{"id":97909,"date":"2021-05-20T10:19:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T14:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=97909"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T14:19:23","slug":"no-human-cause-found-in-port-cunnington-brush-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/no-human-cause-found-in-port-cunnington-brush-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"No human cause found in Port Cunnington brush fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A large brush fire near Port Cunnington Road and Hermans Road in Lake of Bays may have been caused by a lightning strike.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Port Cunnington Road and Hermans Road were closed the evening of May 18 while firefighters from stations 2, 3 and 4 established a water supply to fight the blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents in the area were advised to keep their windows closed due to heavy smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firefighters were able to get the fire mostly under control that evening and returned the next morning to extinguish remaining hot spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLong day for for our firefighters,\u201d the department wrote on its Twitter feed Thursday evening after crews had spent the day ensuring all hot spots had been extinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heavy smoke remained in Port Cunnington after crews had extinguished most of a brush fire on May 18 (@HLOBfire \/ Twitter)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe did not find evidence of a human cause but are looking at a possible lightning strike in the area,\u201d fire prevention officer Mike Vadlja told Doppler<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muskoka\u2019s fire danger rating is currently set to high<\/span><\/a>. Small fires are permitted in most rural areas after 6 p.m., using extreme caution. Daytime burning is not permitted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 15, a campfire that wasn\u2019t fully extinguished started an approximately six-acre brush fire in Port Sydney. Firefighters from Stations 5 and 1 were on scene for more than four hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Port Sydney brush fire on May 15, 2021 was caused by a campfire that hadn’t been properly extinguished (@HLOBfire \/ Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Steve Hernen, the Town\u2019s director of operations and protective services, and former fire chief, took to social media recently to explain why spring burning can be dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In terms of forest fires, did you know that spring is the worst time to have camp fires? Watch the video to learn more & remember, there is no day-time burning in the Town of Huntsville. @moosefm1055<\/a> @Hville_Doppler<\/a> @yourtvmuskoka<\/a> @huntersbayradio<\/a> @MuskokaRegion<\/a> @country102onair<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/k8RCrlQ7bw<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Town of Huntsville (@townhuntsville) May 14, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\n