The agency said the fire is behaving too aggressively to send out ground crews, and officials are looking for opportunities to bring the eastern edge of the blaze, which is the closest to Deer Lake, to natural boundaries.Ī full evacuation of Deer Lake was taking place over the weekend following a request from community leadership. Red Lake 51, which continues to burn about 24 kilometres west of Deer Lake First Nation, is more than 45,000 hectares in size, AFFES said. More than 100 fires burning in region SundayĪs of Sunday morning, there were more than 100 forest fires burning in northwestern Ontario, according to the province's interactive forest fire map.
this period of heightened fire activity." "We remain committed to provide a safe work environment for our staff and our partners and working together through. "We extend our heartfelt thanks to our wildland fire contractors who have offered support and staff to help us fight these fires across northwestern Ontario.
"Our ministry is working with the Ontario Provincial Police, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, the coroner's office and the contract service provider in their investigations," he said. The deceased, who has not been identified, was a contract firefighter who died in hospital following a medical issue that occurred on July 15, while he was helping respond to wildfires burning in the Fort Frances district, Marchand said. A forest firefighter has died in northwestern Ontario after a medical emergency that occurred last week in the Fort Frances, Ont., area, the province's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) agency said.ĪFFES fire information officer Chris Marchand said the agency and the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry are "deeply saddened" by the firefighter's death.
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