Ontario Forest Fires Twitter. Two wildland fires ranging 12-15 kilometres to the north and south of North Spirit Lake First Nation are now #BeingHeld by Ontario #FireRanger crews, with support from helicopters bucketing water.
There were 14 new forest fires in the northwest region Sunday.
The Fort Frances area was the hot spot with 6 new starts, Dryden recorded 4, Sioux Lookout 2, with one each in the Red Lake and Kenora districts.
One sparked in the East Godson Lake area, about 22 kilometres south of Dryden.
There are now 140 active fires and 48 are considered not under control.
The forest fire hazard remains high to extreme for much of the region.
Fires of Note:
Red Lake 65–of concern to Poplar Hill First Nation
-Fire has been remapped to 17,598 hectares and is 6 km northwest of the community.
-The eastern edge of the fire continues to be monitored.
-Fire behavior is limited on the eastern and southern sides of the fire.
-An ignition plan has been approved for Red Lake 65 and an ignition will proceed when conditions are safe to put fire on the landscape to bring the fire to natural boundaries.
-Three FireRanger crews are assigned to protect the community and critical infrastructure.
-Utilize bucketing helicopters on the fire’s edge as required
-The Ministry of the Solicitor General has coordinated an evacuation of the community.
Red Lake 51–of concern to Deer Lake First Nation
-Fire size is sized at 51,926 hectares and is located approximately 24 kilometres west of the community.
-Fire behavior has been limited over the past several days.
-Three crews are focused on the protection of the community and critical infrastructure.
-The Ministry of the Solicitor General has coordinated an evacuation of the community.
Sioux Lookout 60 – of concern to Cat lake First Nation
-The fire is 1487 hectares and located 8 kilometres west of the community.
-The fire displayed limited activity in recent days due to weather conditions
-Community protection efforts are ongoing.
-6 crews are assigned to the fire. Crews are establishing hoselines on the fire and the fire received 5mm of rain Friday night.
-An Incident Management Team from Nova Scotia is managing the fire.
Red Lake 77 – Fire of concern to Red Lake
-Fire is not under control at 23,404 hectares.
-Red Lake 77 is approximately 28 kilometres west/northwest of Madsen and is located approximately 33 kilometres west of Red Lake.
-Fire behaviour was limited with small areas of open flame spreading on the perimeter of the fire.
-Total of 30 pieces of heavy equipment and their operators have been engaged in building approximately 40 kilometres of fire guard in strategic areas.
-Fireguard continues to be built east of the fire, heavy equipment is making good progress.
-Crews are working alongside municipal firefighters to protect the community and critical infrastructure.
Kenora 51
-Fire is not under control and is 146,519 hectares.
-Fire has been active over the past several days producing smoke at the local level.
-Crews are working to identify ignition opportunities to bring the fire to natural boundaries.
-An Incident Management Team is established on the fire
