Forest Fire Situation Update – Northwest Region – August 5, 2017

New Fires Reported Daily – Moderate to High Risk
by Jamie Scrimger
THUNDER BAY – The Northwest region is getting multiple new fire starts daily. 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.
The fire