Forest Fire Situation Update – Northwest Region – September 13 2017

FireRangers continue to douse hotspots on Nipigon Fire Number 099.
by Deb MacLean
THUNDER BAY – There were five new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the afternoon of September 13 and four new fires confirmed on September 12 which required aggressive ground and air attack. They are both human and lightning-caused fires.
The new fires are in the districts of Dryden, Kenora, Nipigon, Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay.
Smoky conditions have been reported in the western sectors of th