Municipality of Temagami Statement – Current Fire Situation
July 10, 2018 @ 11:30 am  – From Mayor Lorie Hunter
Emergency Management Committee met at 10:00 am July 10, 2018

Reports on the fires near Temagami are positive. Ministry of Natural Resources and
Forestry (MNRF) officials are currently assessing the fire near Temagami and are not in a position to change existing evacuation orders. Therefore Mandatory Evacuation Orders from Temagami Shores at the South edge of the town of Temagami to Jessie Lake, including Finlayson Point Provincial Park, remain in effect. The Mandatory Evacuation Order for Marten River Provincial Park remains in effect. Evacuation standby for the Town of Temagami and surrounding area, will remain in effect until further notice.

The situation will continue to be monitored as the day progresses and officials will
continue to review and set up plans in the event the fire activity increases. For Fire Related inquiries contact: Isabelle Chenard (MNRF) at: isabelle.chenard@ontario.ca or 705-564-6156. Strathcona Road and the Temagami Fire Tower Road remain closed with no access permitted to the Fire Tower.

All Provincial Parks in the area are now closed and all interior and back country travel is restricted. Visit Ontario Parks at www.ontarioparks.com for when the restrictions will be lifted. If you were staying at Finlayson Point or Marten River Provincial Park please contact the Park directly for information on retrieving your belongings. Anyone requiring accommodation as a result of the evacuation should contact the

Municipality of Temagami office at 705-569-3421 x 210 and ask for Tammy Lepage
during business hours.

Please contact the Municipality of Temagami Office at 705-569-3421 during business
hours if you have any questions or concerns. For after-hours immediate MNRF concerns, please contact 1-888-310-3473 (FIRE).

Further updates will be provided after the next Emergency Management Committee
meeting scheduled for 7:00 pm July 10, 2018.

Municipality of Temagami Statement – Current Fire Situation – July 9, 2018 @ 2 pm
Emergency Management Committee met at 2:00 pm July 9, 2018

Reports on the Fires near Temagami are positive. Further updates on other major fires in the area will be provided as they become available. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Officials are currently assessing the fire near Temagami and are not in a position to change existing evacuation orders.

Therefore Mandatory Evacuation Orders from Temagami Shores at the South edge of the town of Temagami to Jesse Lake remains in effect. Evacuation standby for areas around or near the fire zone near the Town of Temagami will remain in effect until further notice, including the Evacuation Orders for pFinlayson Point and Marten River Provincial Parks. The situation will continue to be monitored as the day progresses.

Officials continue to review and set up plans in the event the fire activity increases and an evacuation is needed.

Highway 11 North is open and the Lake Temagami Access Road is travelable. Strathcona Road remains closed. The Temagami Fire Tower Road remains closed with no access allowed to the Fire Tower.

Hydro has been restored to Lake Temagami.

We are advising the public who are planning to use the parks in the Temagami area to check the Ontario Parks website as Provincial and Interior Parks closures are in effect.

Go to www.ontarioparks.com for more information.

Anyone requiring accommodation as a result of the evacuation should contact the Municipality of Temagami office at 705-569-3421 and ask for Tammy Lepage during regular office hours.

Please contact the Municipality of Temagami Office at 705-569-3421 if you have any questions or concerns.

Further updates will be provided after the next Emergency Management Committee meeting scheduled for 7:30 pm July 9, 2018.

Municipality of Temagami Statement – Current Fire Situation – July 9, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Emergency Management Committee met at 7:30 pm July 9, 2018

Based on reviews by Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Fire Behaviour Analysts, an Incident Management Command Team will be assuming responsibility for the firefighting efforts tomorrow, and a concern that the fire situation can change very quickly, all existing Evacuation Orders and Evacuation Alerts are to remain in place.

Current conditions around the town of Temagami seem to have stabilized for the moment, however there are a number of serious fires throughout our area. All Provincial Parks in the area are now closed and all interior and back country travel is discouraged/restricted.

Please contact Ontario Parks for more information.

If you were staying at Finlayson Point or Marten River Provincial Park please contact the Park directly for information on retrieving your belongings.

Please contact the Municipality of Temagami Office at 705-569-3421 during office hours if you have any questions or concerns. For afterhours immediate concerns only please contact Dan O’Mara 705-237-8460 or Brian Koski at 705-569-4522.

Further updates will be provided after the next Emergency Management Committee meeting scheduled for 10:00 am July 10, 2018.

Clouds with showers and thunderstorms obscured smoke from fires in and around Lake Temagami today on satellite imagery. The heaviest thunderstorms with lightning were south of Temagami, especially around North Bay.

6 pm EDT GOES East Image

From Temagami Councillor Councillor Dan O’Mara:

Sorry for delay, but I was in Town and was Acting Mayor working with the Emergency Committee being handled by Brian Koski. The Fire Situation in Town seems to be holding for the night.. Note the two information releases from the Emergency Committee below.. The fire near the Access Road seems to have let up a bit as the Access Road is Travelable.. Hwy 11 is still open but tomorrow this could change based on how the Fire close to Town reacts. The Local Fire Department along with Fire Departments from a number of neighboring Communities are patrolling areas near the Fire to try and ensure the Fire will not spread. Additional MNR Resources are arriving tomorrow and throughout the week… Martin River also seem to be have their issues. We seem to be in good hands..

Municipality of Temagami Statement – Updated Fire Situation in
Temagami at 9 pm July 8, 2018 – From Acting Mayor Dan O’Mara.
Emergency Management Committee met at 8:30 p.m.
Mandatory Evacuation Order from Temagami Shores at South end
of the town to Jesse Lake remains in effect along with evacuation
standby for areas around or near fire zone near the Town of
Temagami.

Reports from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are
that fire crews are making progress and will continue working the
fire until dark and will resume attack efforts at dawn. There are
additional crews and resources on route.

Other local fire departments have sent resources to the town and
will be coordinating efforts with the Temagami Fire Department and
the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. We have also been
contacted by a number of our neighbouring communities who have
offered their support.

The Emergency Management Committee will hold a meeting at 9
am Monday morning to update the situation.

If you have concerns please call Dan O’Mara 705-237-8460 or
Brian Koski at 705-569-4522.

NASA MODIS Aqua on 7/8/18 shows fire growth

Fire # 062 has clearly grown. Upper level winds continue out of the southwest.