Week begins with 3 New Fires in East
East Fire Region
August 10, 2010
Three new fires were confirmed on August 9.
Sault Ste. Marie 32, near Sand Bay, has been called out. Cochrane 35, south of the James Bay coast and ignited by lightning, was 0.1 hectares and has been called out. Algonquin Park 11, in the southwest area of the park, has also been declared out.
Ontario now has 288 fire personnel in British Columbia in addition to 41 in Saskatchewan for a total of 329 Ontario fire personnel out of province. This includes FireRanger crews, Incident Management Teams, fire specialists and overhead staff. Ontario is also providing equipment to the western provinces such as pumps, fire hoses and sprinkler systems for values protection.
Requests for assistance for other provinces and territories are coordinated through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) in Winnipeg. Sufficient fire fighting personnel, equipment and aircraft remain in Ontario to meet current and forecast fire demands here. Ontario resources are stationed at several locations in British Columbia’s interior.
Be FireSmart, visit ontario.ca/fireprevention for more information on how to prevent forest fires.
Residents are reminded that if found responsible for a forest fire, they can be charged under the Forest Fires Prevention Act and/or be liable for the costs of suppressing the fire. This cost can easily run into the tens of thousands of dollars.
To view the current forest fire hazard in your area, click here to view the Fire Danger Map.
310-FIRE (3473) is the new, toll-free emergency forest fire reporting phone number across northern Ontario. The number will operate north of the French and Mattawa Rivers.
