Three active forest fires in the northeast region

There were four new fires confirmed in the northeast region earlier this week, Ontario Forest Fires said in its daily update, with three of them still burning.

Cochrane 2 is an eight-hectare fire located approximately 5 km northwest of the Attawapiskat Airport. This fire is not under control.

Chapleau 5 is 0.4 hectares and is being held. This fire is located one kilometre east of the north end of Missisagi River Provincial Park.

Chapleau 6 is now out. It was an 0.1-hectare fire located one kilometre north of Shiners Lake.

Timmins 4 is 0.3 hectares in size and is under control. The fire is approximately one kilometre east of Kasasway Lake.

No new wildland fires were confirmed in the region Wednesday evening.

• Daily newsletter with the top local stories emailed to your inbox
• Want more local news? Check out the North Bay area page

That means there are three active wildland fires in the area. One is being held, one is under control and one is not under control.

“The fire hazard is high across most of the northeast region with pockets of extreme hazard near Sudbury, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane and across the far north along the Hudson Bay to the Manitoba border,” the update said.

For a closer look at fire hazard conditions in the area, check out the interactive forest fire map.

To report a wildland fire located north of the French and Mattawa rivers, dial 310-FIRE. To report a wildland fire located south of the French or Mattawa Rivers, dial 911.

For more information about the current wildland fire situation, click here.