New wildland fires confirmed, but only one still burning

Fire officials say there have been five new wildland fires confirmed in northeastern Ontario in recent days, with all but one of those fires already out.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's firefighting division says there is one active wildland fire in the Northeast Region as of Monday, and five new wildland fires since its last report on Thursday:

• Cochrane 2 (COC002) was confirmed on April 29 and its status is being observed. This 30 hectare fire is located about 160 km northwest of Moosonee and 80 km west of Fort Albany 67.
• Cochrane 1 (COC001) was confirmed on April 25 and called out on April 26. This 9.8 hectare fire was located about 14 km east of Cochrane off Highways 652 and 574.
• Hearst 2 (HEA002) was confirmed on April 26 and called out later the same day. This 0.3 hectare fire was located about 8 km east of Hearst and 2 km west of Hallebourg along Highway 11.
• Sudbury 1 (SUD001) was confirmed on April 26 and called out later the same day. This 5.2 hectare fire was located about 5 km north east of Noelville and 1.7 km west of Shanty Bay.
• Hearst 3 (HEA003) was confirmed on April 26 and was called out on April 27. This 0.7 hectare fire was located off Highway 11 about 63 km west of Hearst.
• Parry Sound 1 (PAR001) was confirmed on April 26 and was called out on April 28. This 0.1 hectare fire was located on the east side of Irvine Lake about 36 km south of Parry Sound.

The fire hazard is low in areas of the region located south of Timmins and Wawa, Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services for the Northeast Fire Region said in its Monday update.

To report a wildland fire located north of the French and Mattawa rivers, dial 310-FIRE. To report a wildland fire located south of the French or Mattawa rivers,  dial 911.

For more information about the current wildland fire situation, visit www.ontario.ca/forestfire.