East Fire Region August 9, 2010 There were two new fires reported in the East Fire Region on August 8. Sault Ste. Marie 31, near Goulais, was 0.1 hectares in size. It has since been called out. Kirkland Lake 17, a 0.1 hectare fire, has also been called out. So far on August 9, two [Read more]
West Fire Region Monday, August 09, 2010 There was one new fire confirmed today located on the Deadhorse Road in the Nipigon District just west of Marathon. This fire is small at 0.1ha and the cause is lightning. One Incident Management Team departed from Dryden today bound Kamloops, British [Read more]
West Fire Region Thursday, August 05, 2010 There was one new fire reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of August 05. Kenora District Fire Number 37 was a lightning-caused fire. Found smouldering on an island southeast of Kenora, the 0.1 hectare fire received a response from the Sioux [Read more]
West Fire Region Wednesday, August 04, 2010 There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of August 04. There are four active fires in the region, one in the Red Lake District and three in the Sioux Lookout District. No problems are anticipated with these fires. Recent [Read more]
East Fire Region Situation Update August 3, 2010 There were three fires confirmed on August 2. North Bay 86 was 0.1 hectares and has been called out. Timmins 44, a 0.1 hectare fire, has also been called out while Timmins 45 is under control at 0.4 hectares. The East Fire Region sent fire crews and [Read more]
East Fire Region July 30, 2010 Four new fires were confirmed in the East Fire Region on July 29. Algonquin Park 5 has been called out at 0.1 hectares. Algonquin Park 6, a 0.1 hectare lightning fire, has also been called out. Timmins 41, a lightning fire east of Donnegana Lake, has been called out. [Read more]
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Forest Fire Situation Update 1885-2010 Saluting Ontario’s FireRangers for 125 years of dedicated service Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources FireRangers are highly trained, experienced and dedicated personnel performing an essential service for the people of Ontario. The Aviation, Forest [Read more]
Forest fire situation update East Fire Region July 23, 2010 Five new fires were confirmed on July 22. Sudbury 128, near Lake Penage, was 0.1 hectares and has been called out. Algonquin Park 4, located in the southwestern section of the park, was 0.1 hectares and has also been called out. North Bay [Read more]
East Fire Region July 20, 2010 No new fires were reported on July 19. Two fires have been confirmed today, July 20. Sudbury 127, in the Garson area, is 0.1 hectares in size. Chapleau 30 is a lightning fire in the Montreal River area that is not under control at 4.5 hectares in size. There [Read more]
East Fire Region July 20, 2010 One new fire was reported on July 20. Sudbury 127, in the Skead Road area, was 0.1 hectares in size and has been called out. Campfires are part of enjoying the outdoors, however, each year campfires cause many wildfires. To ensure your campfire doesn’t become a [Read more]
West Fire Region Sunday, July 18, 2010 There were no new fires in the region for the third second day in a row. The forest fire hazard is low to moderate across the northwestern Ontario. On July 3rd, Kip Miller, a Fire Operations Supervisor from the Thunder Bay Fire Management Headquarters, had [Read more]
East Fire Region July 17, 2010 Five new fires were confirmed on July 16. Hearst 34 was 0.1 hectares and has been called out. North Bay 64, east of Monetville, is under control at 1.5 hectares. Sudbury 124, near Skead Road, was 0.1 hectares in size and has been called out. Sudbury 125, near Spanish [Read more]
West Fire Region One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region yesterday, Nipigon Fire 53 is being monitored at 3.0ha northwest of Ogoki. This fire was caused by lightning. The fire hazard remains low to moderate for northwestern Ontario. High winds still pose a concern along the north shore of [Read more]
East Fire Region July 10, 2010 Two new fires were confirmed on July 9. Sudbury 110 was 0.2 hectares in size and has been called out. North Bay 55, at 0.1 hectares, has also been called out. So far today, July 10, there have been three new confirmed fires. Sudbury 111, on Pine Island near [Read more]
