McGuinty Government Implements Restricted Fire Zone A Restricted Fire Zone Order has been declared for Northeasterm Ontario in an area north of the French and Mattawa rivers, east to the Quebec border, and then to the western boundary of the Northeast Region. The order is in place to reduce the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Committed To Public Safety Minister of Natural Resources, Michael Gravelle, toured the Northwest Region Forest Fighting Management Centre in Dryden today to review plans for the season. Ontario FireRangers are ready as April marks the official start of forest fire season in the [Read more]
PROVINCIAL OVERVIEW – Five new fires were reported on Friday, September 2. No control issues were experienced with these starts. In 2011 to date, 1,097 fires have burned a total of 628,977 hectares in the province. Approximately three-quarters of current active fires are located in the Far [Read more]
Northeast Region July 6, 2011 4pm NEW FIRES One fire was reported on Tuesday, July 5. Hearst 5 was reported southwest of Fushimi Lake Provincial Park and is out at 0.1 hectares. Two new fires were reported by the evening of July 6. Sudbury 29 was reported southeast of Naughton and is not under [Read more]
Province Restricts Outdoor Burning In Areas Of Northwestern Ontario The Ministry of Natural Resources has declared a Restricted Fire Zone in much of Northwestern Ontario to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, April 23, 2010, the Restricted Fire Zone is in [Read more]
