour of wildland Fire Fort Frances 39\u00a0and Minnesota\u2019s \u2018Thumb Fire\u2019. People residing or utilizing the area near the fires, located within Ontario, are strongly encouraged to prepare to evacuate on short notice.<\/p>\n<p>This includes all areas accessed by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ef814e825f0894e0d1fe2c772db8300c3\">Lagoon Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And all areas located on the following lakes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed712c22c76359a6376a9b6cec6a8acac\">Blue Lake,\u00a0Cranberry Lake,\u00a0Lac La Croix,\u00a0Lilac Lake,\u00a0Loon Lake,\u00a0Queer Rock Lake,\u00a0Spring Lake,\u00a0Thompson Lake, and Trout Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Please plan ahead and stay connected:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e7f261281e81aea2dfbb698edf1711fe2\">Make sure you are aware of the current fire situation<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9b4e5e11e89936521fc07fd467dd33af\">Prepare an emergency bag with your essentials (medicine, passports, legal documents etc.)<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e70acd9e98844db3a766ff754eab3dc2d\">Monitor official channels for updates at ontario.ca\/fireupdates<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb0c37f1468802b966419234ba67bdb7f\">Be ready to quickly leave if instructed<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e179511d17986c3a8c5fba5ecd6ac043a\">Respect evacuation orders, road closures and public officials&#8217; direction<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed90192ff7a4fe7d289e0134d1655e908\">Give crews and aircraft ample space to work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For more information on evacuation alerts, please call <a href=\"tel:+18072233341\">807-223-3341<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jul 16, 2026 at 21:21 Evacuation Order &#8211; Fort Frances 14 All persons must immediately evacuate the area indicated on the attached map unless authorized by a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources. 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