Seven new forest fires confirmed in northeast region

The forest fire season in northeastern Ontario shows no sign of slowing down, with seven new fires reported Monday evening, bringing the region’s total to 39 active fires. (File)

The forest fire season in northeastern Ontario shows no sign of slowing down, with seven new fires reported Monday evening, bringing the region’s total to 39 active fires.

In addition, Ontario Forest Fires said in its daily update that smoke from across the border is having an impact.

“Smoke from active wildland fires in northern Québec is drifting into parts of the northeast region,” the organization said.

“Residents may notice smoke and haze.”

Smoke drift map

To see the pattern of forest fire smoke drifting across North America, click on the smoke drift map.

As for the new forest fires reported late Monday, they include:

Wawa 9 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located 0.4 of a kilometre east of Upper Taradale Lake, and 2.2 kilometres northeast of Stillwell Lake. The fire is under control.

Wawa 10 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located 0.5 of a kilometre south of Highway 17, and 0.6 of a kilometre north of Mud Lake. The fire is not under control.

North Bay 17 is 0.1 of a hectare and located on an island on Tee Lake. The fire is under control.

North Bay 18 is 0.1 of a hectare and located two kilometres west of Dorothy Lake, and 3.4 kilometres east of Pinetorch Lake. The fire is not under control.

North Bay 19 is 0.1 of a hectare and located 2.2 kilometres northeast of Einar Lake, and 3.3 kilometres southwest of Horseshoe Lake. The fire is not under control.

North Bay 20 is 0.1 of a hectare and located 0.75 of a kilometre east of Little Bull Lake and 0.6 of a kilometre south of Seagram Lake. The fire is not under control.

North Bay 21 is 0.1 of a hectare and located 1.5 kilometres northeast of Sand Lake and 1.6 kilometres northwest of Third Lake. The fire is not under control.

Of the 39 active wildland fires in the northeast region, six are not under control, two are being held, eight are under control and 23 are being observed.

To access the current forest fire danger rating in your area and an accessible version of this map, click on the interactive fire map.

The interactive fire map provides the forest fire danger rating as calculated by over 130 weather stations across Ontario’s Fire Region. The map changes throughout the day to reflect up-to-date weather information.