The fire hazard is high for Sault Ste. Marie, Elliot Lake, Espanola, Greater Sudbury, and West Nipissing
Five new wildland fires are being reported in Ontario's Northeast Fire Region as of early evening Saturday, June 15, including one west ofGoulais River Provincial Park.
One about 50 kilometres from Timmins was called out a few hours after being confirmed, leavingsix active fires in the region:
- Sault Ste. Marie 5 (SAU005) was confirmed early this evening approximately 5 kilometres west of Goulais River Provincial Park. It measures 0.3 hectares and is not yet under control at the time of this update.
- North Bay 7 (NOR007) is a 0.5 hectare fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located at the west end of Porcupine Lake between Mashkinonje and French River Provincial Parks.
- Algonquin Park 1 (APK001) is a 0.1 hectare fire that is being held. This fire is located near Provoking Lake, about 2 kilometres south of Highway 60 and 21 kilometres northwest of Whitney. One FireRanger crew is committed to this fire.
- Sudbury 13 (SUD013) is a 2.8 hectare fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located about 9 kilometres north of the community of Killarney and along the shore just west of the boundary of Killarney Provincial park. There are two FireRanger crews committed to this fire.
- Timmins 7 (TIM007) was a 0.1 hectare fire that was confirmed early in the afternoon and called out a few hours later. This fire was located in the southern part of Pharand lake, about 50 kilometres southwest of Timmins.
- Cochrane 8 (COC008) is a 35 hectare fire that is being observed. This fire is located about 57.5 kilometres northwest of Moosonee.
- Cochrane 9 (COC009) is a 6022 hectare fire that is being observed. This fire is located east of Parson Lake and 8 kilometres west of the Quebec border.
"The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast Region.Areas between Smooth Rock Falls, Temiskaming Shores, and Marathon are seeing a low fire hazard, as well as areas east of North Bay and Gravenhurst," saidsaidAviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services in a news release.
"The fire hazard is high for Sault Ste. Marie, Elliot Lake, Espanola, Greater Sudbury, and West Nipissing, with the surrounding areas seeing a moderate fire hazard. The Far North is mainly moderate with pockets of high fire hazard around Fort Albany and Peawanuck."
Below is the complete June 15 news release:
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services
Northeast Fire Region
June 15, 2024
Time of Report – 18:10
Northeast Region
There were 5 new wildland fires confirmed by early eveningon Saturday, June 15. There are currently 6activewildland fires in the Northeast Fire Region.
- Sault Ste. Marie 5 (SAU005) was confirmed early this evening approximately 5 kilometres west of Goulais River Provincial Park. It measures 0.3 hectares and is not yet under control at the time of this update.
- North Bay 7 (NOR007) is a 0.5 hectare fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located at the west end of Porcupine Lake between Mashkinonje and French River Provincial Parks.
- Algonquin Park 1 (APK001) is a 0.1 hectare fire that is being held. This fire is located near Provoking Lake, about 2 kilometres south of Highway 60 and 21 kilometres northwest of Whitney. One FireRanger crew is committed to this fire.
- Sudbury 13 (SUD013) is a 2.8 hectare fire that is not yet under control. This fire is located about 9 kilometres north of the community of Killarney and along the shore just west of the boundary of Killarney Provincial park. There are two FireRanger crews committed to this fire.
- Timmins 7 (TIM007) was a 0.1 hectare fire that was confirmed early in the afternoon and called out a few hours later. This fire was located in the southern part of Pharand lake, about 50 kilometres southwest of Timmins.
- Cochrane 8 (COC008) is a 35 hectare fire that is being observed. This fire is located about 57.5 kilometres northwest of Moosonee.
- Cochrane 9 (COC009) is a 6022 hectare fire that is being observed. This fire is located east of Parson Lake and 8 kilometres west of the Quebec border.
The fire hazard varies from low to high across the Northeast Region.Areas between Smooth Rock Falls, Temiskaming Shores, and Marathon are seeing a low fire hazard, as well as areas east of North Bay and Gravenhurst. The fire hazard is high for Sault Ste. Marie, Elliot Lake, Espanola, Greater Sudbury, and West Nipissing, with the surrounding areas seeing a moderate fire hazard. The Far North is mainly moderate with pockets of high fire hazard around Fort Albany and Peawanuck.
For the most up-to-date forest fire danger ratings, use our interactive forest fire information map: https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/ForestFireInformationMap/index.html?viewer=FFIM.FFIM
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