{"id":85438,"date":"2026-07-30T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=85438"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:49:32","slug":"northeast-forest-fire-update-july-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/northeast-forest-fire-update-july-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Forest Fire Update &#8211; July 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: July\u00a029, 2026\u00a0at 6:20\u00a0p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (<abbr>EDT<\/abbr>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-23.48.34.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-85440\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-23.48.34-300x244.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-23.48.34-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-23.48.34-600x488.png 600w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-23.48.34-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-23.48.34.png 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Thirteen new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9d72990b1d9aeee9f8bebfa9b3b1f3ce\"><strong>Sudbury 32 (SUD032)<\/strong> is 0.1 of a hectare and located approximately 2 kilometres southwest of Markstay, and 1 kilometre north of Nepewassi Lake Road. The fire is under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea64825c4e15518dd7334187bc9c9e8e1\"><strong>Sudbury 33 (SUD033) <\/strong>is 0.1 of a hectare and located on the south end of Island Lake, approximately 1.75 kilometres east of Wolf Lake. The fire is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb4014c77614e3cc09248808b2c664cb5\"><strong>Sudbury 34 (SUD034) <\/strong>is 5 hectares and located approximately 0.5 of a kilometre southwest of Hider Lake, and 5 kilometres east of Armstrong Lake. The fire is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e13999c28c7380a589c0225070d137911\"><strong>Sudbury 35 (SUD035)<\/strong> is 0.1 of a hectare and located approximately 1 kilometre west of Mozhabong Lake, and 6 kilometres east of Jackson Lake. The fire is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9602249ed231c8b2bae82d7e4a05c80e\"><strong>Sudbury 36 (SUD036) <\/strong>is 0.5 of a hectare and located approximately 1.4 kilometres northwest of Patsy Lake, and 1.2 kilometres southeast of Plantes Road. The fire is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e06cfb91fd609a06aec2b0a6005a33793\"><strong>Sudbury 37 (SUD037) <\/strong>is 0.1 hectares and located approximately 1.5 kilometres west of Lac aux Sables, and 3 kilometres southeast of Five Star Lake. The fire is not under control.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e5a9641c6c34c6759a59f95b36bdc59be\"><strong>Chapleau 14 (CHA014),<\/strong> <strong>Chapleau 15 (CHA015)<\/strong> and <strong>Chapleau 16 (CHA016) <\/strong>were 0.2, 0.1 and 0.1 of a hectare respectively and located along Melwel Road, next to Red Rock Lake. These fires are <strong>out<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e51fcb629e20cbd2858e3b7b5bc49c4f7\"><strong>Chapleau 17 (CHA017)<\/strong> was 0.1 of a hectare and located along Melwel Road, approximately 0.5 of a kilometre east of Basswood Lake and 0.5 of a kilometre south of Red Rock Lake. The fire is <strong>out.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e6dac849bf16a042541f6a53d0be76e9e\"><strong>Chapleau 18 (CHA018)<\/strong> was 0.1 of a hectare and located along Melwel Road, next to Red Rock Lake, approximately 0.5 of a kilometre east of Basswood Lake. The fire is <strong>out<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ebbf0dee47d4757709781a75bf8011e08\"><strong>Chapleau 19 (CHA019) <\/strong>was 0.1 of a hectare and located along Melwel Road, approximately 0.2 of a kilometre east of Basswood Lake. The fire is <strong>out<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e705008437b3653e348b58a0efc371d4e\"><strong>Cochrane 48 (COC048) <\/strong>is 25 hectares and located approximately 27 kilometres south of Fort Albany. The fire is being observed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are currently 42 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these fires: 5 are not under control, 2 are being held, 2 are under control and 33 are being observed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: July\u00a029, 2026\u00a0at 6:20\u00a0p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Thirteen new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Sudbury 32 (SUD032) is 0.1 of a hectare and located approximately 2 kilometres southwest of Markstay, and 1 kilometre north of Nepewassi Lake Road. The fire is under control. 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