Posts Tagged ‘outdoor fire management’
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 28 July 2015
NorthReleased July 25, 2015 Time of Report: 16:15 NEW/ACTIVE FIRES As of the early afternoon of July 25, five new fires have been confirmed in the region in the previous 24 hours. Two of these are in Chapleau, two are in Sudbury and the remaining fire is located in Timmins. Currently there are [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 06 July 2015
July 5, 2015 Time of Report: 17:05 Active Forest Fires As of July 5, there are currently nine active forest fires in the region. A majority of active forest fires are currently being observed or under control in the far north, with the exception of two new fires north of Sudbury. Sudbury 25 is [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 06 June 2015
June 6, 2015 Time of Report: 16:00 Active Fires As of June 6, there is currently one active forest fire in the region. Wawa 5 is not under control at 0.1 hectares. Fire Hazard The region is experiencing a low to extreme hazard, with the greatest hazard being observed in the far north of the [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 22 May 2015
Since May 21, no new fires have been confirmed in the region. Timmins 3 has since been declared out. The forest fire hazard currently ranges from low to high throughout the region, with many of the southern reaches of the region experiencing the greatest hazard. Approximately 126 fire staff will be [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 04 September 2013
New Fires No new fires reported on September 3. No new fires were reported by the time of this report on September 4. Fire arrivals for the next few days are expected to be low with minimal fire behaviour. Active Fires Existing fires are remotely situated in the Cochrane district and are being [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 25 August 2013
New Fires It was scattered rainfall and high relative humidity levels that kept fire active low on August 24 in the Northwest Region; only one new fire was confirmed which was a small fire in the Kenora District that has already been called out. Active storm systems roaming across [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 07 August 2013
There were no new fires reported in the Northwest Region on August 7. The fire hazard is forecast to range from low to moderate in the region. Further information is available on safe outdoor fire management at www.ontario.ca/fireprevention. Check out the active fires map [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 16 June 2013
New Fires No new fires were confirmed on June 15. Nipigon Fire 33 was confirmed on June 14 and was located in a cutover approximately 60km east of Geraldton. This fire was 0.5ha and is now out. Red Lake Fire 9 was confirmed on June 14 and is located near the community of North Spirit [Read more]