Small new wildfire reported in Sault fire district

Fire officials are reporting one small new wildfire in the northeastern Ontario fire region.

The fire, confirmed Wednesday, is about 30 km northwest of Elliot Lake in the Sault Ste. Marie fire district.

Sault Ste. Marie 8 (SAU008) is a 0.4 hectare fire that is not under control, according to Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services for the Northeast Fire Region.

The fire is about 1 km northwest of White Bear Lake, which is in the Algoma District.

There are currently 17 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region, mostly in the Far North. One is not under control and 16 are being observed, the AFFES said.

The fire hazard is low on the eastern side of the region from Madoc to James Bay.

The rest of the region is a mixture of moderate to high fire hazard values with a few scattered pockets of extreme values east of Wawa, the AFFES says.

For current wildland fire danger values check this interactive map.