Of the 37 fires, 5 are not under control, 3 are being held, 1 is under control and 28 are being observed, the agency said in a release July 14
Ten new wildland fires were confirmed in the northeast Tuesday:
- Chapleau 11 (CHA011) was a 0.1 hectare fire south of the Goulais River near Glendale. This fire is out.
- North Bay 23 (NOR023) was a 0.1 hectare fire and is now out. It was located at the north end of Forest Lake near South River.
- Wawa 16 (WAW016) is a 1.5 hectare fire and is not under control. It is located near Tripoli Creek, west of Esnagi Lake.
- Timmins 21 (TIM021) is a 0.1 hectare fire and is not under control. This fire is 3 kilometres west of Elk Lake.
- Sudbury 21 (SUD021) is a 0.1 hectare fire that is not under control. This fire is located west of Bassfin Lake.
- Cochrane 38 (COC038) is a 100 hectare fire on the south side of Big Willow Creek. This fire is being observed.
- Cochrane 39 (COC039) is a 280 hectare fire and is being observed. This fire is located approximately 30 kilometres south of the Attawapiskat River.
- North Bay 24 (NOR024) is a 0.3 hectare fire and is being held. It is located between Wakimika Lake and Diamond Lake.
- Cochrane 40 (COC040) is a 400 hectare fire and is being observed. This fire is located on the west side of the Nettchi River.
- North Bay 25 (NOR025) is a 0.1 hectare fire and is not under control. It is located south of Bob Lake
Ontario Forest Fires said three wildland fires were confirmed Monday after its update was issued:
- Timmins 19 (TIM019) is 0.8 hectares in size and is being held. This fire is located east of East Shining Tree Lake.
- Timmins 20 (TIM020) was 0.1 hectares in size and is out. This fire was located south of English Lake.
- Sudbury 20 (SUD020) was 0.1 hectares in size and is out. This fire was located in the central area of Ashigami Lake near end of West Shore Road.
For up-to-date forest fire details, visit ontario.ca/forestfire.
