Report a fire

To report forest fires in the Northwest and Northeast fire regions north of the Mattawa and French rivers and represented by a solid colour in the map, call a 310-FIRE. To report a forest fire call 310-FIRE (3473)

To report forest fires South of the French and Mattawa Rivers and represented by diagonal lines in the map, call 911. South of the French and Mattawa rivers please call 911.

The Northwest Region is north and west of Sault Saint Marie, the east region is east of Sault Saint Marie, areas south of Owen Sound and Ottawa are outside the fire region.

Interactive fire map

Real time updates.

Our interactive map visually shows active fires, current fire danger across the province and restricted fire zones in effect.

The map now shows perimeters for some fires over 40 hectares in size. Please note that not all fires are mapped and perimeters are not updated every day (may differ from the size reported in the table).

We recommend using Google chrome as your web browser to access the map.

Ontario's fire season starts April 1.

Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind the public that during Ontario’s legislated fire season (from April 1 to October 31), Ontario’s Outdoor Burning Regulations are in effect. In order to dispose of yard waste and woody debris, we encourage you to use methods such as composting or using your local landfill. If you must burn, use caution and follow Ontario’s Outdoor Burning Regulations.

Fires are to be ignited no sooner than 2 hours before sunset and extinguished no later than 2 hours after sunrise. Always have tools/water adequate to contain the fire at the site. Know the rules for safe outdoor burning. Read the full set of Outdoor Burning Regulations.

Residents within municipal boundaries must also check with their local fire department for burning restrictions or permitting requirements prior to burning.

Forest fire updates

Northwest Region

Updated: June 9, 2025 - 22:43 p.m. CDT

New fires

One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of June 9.

  • Sioux Lookout 20 is located near Severn River Provincial Park, approximately 54 kilometres west/northwest of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation. The 188 hectare fire is not under control.

At the time of this update there are 20 active fires in the Northwest Region. A total of 6 fires are not under control, 6 fires are under control and 8 fires are being observed. One fire has been called out over the past 24 hours.

Scattered rainfall is helping to moderate the fire hazard across the Northwest, though drought conditions linger in the soil. A low fire hazard is present in the Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances and Red Lake fire management areas. The Thunder Bay features low to moderate hazard conditions and the Sioux Lookout and Nipigon sectors range from low to a high hazard.

For a closer look at fire hazard conditions in your area or a detailed Restricted Fire Zone boundary, review our Interactive Map.

Fires of note:

Red Lake 12 – Deer Lake First Nation
  • Red Lake 12 is 156,346 hectares in size and is not under control.  Since the change of weather on Sunday, growth of the fire perimeter has been minimal due to widespread rain showers, cool temperatures and reduced winds.
  • The fire remains at approximately 6.5 kilometers from the western edge of the Sandy Lake First Nation community.
  • Sandy Lake First Nation evacuation flights continue to Thunder Bay and host communities in Kapuskasing and southern Ontario.
  • FireRanger crews took advantage of the wet, cool weather to continue to work on setting up a consolidated perimeter line on the west side of the community closest to the fire. Crews made gains in the community itself installing protective sprinkler systems on buildings and infrastructure.
  • When conditions allow, helicopters have been applying aerial suppression to reduce fire behaviour using heli-buckets. Smoke from Red Lake 12 has intermittently hampered the use of aerial suppression due to reduced visibility.

NOTAM - Red Lake 12

A NOTAM is in effect in the area of wildland fire Red Lake 12.

This is over and above the standard airspace restrictions imposed by Section 601.15 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) which state that the airspace around all active forest fires is restricted to forest fire suppression aircraft only, specifically airspace within 5 nautical miles, up to an altitude of 3000 feet above ground level.

Pilots are reminded that NOTAMs concerning forest fires can be found on NavCanada’s Collaborative Flight Planning Services under the ‘Weather and NOTAM’ tab, when flight planning.

Review the map here.

Nipigon 5 – Webequie First Nation
  • Active fire behaviour on the northeast side of Nipigon 5 near Webequie continued on June 9 with the fire advancing north in a thin excursion - away from the community – for an estimated distance of 10 kilometres into areas bordering the Winisk River Provincial Park.
  • An additional three structures to the northwest of where the fire is advancing were outfitted with sprinklers systems.
  • FireRanger crews are supported by 3 helicopters with an additional aircraft assigned to the fire tomorrow.
  • The Nipigon 5 fire area received 1-3 mm of rain over June 9.

NOTAM - Nipigon 5

A NOTAM is in effect in the area of wildland fire Nipigon 5.

This is over and above the standard airspace restrictions imposed by Section 601.15 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) which state that the airspace around all active forest fires is restricted to forest fire suppression aircraft only, specifically airspace within 5 nautical miles, up to an altitude of 3000 feet above ground level.

Pilots are reminded that NOTAMs concerning forest fires can be found on NavCanada’s Collaborative Flight Planning Services under the ‘Weather and NOTAM’ tab, when flight planning.

Review the map here. 

Kenora 20 – Ingolf, Wabaseemoong
  • The Kenora 20 fire area received approximately 3 to 5mm of rainfall throughout the day, June 9.
  • Crews continued to remove sprinkler systems protecting structures in Wabaseemoong throughout the day, June 9 as the threat to the community has diminished.
  • Recent rainfalls as well as extensive fire suppression over recent weeks is keeping fire activity to a minimum.
Kenora 32
  • This fire was confirmed May 29 within Woodland Caribou Provincial Park. It is not under control at 7,716 hectares.

Restrictions in effect - Kenora District 

Kenora 14

The Kenora District Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources has advised Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services that the Implementation Order that had been in place in the area of wildland fire Kenora 14 has been revoked, effective June 9 at 8:00a.m. CST. All travel and use of roads and lakes in this area previously identified are available. All use and occupation of Crown Land previously identified is now available.

Kenora 20

Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services has been advised that as recommended by the Ministry of Natural resources’ Kenora District, an Implementation Order is now in effect for the purposes of public safety and/or effectual fire suppression, for areas near Kenora 20 Under the Emergency Area Order EAO 2025-03 declared on May 13, 2025.

  1. All travel and use of roads including 500m west of Cygnet River on the Cygnet Lake Road, Malachi Lake Road and White Road network is prohibited unless authorized by a travel permit.

  1. All use of lakes and waterways within the Area including the Winnipeg River and Cygnet River north of Swan Lake, including Eaglenest Lake, Tetu Lake, Musk Lake, Jadel Lake, White Lake, Rice Lake, North Scot Lake, South Scot Lake, Malachi Lake, Otter Lake and Duck Lake, is prohibited.   

  1. All use and occupation of Crown Land, within the red hatched area identified on the attached Implementation Order map (Schedule A), is prohibited.  

Evacuation Order of area

  1. All persons must immediately evacuate the area indicated in red on the attached map unless authorized by a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
  2. All persons are prohibited from entering the area indicated in red on the attached map unless authorized by a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources. 

Review the Implementation Order Map here.

This Order is in effect at 8:00 a.m. CDT on June 5, 2025 until such time as the order is revoked.

Requests for travel permits can be directed to Conor Lee Kam, Kenora District Office of the Ministry of Natural resources at 807-620-7883 or by email at conor.leekam2@ontario.ca.

Kenora 32

Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services has been advised that as recommended by the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Kenora District, an Implementation Order is now in effect for the purposes of public safety and/or effectual fire suppression, for areas near Kenora 32 (KEN032) under the Emergency Area Order EAO 2025-003 declared on May 13, 2025.

  1. All travel and use of roads including Werner Lake Road is prohibited unless authorized by a travel permit.
  2. All use of lakes and waterways within the Area East of the Manitoba border, North of the Winnipeg River and west of the English River and Umfreville  Lake, including Shinewater Lake, Huston Lake, Calvary Lake, Davidson Lake, Reynar Lake, Bain Lake, Burton Lake and Wilson Lake is prohibited.
  3. All use and occupation of Crown Land, within the blue and orange hatched area identified on the attached Implementation Order map (Schedule A), is prohibited.

Evacuation Order of area

  1. All persons must immediately evacuate the area indicated in blue and orange on the Implementation Order map (link below) unless authorized by a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
  2. All persons are prohibited from entering the area indicated in blue and orange on the Implementation Order map (link below) unless authorized by a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Review the Implementation Order map here.

This Order is in effect at 8:00 a.m. CDT on June 5, 2025 until such time as the order is revoked.

Requests for travel permits can be directed to Conor Lee Kam, Kenora District Office of the Ministry of Natural resources at 807-620-7883 or by email at conor.leekam2@ontario.ca.

Northeast Region

Updated: June 9, 2025 - 5:50 p.m. EDT

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today.

There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region; 1 is being held and 1 is being observed.

The fire hazard is primarily low across the Northeast Region. The following areas have a moderate fire hazard: Hearst, Kapuskasing, Pembroke, Renfrew, Deep River, Huntsville, Bracebridge, and Gravenhurst. The fire hazard is high around the area of Attawapiskat. 

For a closer look at fire hazard conditions in your area, see our Interactive Map.

Restricted fire zones

There is currently a Restricted Fire Zone in the Northwest Region:

Zones 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Due to the extreme forest fire hazard conditions and to reduce the number of human-caused fires, the Ministry of Natural Resources declared a Restricted Fire Zone for Zones 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 on May 16, and expanded the RFZ to include zones 4, 9, 10, 11, effective Friday, May 30, at 12:01 a.m. local time.

The area impacted is from the Southwest corner of the USA, Manitoba and Ontario border, North along the Manitoba border to West of the midway point of Weeskayjahk Ohtahzhoganeeng Provincial Park, East to the western boundary Wabakimi Provincial Park, heading north and along the boundary of Wabakimi Provincial Park, south along the eastern side of the Little Jackfish River system, to the north end of Lake Nipigon, following the western shore of Lake Nipigon south to the west side of the Nipigon River system heading south to Red Rock and along the northeast boundary of Black Bay continuing south along the west side of St. Ignace Island to the Canada – USA border, then west along the Canada USA border to the Southwest corner of the USA, Manitoba and Ontario border.

No open air burning, including campfires, is permitted within the boundaries of a Restricted Fire Zone. Portable gas or propane stoves may be used for cooking and warmth but must be handled with extreme caution. All burning permits are suspended. The Restricted Fire Zone is in place until further notice.

Review Restricted Fire Zone Map here

Contact information

Northeast Region

Evan Lizotte
Fire Information Officer
705-564-6146

Northwest Region

Alison Bezubiak
Fire Information Officer
807-937-7330

Red Lake 12 information

Alison Lake
Fire Information Officer
249-879-0943

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Fires: year to date

The figures below represent the year-to-date total number of forest fires inside Ontario’s fire region for the 2025 fire season, as they compare to the 2024 season and to the 10-year average.

  • 174
    fires in 2025
  • 96
    fires in 2024
  • 161
    10-year average

Fire bans in provincial parks

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You are responsible for fires you light

From April through October, people using outdoor fires must follow strict guidelines under the Forest Fires Prevention Act of Ontario to ensure their fires are properly managed.

Anyone who starts a fire outdoors must take all necessary steps to tend the fire, keep it under control, and make sure the fire is out before leaving the site. A person failing to burn safely could be fined and held responsible for the cost of putting out the fire. People living in municipalities should check with local fire officials for bylaws on outdoor fires.

Hunters

  • check the interactive fire map to find out where the active wildland fires are in Ontario.
  • be aware of FireRangers who may be working in forested areas.
  • check your surroundings for FireRanger activity before discharging your firearm to help keep everyone safe.

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