THUNDER BAY – Scattered rainfall over the last few days in the northwest region has been helping to lower fire behaviour and reduce the amounts of daily new starts, but a lot more rainfall is needed over a broad area in order to have lasting effects.
There were only eight new fire starts Thursday and currently there are 144 active forest fires in the northwest region.
In the western part of the region, the recent precipitation has lowered the fire hazard to moderate while the eastern part of the region remains at a fire hazard of high to extreme
According to Jonathan Scott, fire information officer for the Ministry of Natural Resources, we have had 883 forest fires in the region so far this year, 381 more than the 10 year average of 502.
Rain Provides Some Relief For Forest Fire Fighters
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