Six new wildfires have been added to the list in the Northeast Region keeping crews busy. That brings the total of wildland fires to 26 with only four of those under control, according to the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services in its daily report Wednesday.
The fire hazard is primarily high across most of the Northeast Region with some areas showing a moderate fire hazard, such as the most southern part of the fire region. Areas of Espanola, Capreol, and Temiskaming Shores, has an extreme fire hazard.
Two of of new fires are in the Timmins area, one in Sudbury, two in Hearst and one in Cochrane.
Following is Thursday's full release:
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services
Northeast Fire Region
August 15, 2024
Time of Report – 18:05
Northeast Region
Six new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast Region by early evening on Thursday, Aug. 15:
- Hearst 11 (HEA011) is located approximately 12 km east of Little Kalsas Lake, and 12 km northeast of Roche Lake. It is a 10-hectare fire and is not under control.
- Sudbury 26 (SUD026) is located on the north side of Lovering Lake, and approximately 0.5 km west of Naraka Lake. It is 0.2 hectares and is under control.
- Timmins 11 (TIM011) is located on the west side of Chute Lake, approximately 0.6 kilometres east of highway 144 and five km northwest of Gogama. It is a 1.5-hectare fire and is not under control. There is a crew and air attack responding to this fire.
- Cochrane 32 (COC032) is located two km east of East Kabika River and 15 km west of the Quebec border. It is a 0.5-hectare fire and is not under control.
- Hearst 12 (HEA012) is located approximately three km west of Ahmabel Lake and one km northwest of Little Frasier River. The fire is five hectares and is not under control.
- Timmins 12 (TIM012) is located approximately four km east of Kasasway Lake, and 0.5 km west of Akonesi Creek. It is a 0.3-hectare fire and is not under control.
At the time of this update, there are 26 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region. Of these, four are under control, six are not under control and 19 are being observed.
Fire of note
- Kirkland Lake 5 (KLK005) is located approximately 5 km north of Stull Lake, 5 km southeast of McKee Lake, and approximately 80 km west of Latchford. This fire is 889 hectares in size and is not under control at the time of this update. Updated fire perimeter can be consulted on the province’s interactive map.
The fire hazard is primarily high across most of the Northeast Region with some areas showing a moderate fire hazard, such as the most southern part of the fire region. Areas of Espanola, Capreol, and Temiskaming Shores, has an extreme fire hazard.
For current wildland fire danger values check the interactive map.
No Drone Zone: Be safe, stay clear of forest fires
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Help fight forest fires: Stay clear of waterbombers
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