Posts Tagged ‘new forest fires’
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 30 April 2015
There were six new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the afternoon of April 30. Kenora District Fire Number 13 is under control at 3.2 hectares (ha) and is located near Rough Rock Lake. Kenora District Fire Number 14 is under control at 0.4 ha and is located in Wabaseemoong First [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 23 September 2014
There were no new forest fires reported in the Northwest Region between September 20 and 22 and there are no active fires at this time. The forest fire hazard ranges from low in the southwest and central portions of the region to moderate in sectors of the south central and most of the northern [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 14 September 2014
Forest Fire Situation Update Northwest Region There were no new forest fires confirmed by the evening of September 14 and there are no active fires in the Northwest Region. The forest fire hazard is low in most sectors of the region. View map of active fires FireSmart tips Ontario Fire Danger Map [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 12 September 2014
There were no new forest fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 11. Fort Frances District Fire Number 17 has been declared out. There are no active fires in the Northwest Region. The degree of concern for fire behaviour is low across the region. All Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 05 September 2014
There were no new forest fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 5. The degree of concern for fire behaviour is low for the region. On Friday September 5, wrap around cloud with a chance of showers will continue to linger over most of the region, except areas near the Manitoba border where [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 26 May 2014
Forest fire situation updates will be published by OntarioNewsNorth.com Mondays (the MNR also provides Thursday updates which can be accessed at ontario.ca/forestfire There were five new forest fires reported in the Northwest Region between May 23 and the evening of May 25, all caused by people. [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 22 July 2012
There were three new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by early evening on July 21. Additional resources have been requested by Ontario to help support the firefighting effort. Such request go through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It had been a [Read more]