Forest Fire Situation Update – Northwest Region: August 21, 2017

 
FireRangers continue to douse hotspots on Nipigon Fire Number 099.
14 New Fires Confirmed
By Deb McLean
THUNDER BAY – FIRE UPDATE – There were three new fires confirmed by the afternoon of August 21 in the Northwest Region and 14 new fires confirmed by day’s end on August 20. There were 151 active fires in the region in various states of suppression on the afternoon of August 21.
Ontario provided aerial suppression support to the province of Manitoba on August 20 on a fi