{"id":85005,"date":"2026-07-18T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=85005"},"modified":"2026-07-18T17:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:30:19","slug":"northwest-forest-fire-region-mid-afternoon-fire-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/northwest-forest-fire-region-mid-afternoon-fire-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Forest Fire Region &#8211; Mid Afternoon Fire Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"timestamp\"><b>Jul 18, 2026 at 17:23<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span id=\"timestamp\">posted by Ontario Forest Fires (FB) on Jul 18, 2026 at 13:20<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17.29.37.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-85008\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17.29.37-300x295.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17.29.37-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17.29.37-600x591.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17.29.37-768x756.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17.29.37-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17.29.37.png 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As of this afternoon, there are 132 active fires in the Northwest Region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Overcast conditions across the Northwest Region yesterday, following overnight rainfall, aided in temporarily limiting fire growth and fire behaviour across all active fires.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Incident Management Teams have been mobilized to the Fort Frances and Thunder Bay Sectors to assume responsibility for managing the large-scale incidents in the Region, specifically Fort Frances 14, Fort Frances 15 and Thunder Bay 36.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">Alberta Wildfire<\/span><\/span><\/span> firefighters have arrived to assist Ontario FireRanger crews with ongoing suppression efforts on the ground. Ground crews will continue to receive suppression support from all available resources including heavy equipment, helicopters, and personnel and aircraft from Alberta and Yukon Territory.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jul 18, 2026 at 17:23 posted by Ontario Forest Fires (FB) on Jul 18, 2026 at 13:20 As of this afternoon, there are 132 active fires in the Northwest Region. Overcast conditions across the Northwest Region yesterday, following overnight rainfall, aided in temporarily limiting fire growth and fire behaviour across all active fires. 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