As quiet as the forest fire season in our region has been this year, there are a few new, albeit minor fires to report, headed into the weekend.
There is a very small one east of Cochrane, only half a hectare in size, that the MNRF deems “being held”; and a 2.5 ha blaze in the same general vicinity that’s not under control.
Fire information officer Evan Lizotte tells Vista Radio News there’s also a new one near Hearst that’s being held at five hectares.
Lizotte notes that the weekend weather forecast is for light wind and potentially some rain.
“Wind is always a big factor but luckily, it doesn’t seem to be an extreme wind,” he states. “The rain – we’ll take any rain that we can get. It just depends where the rain falls, if it happens to be over the fires or not.”
The fire danger rating is high in these parts, with small pockets where it’s extreme.
