Friday, April 30, 2010

Restricted Fire Zone

Ministry of Natural Resources Fire Crews will be keeping their eyes on the sky over the next couple of days.

The region is expected to receive quite a bit of rain over the next couple of days.

Fire Information Officer, Debbie McLean says if there is enough precipitation they may be able to lift the Restricted Fire Zone.

Despite the Restricted Fire Zone, there has been a number of new wild fires in northwestern Ontario this week, including four new starts Wednesday.


Photo courtesy of Ministry of Natural Resources webpage