It was a relatively quiet long weekend on the forest fire front in northwestern Ontario.
There were 10 new starts, 6 reported Monday.
The Dryden, Kenora and Fort Frances districts each recorded three, while the Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay areas had the other three.
The active fire count remains steady at 109, but the number that are considered not under control has dropped to 18.
Fires of Note
Red Lake 65 – of concern to Poplar Hill First Nation
-The fire is 19,796 hectares and located 6 kilometres west of the community.
-Crews are making good progress on east side of the spot fire.
-7 crews in total are committed.
-Fire behaviour is quiet as a result rain received on July 30 and higher relative humidity.
-Crews onsite to monitor the values protection equipment, and to look for opportunities to action any hot spots.
Red Lake 51 – of concern to Deer Lake First Nation
-The fire is 52,106 hectares and located approximately 24 kilometres west of the community.
-Priorities are focused on protection of Deer Lake.
-Crews are working hose lines along the east side of the fire.
-The Community Values Protection Team has completed work on the community and critical infrastructure and is monitoring and maintaining the equipment.
-An Incident Management Team has been assigned to oversee this fire.
-Community evacuation complete, only essential workers remain.
Sioux Lookout 60 – of concern to Cat Lake First Nation
-The fire is 1,487 hectares and located 8 kilometres west of the community.
-The fire is being held
-The fire displayed limited activity in recent days due to weather conditions.
-Community protection efforts are ongoing.
-Crews are assigned to the fire. Crews are establishing hoselines on the fire.
-An Incident Management Team is managing the fire.
Red Lake 77 – Fire of concern to Red Lake
-The fire is not under control at 30,519 ha, approximately 33 km west of Red Lake.
-Crews have been mobilized to work a portion of the northeast corner.
-Fireguard continues to be built east of the fire, heavy equipment is making good progress.
-Fire behaviour increased on the west side of RED 77 as it did not receive as much rain on Friday and showed open flame and single tree torching.
