Northwestern Ontario Has 140 Active Fires as Fire Rangers Make Progress on Several Major Blazes

Here's the latest on northwestern Ontario's forest fires: Tuesday, July 21

As of the province's latest update, there are 140 active wildland fires burning in northwestern Ontario. Here's what we know about how they're affecting communities across the region.

Northwestern Ontario has 140 active fires as Fire Rangers make Progress on several major blazes

WILDFIRE UPDATE – Favourable weather is helping firefighters make progress on several major Northwestern Ontario wildfires

Ontario Forest Fires – NW Midafternoon Update

Jul 21, 2026 at 00:21 As of this afternoon (July 20th, 2026 16:05), there are 142 active fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 46 remain not under control. Precipitation and thunderstorms are forecasted for the next few days. A large number of lightning strikes have been observed across the landscape. The fire hazard ...