No new fires reported in the northeast, northwest prepares for more potential starts

There 27 active wildfires in the Northeast Region and most of the area is no longer consider at severe risk for forest fires, officials say.

There 27 active wildfires in the Northeast Region and most of the area is no longer consider at severe risk for forest fires, according to Saturday's update from Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES).

Of these active fires, six are under control and 21 are being observed, the report said. No new fires were reported in the Northeast Region Saturday.

“The most southern section of the region from North Bay to Port Severn and east to Carleton Place has a low to moderate fire hazard value,” said emergency officials.

Cochrane 7 remains the largest and most significant fire in the region – however it has been under control for the past few days. Cochrane 7, confirmed on June 2, is locates northeast of Lake Abitibi and has burned 37,742 hectares.

There 40 active wildfires in the Northwest Region with wildland fire hazard mainly low to moderate across the western half of the region, and moderate to high across the eastern half of the region, according to the AFFES update.

Of these active fires, five are not under control, four are being held, two are under control and 29 fires are being observed.

In Ontario, a fire classified as ‘being observed’ is being monitored to allow the ecological benefits of wildland fire to take place as it would in the natural environment without human intervention, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry explained in a recent tweet.