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Coyne Lake fire held at nearly half a hectare

Area east of Montreal River rated at extreme forest fire hazard
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NEWS RELEASE
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY
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There was one new fire discovered by late afternoon on Aug. 13.

  • Wawa 7 was discovered late this afternoon near Callahan Lake, it measures 0.1 of a hectare.

At the time of this update, there are four other active wildland fires in the region.

  • Timmins 13 is being held at 0.4 of a hectare. It is located on the eastern shore of Coyne Lake, approximately 7 kilometres south of Morin Village.
  • Timmins 14 is being held at 0.5 of a hectare and is located east of Spanish River Provincial Park.
  • Bancroft 9 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare, south of Dodge Lake.
  • Cochrane 10 measures 74 hectares and is being observed, approximately 100 kilometres southeast of Moose Factory.

The forest fire hazard ranges from low to high with a few isolated areas showing an extreme hazard west of Wenebegon Lake and east of Montreal River.

For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map.

Help prevent forest fires

Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the site of your campfire carefully and keep your fire small. Stay nearby: never leave it unattended. Put your fire out by drowning it with water. Be sure that it is extinguished prior to leaving the site. Stir the ashes with a stick to uncover hot coals and then drown it again. You can never be too safe.

Consider alternatives to burning brush or yard waste, such as chipping or composting when possible, or saving burn piles for the fall or after the fire season. Use of outdoor fires must follow the outdoor burning rules set out in the Forest Fire Prevention Act of Ontario.

Fires are to be started no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguished no later than two hours after sunrise. Fires should never be left unattended and tools and water should be close at hand to put the fire out. More details on outdoor burning regulations can be found online.

More Information

For information about the current forest fire situation: 1-888-220-7242

For updates on the fire situation, visit ontario.ca/forestfire or follow us on Twitter.

To report a forest fire located north of the French and Mattawa rivers, please dial 310-FIRE. To report a forest fire south of these rivers, dial 911.

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