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One new fire reported in Timmins district

31 fires are burning the northeast region
SooToday Staff
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NEWS RELEASE
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY
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As of early Monday evening, there is 1 new confirmed fire in the Northeast Region today.

  • Timmins 8 is 0.8 hectares and not yet under control. The fire is located 2 km west of the Akonesi Chain of Lakes Complex and 0.8 km south of Brady Lake.

Including new fires, there are currently 31 active fires in the Northeast Region:

  • Fires currently under control include Sudbury 20 at 0.5 hectares, Sudbury 13 at 0.1 hectares, Cochrane 2 at 0.4 hectares, and Wawa 2 at 105 hectares.
  • Fires being held include Chapleau 7 at 1 hectare, Algonquin Park at 6 hectares.
  • Fires currently not yet under control include Timmins 8 at 2 hectares, Timmins 7  at 120 hectares, Pembrooke 1 at 50 hectares, Cochrane 9 at 5 hectares, Cochrane 8 at 35 hectares, Cochrane 7 at 1840 hectares, Cochrane 6  at 1239 hectares,  Cochrane 5  at 5 hectares,  Cochrane 3 at 80 hectares, Sault Ste Marie 3  at 2.8 hectares, Hearst 4 at 12 hectares, Algonquin Park 7 at 2.1 hectares, Sudbury 19  at 0.1 hectares,  Sudbury 18  at 1.5 hectares, Sudbury 17 at 335 hectares, Sudbury 16  at 15.8 hectares, Sudbury 15  at 3.4 hectares, Sudbury 14  at 0.5 hectares, Sudbury 11  at 31 hectares,  Sudbury 10  at 76 hectares, Chapleau 6 at 209 hectares, Chapleau 3  at 500 hectares, Wawa 3 at 6810 hectares.
  • Fires being observed include Cochrane 1 at 45 hectares.

Fires of note:

  • Wawa 3, which began on May 27, is not yet under control and remains at 6,810 hectares. An Incident Management Team is established and suppression is ongoing.
    • Travel and use Restrictions in the Northeast Region - MNRF Chapleau-Wawa District:
      • Under the Emergency Area Order EAO-2023-01 declared on May 31, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Chapleau-Wawa District has put in an Implementation Order for the WAW003 fire to protect public safety and to facilitate effective fire suppression.
    • The following restrictions listed below and as outlined on the Implementation Order Map, remain in effect until further notice.
    • All travel and use of the following areas is prohibited unless authorized by a Travel Permit issued by the Chapleau-Wawa District Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF):
      • 400 south of where Road 400 intersects the White River Forest Unit boundary
      • Road 300 south of the intersection of Road 300 and Road 350
      • Road 500 west of the intersection of Road 500 and Road 550
      • Road 226 west of the intersection of Road 226 and Hwy 631
      • “Mink Lake East" Road north of intersection of "Mink Lake East" Road and Hwy 631
      • "Mink Lake Boat Launch" Road north of intersection of "Mink Lake Boat Launch" Road and Hwy 631
      • Operational Road 631-02 north of intersection of Road 631-02 and Hwy 631
      • Operational Road 631-01 (aka. Tower Road) north of intersection of Road 631-01 and Hwy 631
      • Road 100 north of intersection of Road 100 and the Picnic Lake Road
      • North Reagan Road north of intersection of North Reagan Road and Road 50
    • For more information on the travel and use restrictions, see the Implementation Order Map. 
    • If you have any questions or require travel permits, please contact the Chapleau-Wawa District Office at 705-856-2396.
    • For more information only for the Wawa 3 fire, please call Maurice Lecours, Fire Information Officer, at 705-856-4735.
    • For information on lost structures, please contact the District Information Officer, Tim Mutter, at 705-864-3139.
  • Cochrane 7 at 1,840 hectares, Cochrane 6 at 1,239 hectares
    • Travel, use, and access Restrictions in the Northeast Region – MNRF Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District:
      • Under the Emergency Area Order effective 7:01 a.m. EDT on June 6, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District has put in an Implementation Order to protect public safety and to facilitate effective fire suppression. The following restrictions listed below and as outlined on the Implementation Order map are now in effect until further notice.
    • All travel and use of the following areas is prohibited unless authorized by a Travel Permit issued by the Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District MNRF:
      • Translimit Road eastwards beginning where it intersects with the Northwest Industrial Road at UTM Zone 17 E 529709 N 5434121
      • Translimit Road west of the Ontario-Quebec border at UTM Zone 17 E 608042 N 5423187
      • Northwest Industrial Road north of the Abitibi bridge at UTM Zone 17 E 523719 N 5402519
      • Under the Emergency Area Order declared at 12:01 a.m. on June 3, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District has put in an Implementation Order to protect public safety and to facilitate effective fire suppression.
    • The following restrictions listed below and as outlined on the Implementation Order map are now in effect until further notice. All travel and use of the following areas is prohibited unless authorized by a Travel Permit issued by the Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District MNRF:
      • Reaume Esker Road beginning where it intersects with Town Dump Road at UTM Zone 17 E 488675 N 5428518
      • Potter Road West of the TC Energy Plant at UTM Zone 17 E 507658 N 5413024
      • Connaught-Evelyn Road North of the Pallet Lake access point at UTM Zone 17 E 491692 N 5410633
    • If you have any questions or require travel permits, please contact the Hearst-Cochrane-Kapuskasing District office at 705-272-7178 or by email [email protected]
    • For more information only for the Cochrane District fires, please call Gabrielle Ayres , Fire Information Officer, at (705) 561-9943
    • For information on lost structures, please contact the District Information Officer, Craig Graham, at 705 465-6312

The fire hazard remains high to extreme across the Northeast Region.

For a closer look at fire hazard conditions in your area, view our interactive map. 

Restricted Fire Zone

Due to the extreme forest fire hazard, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has declared a Restricted Fire Zone effective Thursday, June 1, at 12:01 a.m. local time for the districts of Hearst/Cochrane/Kapuskasing, Chapleau/Wawa, Timmins/Kirkland Lake, Sault Ste Marie/Blind River, Sudbury, North Bay, Minden/Parry Sound/Bracebridge, Pembroke, a northern portion of the Peterborough/Bancroft District, and the southeastern portion of the Far North District.

No open air burning, including campfires, is permitted within the boundaries of a Restricted Fire Zone. Portable gas or propane stoves may be used for cooking and warmth BUT must be handled with extreme caution.

All burning permits are suspended. The Restricted Fire Zone is in place until further notice.

To learn more about what is permitted and not permitted in a Restricted Fire Zone, visit the website.

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