Six new forest fires reported Wednesday in the northeast

Ontario Forest Fires reported there were six new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by early evening on Wednesday.

"At the time of this update, there are 35 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region," the organization said in its nightly news update.

"Eight are not under control, two are being held, two are under control and 23 are being observed."

Chapleau 10 is a 0.1-hectare wildland fire that is not yet under control. The fire is located about 13 kilometres west of Foleyet and 1.6 kilometres north-northwest of Wakagami Lake.

North Bay 12 is a 0.2-hectare wildland fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located on the south side of Diamond Lake, 36 kilometres northwest of Temagami.

Wawa 13 is a 0.4-hectare wildland fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located about 13 kilometres east of Negwazu Lake and 18 kilometres north of Highway 519. The fire is receiving fire aerial support.

Timmins 13 is a two-hectare wildland fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located about 11 kilometres northwest of Kamiskotia Lake and 33.5 kilometres northwest of Timmins. The fire is receiving fire aerial support.

Timmins 14 is a 0.2-hectare wildland fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located about 9.5 kilometres west of Kamiskotia Lake and 30 kilometres north-northwest of Timmins. The fire is receiving fire aerial support.

Parry Sound 7 is a 0.4-hectare wildland fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located on the shore of Georgian Bay on Chicken Liver Channel, about 6.5 kilometres northwest of Georgian Inlet.

Fire of note

A fire of note is Kirkland Lake 5, located about five kilometres north of Stull Lake, five kilometres southeast of McKee Lake, and about 80 kilometres west of Latchford.

"This fire is 889 hectares in size and is not under control at the time of this update," Ontario Forest fires said.

"Fire Ranger crews and helicopters with bucketing capabilities continue to work on this fire."

Updated fire perimeter can be consulted on the province’s interactive map.

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The fire hazard is generally high for much of the Northeast Fire Region. There are areas of moderate fire hazard from Lake Superior Provincial Park through to Kapuskasing, around Fort Albany, the eastern half of Manitoulin Island, and from Kirkland Lake south to Gravenhurst.

Areas east of North Bay and the Highway 11 corridor are under a low fire hazard. In the Far North, the area around Peawanuck is under an extreme fire hazard.