{"id":188525,"date":"2025-03-30T16:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T20:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=188525"},"modified":"2025-03-30T16:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T20:28:54","slug":"fire-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/fire-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario says it&#8217;s ready to respond to wildland fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario is ready to respond to this year\u2019s wildland fire season, which runs from April 1 until October 31. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year the government has filled nearly 100 additional permanent positions to support the 2025 fire season and help ensure people and resources are in place to protect communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are ready to protect people, communities and properties across Ontario from wildland fires,\u201d said Mike Harris, Minister of Natural Resources. \u201cWhen wildland fires hit, our brave and dedicated FireRangers, pilots and support staff are prepared to battle these fires and protect Ontarians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the province partnered with the federal government to invest a total of $64 million in the wildland fire program. This investment has allowed Ontario to enhance its firefighting capacity for the 2025 fire season and includes funding for forest fire suppression equipment and technology, such as fuel systems, trucks and emergency management software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 50 per cent of all wildland fires are caused by humans. There are actions the public can take to reduce the risks of forest fires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before starting an outdoor fire, check the interactive map at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/forest-fires\">ontario.ca\/forestfires<\/a>&nbsp;and ensure you are aware of the fire hazard and restrictions in place in your area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow Ontario\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/outdoor-fire-rules-and-permits\">outdoor burning regulations<\/a>, including igniting fires no sooner than two hours before sunset and extinguishing them no later than two hours after sunrise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure campfires do not get too big and are fully extinguished at the end of the evening or prior to leaving the site. Have tools and water on hand to control outdoor fires.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To learn more about how to prepare your community or property to reduce the risk or impact of a wildland fire please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/how-prevent-forest-fires\">how to prevent forest fires<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/firesmart\">ontario.ca\/firesmart<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario is recognized as an international leader in wildland fire management and proudly participates in agreements with its provincial, territorial, federal and international partners that allow for the sharing of personnel, equipment and aircraft between agencies during periods of escalated wildland fire activity.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario is ready to respond to this year\u2019s wildland fire season, which runs from April 1 until October 31. 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