Forest Fire Situation Update – Northwest Region – August 4, 2017 

by Deb MacLean
THUNDER BAY – The Northwest region is getting multiple news fire starts daily, often requiring multiple crews and air attack. Suppression activities continue with good progress being made and many of the remote fires are being monitored as they burn to natural boundaries like rivers and lakes. FireRangers are a mobile firefighting force and move between districts and regions to provide support to the areas with the most fire activity and highest fire risk.
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