Weekend fire update

MNR News Release

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Fire situation report July 14, 2007.

New Fires Yesterday
West Fire Region (WFR) 0
East Fire Region (EFR) 0
Total 0

Active Fires Today
WFR 0
EFR 2
Total 2


Total Fire To Date
WFR 213
EFR 260
Total 473

Total HA To Date
WFR 32,421
EFR 2,841
Total 35,262

Ontario
Fires to date - Last Year 732
Hectares to date - Last Year 31,790
Fires to date - 10 Year Avg. 619
Hectares to date - 10 Year Avg. 101,843

1. Current Situation
There were no new fires reported yesterday.

The hazard is low across the province. No control problems are anticipated with any new starts.

More precipitation across the province is expected throughout the weekend.

Ongoing Fires
No Concerns

To report a fire:

East Fire Region: 1-888-863-3473 (FIRE)
West Fire Region: 1-888-284-3473 (FIRE)

Fire information:
www.ontario.ca/forestfire

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