Thursday, July 12, 2012

Firefighters On High Alert

The forest fire hazard remains high to extreme in Northwestern Ontario.


New fires have been popping up daily, with about a dozen listed as being still active.

Ministry of Natural Resources Spokesperson Heather Pridham says right now crews have been able to cope but notes they are on high alert.

Most of the new starts have been lightning-caused.

One new fire was reported yesterday.

Most of the fires are small.

The largest fire is north of Sandy Lake First Nation and is currently 80-hectares in size.