There’s one forest fire of note but no real concern in our region as we head into the weekend.
MNRF forest fire information officer Shane McCool says it’s zero-point-eight hectares – a bit smaller than a football field – and is about ten kilometres northwest of Kamiskotia Lake. It’s under control.
As for the forest fire hazard …
“Obviously we’ve had some precipitation over the last day or so that really knocked down a lot of the hazard,” McCool notes. So we’re seeing right now predominantly a low to moderate hazard across the region.”
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And if you’re planning to fly your drone near any forest fire to get some aerial pics, McCool says not to.
“The area around a forest fire is a no-drone zone. So anywhere 10 km within a forest fire area is an area that’s restricted to firefighting aircraft only, and that’s for the safety of personnel as well as people on the ground.”