The recent rain is helping the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry fire crews deal with several fires burning across the northwest.
There are now twenty active blazes, eight of which as listed as not under control.
“Cloud cover and higher relative humidity values really helped keep the new fire starts down and helped fire rangers gain some ground on our active fires during this recent escalation,” says the MNRF Fire Information Officer Chris Marchand.
A fire in the Berglund area, north of Rainy River, is now listed as under control. So is a 144-hectare fire at Whalan Lake, southeast of Seine River. That fire has been burning since May 12.
Two large fires west of Vermilion Bay near Willard Lake have been slowed, but 3,300 hectares of forest have been consumed.
Both fires are listed as under control.
Another fire north of Minaki is also not under control. It has burned over 4,300 hectares.
Five four-person fire ranger crews and three helicopters have been focusing on protecting cottages in the area.
