1st Wawa & Sault Ste. Marie District Wildland Fires of 2024 Season

This region's seen its first forest fires of the season.

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says "Wawa 1" and "Wawa 2" were both located east of Highway 614 and north of Eric Lake - each measuring a tenth of a hectare in size - while "Sault Ste. Marie 1" - also a tenth of a hectare in size - was located north of Red Rock Road in the community of Red Rock.

All three have since been called out.

Wildland fire season officially began April 1st.