The fire hazard is “low” across the region, with only one new fire—Dryden #21—reported over the weekend.
That blaze was 0.1 hectares in size but has since been extinguished.
There currently are no active fires in the region, or the entire province.
The Ministry of Natural Resources advises that the Red Lake water system is at its highest level in more than 30 years. These record water levels could lead to shoreline property damage.
Personnel returned from British Columbia yesterday, and replacement personnel boarded the return flight, providing ongoing support from Ontario for the firefighting effort there.
Hazy conditions and rising fire hazards coupled with flood assistance in parts of the region, as well as a scheduled rotation of fire personnel to and from British Columbia marked the variety of activities involving the fire management program yesterday.
A southern Ontario hunter has been fined $2,800 for letting moose meat rot and then leaving it in the bush.
James O’Brien of Bowmanville was convicted of permitting the flesh of a moose to become unsuitable for human consumption.
A Perrault Falls Lodge owner and three of his guests have been fined a total of $3,400 for assisting underage and unlicensed hunters to hunt black bear.
Michael Briesemeister, of Greenville, Wisconsin, owner of the lodge, was fined a total of $1,500 for three instances of unlawfully hunting bear in 2007 and 2008.
By day’s end yesterday, Ontario will have over 600 fire personnel assisting with the forest fire situation in British Columbia.
Despite the low fire hazard, recent rain and cooler temperatures across the West Fire Region there is still a risk of fire.
A FireRanger crew out of Thunder Bay District responded to a fire report yesterday and discovered the smouldering remains of an old shore lunch fire on an island on Shebandowan Lake that had been there for several days.
Ontario currently has approximately 570 fire personnel assisting with the fire situation in British Columbia. Two CL-415 water bombers were dispatched to BC on Tuesday and two values protection units, packed with sprinkler kits, were transported by ground to B.C. yesterday.
Ontario dispatched two CL-415 heavy water bombers from Dryden and Kenora in the West Fire Region on August 4, bound for Kamloops, British Columbia to provide assistance for the ongoing forest fire situation in that province.
Ontario currently has about 570 fire personnel working in British Columbia.
