Forest Fire Situation Update Northwest Region May 17, 2018

Regional Fire Situation – May 17, 2018 – Time of Report 16:47
THUNDER BAY – Four new fires emerged amidst an escalating fire hazard in the Fort Frances and Kenora Districts of the Northwest Region by the afternoon of May 17.
Fort Frances Fire 6, located between Hwy. 11 and Nickleby Lake just north of Quetico Provincial Park, has been declared out. Fort Frances Fire 7 is located west of Hwy. 502 off Mcdonald’s Inlet at Rainy Lake. At 0.4 hectares it is listed as not u