The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is reporting five active fire across the northwest region.
Three are considered not under control, while crews have a handle on two other blazes.
Four new starts were reported Thursday, two in the Kenora region and one in the Fort Frances area.
A 0.5 hectare fire is also burning near Glenn Lake, about 58-kilometres southwest of Red Lake.
The forest fire hazard is high to extreme across the southwest portion of the district.
The rest of the region has a low to moderate hazard.