One new wildland fire is being reported Friday for a total of 14 active fires in Ontario's Northeast Fire Region.
The new fire is 0.1 hectare in size and is located about 25 km east of Marathon just south of Highway 17. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says it is not yet under control.
There rest of the fires are being held in the Cochrane fire management sector.
"The fire hazard is primarily high across the Northeast Region," said Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services in a news release. "With areas south of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and North Bay experiencing a low to moderate fire hazard."
"There is an area north of Cochrane that has an extreme fire hazard."
Below is the complete news release for July 12:
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services
Northeast Fire Region
July 12, 2024
Time of Report – 18:00
Northeast Region
There was 1 new wildland fire confirmed by early evening on Friday, July 12:
- Wawa 5 (WAW005) is a 0.1 hectare fire that is not under control. It is located half a kilometre south of highway 17, and 5 kilometres west of Rous Lake.
At the time of this update, there are 14 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. All of which are being held in the Cochrane fire management sector, except for 1 fire that’s not under control in the Wawa fire management sector.
The fire hazard is primarily high across the Northeast Region. With areas south of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and North Bay experiencing a low to moderate fire hazard. There is an area north of Cochrane that has an extreme fire hazard.
For current wildland fire danger values check our interactive map.
No Drone Zone: Be safe, stay clear of forest fires!
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