MNRF - Emergency Operations Centre
Provincial Situation Report
Date: June 17, 2017
New Fires – There were no new fires yesterday.
CIFFC is at Preparedness Level 1 – Ontario is at Level 1
Wildfire
New Fires Yesterday
Active Fires Today
Total Fire to Date
Total HA to Date
West
East
0
1
68
64
0
0
30
20
Total
0
1
98
84
The above numbers do not include prescribed burns
Ontario
Fires to date - Last Year
Hectares to date - Last Year
Fires to date - 10 Year Avg
Hectare to Date – 10 Year Avg
249
81,234
289
38,490
Current Situation
Ongoing Fires – There is currently one active fire in the province. Red Lake 11 is now under control at 18
hectares. No problems are anticipated with this fire.
Flood – Stream flows and water levels are within seasonal ranges for the Northeast and Northwest Regions. In
the Southern Region, several areas are still experiencing high water levels and flood conditions. These areas are
mainly located along the shores of Lake Ontario and Erie.
Lake Ontario’s lake-wide average water level is now declining from where it was at its peak near the end of May.
The rate of decline recently has been slightly less than 1 cm per day, and with higher outflows starting yesterday,
this will bring it closer to 1 cm per day. This slow decline is expected to continue in the coming days with generally
dry weather forecasted. However, water levels have also been and may continue to be more variable locally due
to changing wind patterns.
Local Messages Issued By:
MNRF Districts
None
Conservation Authorities
Cataraqui Region - Flood Warning - Lake Ontario - June 15, 2017
Central Lake Ontario - Flood Warning - Lake Ontario Shoreline - May 26, 2017 9:30 am
Credit Valley - Flood Watch - Lake Ontario - May 28, 2017 4:00 pm
Ganaraska Region - Flood Warning - Lake Ontario Shoreline - May 31, 2017
Hamilton - Watershed Conditions Statement – Flood Outlook - June 7, 2017 2:10 pm
Lower Trent - Flood Warning Update -Lake Ontario and Safety Statement for Trent River - June 16, 2017
Niagara Peninsula - Flood Watch - June 6, 2017 3:00 pm
Quinte - Flood Warning - Lake Ontario / Bay of Quinte - June 8, 2017 9:00 am
South Nation - Flood Watch - June 14, 2017
Toronto and Region - Public Safety Notice for High Water Levels on Lake Ontario - May 9, 2017
River Regulatory Agencies
International Lake Ontario / St. Lawrence River Board - Lake Ontario water levels stable, May 26, 2017
A Special Provincial Flood Watch for Lake Ontario Issued by the Surface Water Monitoring Centre of the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Wednesday May 31, 2017 at 4:00 PM remains in effect.
Low Water:
None
For current low water conditions see:
https://www.ontario.ca/page/low-water-response-program
Preparedness Planning
Fire – The fire hazard will be high to moderate today for areas south of Sudbury. The remainder of the province
will have a low fire hazard. Resources are adequate to deal with the expected fire load.
Smoke – None.
Flood – The Ministry Emergency Operations Centre will continue to monitor the flood situation across the
province and updates will be provided when required.
For current flood message see:
https://www.ontario.ca/law-and-safety/flood-forecasting-and-warning-program
Emergency Response – The following communities have declared emergencies
Community
Emergency Declared
Emergency Type
Township of Frontenac Islands
2017-05-16
Flooding
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
2017-05-11
Flooding
Prince Edward County
2017-05-09
Flooding
Municipality of Clarington
2017-05-08
Flooding
Mattagami First Nation
2017-04-28
Fuel Shortage
Town of Cochrane
2017-04-19
Host Community
Rocky Bay First Nation
2017-02-23
Health Emergency
Evacuations
None
Provincial Weather Synopsis
http://intra.affes.mnr.gov.on.ca/Bulletin_Boards/Province/PMSYNOPSIS.doc
Prediction of Fire Occurrence
Human
0-2
Lightning
0-1
Provincial Resources
Out of Province
Currently Imported:
Personnel
Equipment
Aircraft
None
Currently Exported:
Personnel
Quebec
Equipment
1 - Helitorch
Aircraft
Planned Resource Movements
ON to:
None
Personnel
Equipment
Aircraft
Returning from:
Personnel
Equipment
Aircraft
None
Incident Management Teams Type 1
Dale Horan
- On Alert continues until Wed. June 21
Doug MacMillan
Garry Harland
Chris Cuthbertson
- On Alert begins 09:00 Wed. June 21 and continues until Wed. June 28
- No Alert
- No Alert
Contract Fire Crews Type 2
0 crews on hire as of June 17, 2017.
Air Tankers/Helicopters – as per Regional Strategic Operating Plans
CL415
Twin Otters
Helicopters
West
7
0
7
East
2
3
6
Total
9
3
13
National Summary
http://www.ciffc.ca/firewire/current.php
Ministry Emergency Operations Centre (MEOC) Staffing
Function Phone Number
MEOC 705-945-5750
FAX 705-945-5785
PERC Hotline 1-866-898-7372
Provincial Duty Officer, Work 705-945-5751 Steve Smith
Provincial Logistics Officer, Work 807-476-2313
Personnel Officer, Work 705-945-5760
Emergency Response Officer, 705-945-5749
Planning Officer, Work 705-945-5759 Waylon Littleton
Response Support, Work 705-945-5795 Chelsea Osesky
Provincial Contract Specialist, Work, Not Staffed.
AFFES Application Support, Work 705-564-9133 Dan Lasanté/Randal Kuyvenhoven
Steve Smith
Provincial Duty Officer
MEOC