Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Forest Fire Update

The forest fire season is slowly winding down.


There are now 28-active fires burning in Northwestern Ontario.

A total of 470-thousand hectares of forest are affected.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has started to tear down base camps and all of the large forest fires are either being held or are under control.

60-out of Province firefighters remain to support fire fighting efforts in the Northwest.