Firefighters in Kenora have been busy this morning with a fire near Darlington Drive.
They were called earlier today to a home on Pinewood Road.
They aren’t reporting any injuries, and are still determining the cause of the blaze.
Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout are investigating a case of mischief as a picnic table was lit on fire.
Police say on Monday at around 12:14am they received a complaint about a picnic table on fire at the Baseball Diamonds near Third Avenue.
OPP say once they arrived the Sioux Lookout Fire Department was at the scene and they put the fire out.
Police say the damages are estimated to cost $365.
If you have any information about this incident you are asked to contact the Sioux Lookout OPP at 807-737-2020 or 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222 8477 (TIPS).
The City of Dryden is welcoming a new Fire Chief.
Rob Grimwood has been appointed Chief and Community Emergency Management Coordinator.
Grimwood has 23 years of experience as both a volunteer and career firefighter with the last 12 serving as Fire Chief in multiple communities including Niagara-On-The-Lake.
Mayor Greg Wilson says “his experience and proven leadership will be a great addition to the Dryden Fire Service and the community”.
Grimwood says he’s excited about the opportunity and he looks forward to working with all of the firefighters to continue the great work they do in keeping the community safe.
He officially starts his work on August 12th.
The City of Dryden has found a new Fire Chief for the Dryden Fire Service.
Mr. Rob Grimwood will be appointed to the position and will also become the Community Emergency Management Coordinator.
Grimwood has 23 years of service as a volunteer and career firefighter and has spent the last 12 years serving as Fire Chief in multiple communities.
The official appointment of Grimwood to the position will become effective on August 12th.
“We are pleased to have Rob joining our fire department as Fire Chief. His experience and proven leadership will be a great addition to the Dryden Fire Service and the community.” says Mayor Greg Wilson
Grimwood says he is “excited about the opportunity and looks forward to meeting and working with all of the firefighters to continue the great work the department does in keeping the community safe”.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry have confirmed four new forest fires yesterday afternoon.
Red Lake Fires 61 and 62 are both being observed with 61 located 33 kilometres northeast of Keewaywin at 0.1 hectares.
Red Lake 62 is 129 hectares and located in Opasquia Provincial Park.
Sioux Lookout fire 44 is 34 kilometres east of Pickle Lake and is not under control at 0.1 hectares which is the same size as Sioux Lookout fire 45 which is 35 kilometres northwest of Pickle Lake.
There are 32 active fires in the Northwest Region. Five of these fires are not under control, two fires are being held, five fires are under control and 20 fires are being observed.
The forest fire hazard in the region ranges from low to moderate in the Kenora, Dryden and Thunder Bay sectors. Hazard conditions in the Fort Frances, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout sectors are mainly high to moderate.
Four new starts as of yesterday afternoon.
That’s the latest update from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry on the fire situation in the northwest region.
Three of the new fires are in the Sioux Lookout district and are being observed by crews, while the fourth is located around 12 kilometres southeast of Ignace and is not under control.
The out of control blaze, designated Dryden 18, was last mapped at 0.2 hectares in size.
The MNRF tells us that there are currently 23 active fires in the region, including two that are not under control.
The fire hazard sits at high to extreme in the western portion of the region, and moderate to low in the eastern portion.
Thanks to the wet weather the forest fire situation seems to be calming down in Northwestern Ontario.
There was one new fire confirmed yesterday afternoon being Fort Frances Fire 13 which is about 45 kilometers southeast of Ignace.
The fire is 0.1 hectares and not under control.
Recent rainfall has helped suppression efforts for Red Lake Fire 39 which is still not under control at over 44 thousand hectares.
But Red Lake Fire 40 saw a change as the over 30 thousand hectare fire is now classified as being held.
The fire hazard is low throughout the northwest region.
