**MNRF Forest Fire Update**


Incident Management Teams

  • Incident Management Teams (IMTs) are in place in the region. They are managing priority fires in the following areas:
    • Parry Sound 33
    • Lady Evelyn Cluster

Parry Sound 33

  • No growth on the fire yesterday; it remains at 11,362 hectares.
  • People are able to return to their cottages and residences. A daytime travel restriction remains for Pickerel River and Key River. 
  • Local residents will continue to see smoke drift from this fire over the next 2 or 3 days as weather conditions remain hot and dry.
  • Ground crews continue to extinguish hot spots within the fire perimeter.
  • For inquiries about French River Provincial Park restrictions: 705-857-1630 ext. 224.
  • Parry Sound and Sudbury districts information, including calls related travel restrictions or to the recommendation of these evacuations and alerts.

Lady Evelyn fire cluster

  • North Bay Fire 072
    • Not grown in size
    • 27, 285 hectares
    • Being held
  • Crews continue to remove equipment from areas of the fire that are less active.
  • Infrared scanning continues to identify hotspots that crews will extinguish.
  • Helicopter bucketing is also supporting ground crews.