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SIOUX LOOKOUT – Eight new wildfires were confirmed in the Northwest region on Monday, bringing the total number of active fires in the area to 53.
Of these, 11 are not under control, two are being held, eight are under control, and 32 are being observed. In the preivour 24 hours, three fires were declared out.
Sioux Lookout 68, a 25.0-hectare fire situated northwest of Asipoquobah Lake and southwest of Knife Lake, is not under control. This fire received support from waterbombers throughout the afternoon and evening on Monday.
Sioux Lookout 67 is a 5.0-hectare fire located approximately 12 kilometres southwest of Severn Lake and 10.5 kilometres northwest of Bearbone Lake. The fire is also not under control and received air attack support from CL-415 waterbombers during the afternoon.
Sioux Lookout 69 is the largest of the new fires at 150.0 hectares. It is located 18.4 kilometres north-northeast of Misiwawya Lake and 2.0 kilometres south of Severn Lake. Unlike the smaller but more active fires, this one is currently being observed.
Sioux Lookout 70, burning 11.6 kilometres west of the Mishwamakan River and 30.0 kilometres south of Severn Lake, is an 8.0-hectare fire that is also being monitored.
Sioux Lookout 71, an 80.0-hectare fire, is located approximately four kilometres southeast of Bearbone Lake and six kilometres northeast of Garrett Lake. It, too, is being observed at this time.
Two of the new fires are in the Nipigon fire zone, in the eastern part of the region.
Nipigon 19 is an 8.0-hectare fire located 14.4 kilometres northeast of Nibinamik First Nation, south of Muchmore Lake. It remains not under control.
Nipigon 20, a small fire measuring just 0.2 hectares in size, was located 31.0 kilometres southeast of Nipigon near Gurney Point Road. It has since been called out.
The wildland fire hazard remains moderate across the eastern half of the Northwest region, with lower hazard levels extending eastward from Lake Nipigon. However, in the far north, including areas near Bearskin Lake First Nation and through the Kenora management area, conditions remain extreme.
