Latest Northeast Region fire update

MNR News Release

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PROVINCIAL OVERVIEW - A total of 10 new fires were found in the province on Monday September 12. Currently there are 61 active fires in Ontario. This year to date, 1,197 fires have scorched 628, 920 hectares of forest in the province.

Smoke from fires in the western U.S. and Canada has been entering Ontario for the last several days. This smoke has hindered aerial detection and attack efforts and has also been leading to calls from the public. One area of moderately dense smoke seen across the eastern Great Lakes and into central/eastern Ontario is most likely from a very large fire that continues to burn and produce very heavy smoke in extreme north-eastern Minnesota. A satellite image from 3:00 p.m. on Monday September 12 shows this track of smoke beginning to move across Lake Superior towards central Ontario.

NEW FIRES - Five fires were reported in the Northeast Region on September 12.

Bancroft 10 - human caused - out - 0.1 hectares - south of Cat Lake

Sudbury 98 - human caused - out - 0.3 hectares - near Lammi's Road

Parry Sound 18 - human - out - 0.1 hectares - south of Port Loring

Parry Sound 19 – human - out - 0.1 hectares - west of Bummer's Roost

Wawa 33 - lightning caused - under control - 0.2 hectares - east of Millwood

No new fires were reported by the evening of September 13.

ACTIVE FIRES - There are no issues with any of the active fires.

FIRE HAZARD - The fire hazard is high throughout the Northeast Region. The hazard will continue to be high until a low pressure system moves into the region.

SAFETY MESSAGE - Will you be completing clean up of brush and woody debris this fall? Didyou know that: Under the Forest Fires Prevention Act, the only material that can be burntwithout a fire permit is grass, wood, brush or wood by-products.

Always consider chipping or composting first over burning brush or grass. If you must burn, make sure you know the rules for outdoor fires and follow safe practices. Find out what you need to know here .

If you live within a municipality, contact your local municipal office or fire department before burning.

Be FireSmart! For more information, visit ontario.ca/fireprevention and report forest fires using
the toll-free reporting number: 310-FIRE (3473).

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