Forest Fire Situation Update – Northwest Region: August 25, 2017 

Fire Hazard High to Moderate
THUNDER BAY – The forest fire hazard is moderate to high across the region with some areas of extreme hazard in the north.
There were two new fires in the Northwest Region by the afternoon of August 25 and a total of five new fires in the region by the end of August 24 bringing the total number of active fires in the region to 135.
Incident management teams in the region are working on Nipigon District Fire Number 99 northeast of Nipigon as well as fire co