Crews Contain Burnt River Blaze While Kirkfield Remains Out of Control

Crews contain Burnt River blaze while Kirkfield remains out of control

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue Services are able to keep the forest fire near Burnt River from spreading further.

Wildfire situation improves in Marmora and Lake

As of Thursday afternoon, Ontario's Forest Fire Info Map shows that a wildfire in the northern portion of Marm...

Burnt River fire contained - Lindsay Advocate

The Ministry of Natural Resources is reporting that the wildfire in Burnt River is held, meaning a boundary has been established and the fire is not likely to spread past that. “We sincerely thank all firefighters, fire rangers, flight crews, emergency responders, Public Works and support staff for your assistance over the past several days. It has been a challenging…

Burnt River Wildfire Now Classified As "Being Held" By The MNR

KAWARTHA LAKES-The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)says the Burnt River wildfire is now “being held” by fire crews. The fire began on August 9 in the area of Highway 121 and Highway 49 near Burnt River. The size of the fire remains the same at 27 hectares. The status of being held is given to a wildland fire that indicates with current committed resources, sufficient suppression action has been taken so that the fire is not likely to spread …