Forest fires

Information about the current forest fire danger, forest fire activity and fire restrictions across the province.

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, or 1-888-284-3473

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.

Forest fire updates

Out of province resources

Forest fire fighting equipment has been provided to Ontario from Quebec, New Brunswick and Alberta.

Northeast region

Regional fire situation: September 14, 2021

  • No new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast region by late afternoon.
  • There are currently five active fires in the region, they are all being observed.
  • The fire hazard is low across all areas of the Northeast Region situated north of the French and Mattawa rivers this afternoon. The fire hazard varies from low to high in areas of the region located south of these rivers.
  • For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map.

Northwest region

Regional fire situation: September 14, 2021

  • No new fires were confirmed in the northwest region by the late afternoon of Sept. 14.
  • At the time of this update there were 36 active fires in the northwest region. One fire was being held, 9 fires were under control and 26 fires were being observed.
  • The wildland fire hazard is mainly low across the northwest region with the exception of some pockets of moderate hazard in the Red Lake and Sioux Lookout sectors.
  • For up-to-date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map.

Restricted Fire Zones

None

Follow Outdoor Burning Regulations

Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind the public to use caution when performing any outdoor burning. 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, follow Ontario’s Outdoor Burning Regulations.

Fires are to be ignited no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguished no later than two 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.

Contact information

Northeast Region
Isabelle Chenard
Fire Information Officer
705-564-6156

Northwest Region
Chris Marchand
Fire Information Officer
807-323-1851

Check out our Twitter accounts for safety tips and other forest fire related information.
 @ONForestFires
 @ONFeudeforêt

For highway conditions, including road closures:
511
 511on.ca

For air quality in your area, please visit:
 Public Weather Alerts for Canada

For smoke drift conditions across North America, visit:
 Smoke drift across North America

For information about forest fire smoke and your health, consult:
 Smoke and your health

Fires: year to date

The figures below represent the year-to-date total number of forest fires inside Ontario’s fire region for the 2021 fire season, as they compare to the 2020 season and to the 10-year average.

  • 2021
    1183
    fires
  • 2020
    596
    fires
  • 10 year avg
    806
    fires

Fire bans in provincial parks

For all park fire bans see:
 Ontario parks alerts

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.

About Aviation Forest Fires and Emergency Services (AFFES)

Visit our forest, wildland and outdoor fires page for more information on AFFES and wildland fire management, including:

Updated: September 14, 2021