{"id":85370,"date":"2026-07-28T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=85370"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:07:25","slug":"northwest-forest-fire-update-july-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/northwest-forest-fire-update-july-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Forest Fire Update &#8211; July 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: July\u00a027,\u00a02026\u00a0at 6:50\u00a0p.m.\u202fCentral Daylight Time (<abbr>CDT<\/abbr>)<\/p>\n<p>There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of July 27.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e3a944a02c5038501bf16ceaf3a91fa8e\"><strong>Dryden 49 (DRY049)<\/strong> is located northeast of Rice Lake, approximately 1 kilometre north of Ghost Lake Road. The 0.1-hectare fire is under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e01e547893dcc8e72bf07d766c143e59b\"><strong>Kenora 25 (KEN025) <\/strong>is located near the north side of Obabikon Lake, approximately 12 kilometres west of Highway 71. The 0.1-hectare fire is under control.<\/li>\n<li>At the time of this update there are 117 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 23 are not under control, 3 are being held, 8 are under control 83 are being observed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fires of note<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Thunder Bay 36 (THU036)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e94070375a696b6aa59ccb5d8e858ed7c\">THU036 is currently measuring 313,930 hectares and is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e8a62b8f2d53e6e46c6e29a76ac5b73b3\">Ontario and Alberta crews are systematically addressing potential areas of concern using pumps and hose to extinguish any sources of heat.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e29082d64dac29429233248f0eea698fd\">Helicopter bucketing operations are supporting ground crews by delivering water to priority areas, helping to cool hot spots and reduce the potential for fire activity.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e2ee7f02ea091ca42ff5bb808234557fd\">Heavy equipment operators are constructing fire guards to create gaps in forest fuels, helping to limit fire spread and support containment efforts.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e3cf865be97d057139916c8e53507ac51\">Values protection efforts are ongoing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Atikokan Cluster &#8211; Fort Frances 14 (FOR014), Fort Frances 15 (FOR015), Fort Frances 38 (FOR038)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e27648f353f3209fe96b5ba92be7ebc46\">FOR014 is currently measuring 51,806 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"edba306a13dbce5626d6290e8abf9278e\">FOR015 is currently measuring 42,279 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e0c79ea1335346548b097c107d8d8ec53\">Overnight rainfall and high relative humidity have contributed to low fire behaviour today.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"edad6e0336fdf8c1ad1afdafe10b3f8d9\">British Columbia-based Q-400 tanker aircraft has added retardant barriers along high-ground areas across the northern perimeter of FOR014.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e295d913403d886a409c50d09d8c3780b\">FireRanger crews assigned to a specialized wildland fire engine are establishing hose lines near road accessible areas of FOR014.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"edb3fbc26e48c7f176be3b8d47ab1d62f\">Ontario and Alberta crews are patrolling the fires for activity, establishing hose lines and utilizing helicopter buckets to extinguish hotspots.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e58f3a99c210a50c9623b71c50fc28bfe\">Infrared scanning flights are providing targets for firefighting crews and bucketing helicopters to find and extinguish.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e91565563f8e0d04b5020868f6e3894ed\">FOR038, north of Crystal Lake, is under control at 44.2 hectares in size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sioux Lookout 72 \u2013 Cat Lake First Nation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e571462e83c8b328aa8a7677a00683abc\">The fire is currently measuring 23,597 hectares and is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e817fb47fecdbd99f1d6f3b325c8d0753\">Fire Ranger crews are making good progress on suppression efforts supported by bucketing helicopters targeting hotspots.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e72fec6f0755def738eae1a490faacb78\">Hydro One has replaced burnt poles along the Cat Lake hydro line and power has been restored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Brightsand Cluster &#8211; Dryden 34 (DRY034), Dryden 35 (DRY035), Thunder Bay 54 (THU054), and Thunder Bay 56 (THU056)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb3838f946746b67d89cc5dcc859b922b\">Ontario FireRangers and Alberta crews are assigned to suppression and values protection efforts.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e1afb9623e9a5012813da38567726e5be\">DRY034 is currently measuring 44,954 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e33b71ae6f65444932bafe4ea485f51a0\">DRY035 is currently measuring 22,461 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ef68cf3e1e0be0d505e40b247f1b0d9ab\">Crews are working to establish hose lines alongside heavy equipment operators constructing fire guards along portions of DRY035.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e83c24e15752788c4c973441d0ce0ee94\">THU054 is currently measuring 7,389 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"edd038d0ea37961774ba5b1c1a6126721\">THU056 is currently measuring 7,947 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e8ee0c01fcea81d744e4dff6dc397cf44\">Firefighting crews and bucketing helicopters are targeting hotspots while heavy equipment operators construct fire guards along portions of THU056.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dryden 36 \u2013 Upper and Lower Moosehide Lakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ee43b0fe07f0d3c526c8d1b3a86cc640e\">The fire is currently measuring 1,784 hectares and is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ec7c8cc34c4cd5e57fc432bad54636c66\">Ontario FireRangers are working alongside Type-2 and Alberta crews, bucketing helicopters and heavy equipment operators in suppression operations.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e7421a425da0b5c470129bc4c73a89680\">Minimal growth has been observed in several days under favourable weather conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Highway 599 Cluster \u2013 Sioux Lookout 84 (SLK084), Sioux Lookout 86 (SLK086), Sioux Lookout 89 (SLK089)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9808ea1693e80c770051e40077246866\">An Alberta Wildfire Incident Management Team has assumed command of the cluster of fires.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e4243fbfdf3a5d644188667e23863ec5a\">SLK084 is currently measuring 4,796.6 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ec1f3ce1758bf9123e59f364cf8e3fcae\">SLK086 is currently measuring 5,644 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ede81d527ef6831ca2092ee4f2ad7f704\">SLK089 is currently measuring 7,190.1 hectares and remains not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e306bd20509beb88f42e5e5195ad31e07\">There has been no fire recent growth observed on cluster of fires and minimal behaviour.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e3d3ad30029409f973050997f25d8e109\">Ontario and Alberta crews continue to patrol for hotspots, using handtools, pumps and hose to extinguish remaining sources of heat.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e906a269c732252617f0c6d5bb42db35b\">Overnight infrared scanning is planned to detect remaining heat and deep burning areas that may not be visible from the ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: July\u00a027,\u00a02026\u00a0at 6:50\u00a0p.m.\u202fCentral Daylight Time (CDT) There were 2 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of July 27. Dryden 49 (DRY049) is located northeast of Rice Lake, approximately 1 kilometre north of Ghost Lake Road. The 0.1-hectare fire is under control. Kenora 25 (KEN025) is located near the north side &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3408],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ner-forest-fire-updates"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-04 09:58:25","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85370"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85372,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85370\/revisions\/85372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}