Three new forest fires discovered in northeast

Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services
Northeast Fire Region
August 24, 2019
Time of Report – 17:20

Northeast Region

• There were three new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon on August 24.
  • North bay 20 is listed at 0.2 of a hectare and is located southeast of Solace Provincial Park.
  • Sudbury 38 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located near Washagami Lake.
  • Chapleau 11 is currently 0.2 of a hectare. This fire is located southeast of Rush Lake.
• At the time of this update, there are four other active wildland fires in the region.
  • Wawa 10 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare and is located south of Michipicoten Provincial Park.
  • Peterborough 3 is under control at 4.2 hectares. This fire is located southwest of Second Depot Lake and east of Wilkinson Road.
  • Sudbury 37 is under control at 2.5 hectares and is located west of Friday Lake.
  • Timmins 19 is under control at 3.3 hectares. The fire is located east of Night Hawk Lake.
• The forest fire hazard ranges from low to high across the region, with the areas of most concern situated in the central and eastern portions of the region.
• For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfires.

Help prevent forest fires

Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the site of your campfire carefully and keep your fire small. Stay nearby: never leave it unattended. Put your fire out by drowning it with water. Be sure that it is extinguished prior to leaving the site. Stir the ashes with a stick to uncover hot coals and then drown it again. You can never be too safe.

Consider alternatives to burning brush or yard waste, such as chipping or composting when possible, or saving burn piles for the fall or after the fire season. Use of outdoor fires must follow the outdoor burning rules set out in the Forest Fire Prevention Act of Ontario. Fires are to be started no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguished no later than two hours after sunrise. Fires should never be left unattended and tools and water should be close at hand to put the fire out. More details on outdoor burning regulations can be found online at Ontario.ca/forestfire

More Information

For updates on highway closures, check Ontario511 or @OPPCommunicationsNER on Twitter, and Ontario Provincial Police-Northeast Region on Facebook.

For information about the current forest fire situation: 1-888-220-7242

For updates on the fire situation, visit ontario.ca/forestfire or follow us on Twitter @ONforestfires.

To report a forest fire located north of the French and Mattawa rivers, please dial 310-FIRE. To report a forest fire south of these rivers, dial 911.