Here's the latest on northwestern Ontario's forest fires: Monday, Aug. 3

Eight new fires confirmed in the region by Sunday evening

There are 127 active wildfires in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest report from Ontario's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) issued Sunday night.

Of these, 30 are not under control, six are being held, five are under control, and the rest are being observed.

There were eight new fires confirmed in the region by Sunday evening:

The forest fire danger rating is mostly moderate to extreme across northwestern Ontario, with the far north seeing the most extreme hazard levels.

More than 1,800 people remain displaced

About 1,876 people from northwestern Ontario remain under evacuation due to wildfires in the region as of Friday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for the province's minister of emergency preparedness and response.

In all, "14 communities have been evacuated and six have returned home."

The ministry has held over 100 co-ordination calls with First Nation chiefs, leaders and communities, emergency management partners, municipalities and the federal government since the first Request for Assistance was received on July 14, according to Minister Jill Dunlop.

"The number of evacuees is reported into the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) by community leadership. Evacuation numbers may fluctuate as community leadership confirm the total number of evacuated community members with the ministry," wrote spokesperson Julia Facca on Wednesday.

Eabametoong First Nation started sending evacuees home from Niagara Falls on Friday.

Meanwhile, other communities, such as Gull Bay First Nation, are urging those who have not left the community to do so as quickly as possible.

"I would not ask you to leave your home or our land if it were not truly necessary. But for your own safety, and for the safety of our community and our responders, please leave now," Gull Bay's Chief Wilfred King wrote in a community notice on Wednesday.

Evacuation, implementation orders

Evacuation orders or alerts remain in effect for areas near the following fires:

Those under evacuation orders are required to leave the area, while those under evacuation alerts are urged to prepare to evacuate.

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Northwestern Ontario and a small portion of northeastern Ontario remain under a restricted fire zone, which means no open-air burning, including campfires, is allowed.

Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAMs, have also been issued for Thunder Bay 36 and Fort Frances 14.

The forest fire hazard is mostly moderate to high across the northwest, with some areas of extreme hazard in the western and northern parts of the region.

According to the province's interactive highway map, the following roads are closed due to wildfire activity:

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urge people for their safety and the safety of emergency responders to:

Canada Post red delivery service alerts

Mail delivery has been suspended in the following communities due to wildfire activity:

Two new fires were confirmed in the northeast as of Sunday evening:

There are 45 active wildfires in the northeast. Of these, two are not under control, two are being held, seven are under control and the rest are being observed.

Forest fire danger ratings range from low to high across northeastern Ontario as of Monday morning.

There are 100 contracted aircraft, including seven medium helicopters actively responding during wildfire season, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.

It can also access up to 80 additional crews through private contracts if needed.

The ministry said it is providing an additional $650 million to purchase six new waterbombers and five new helicopters.

It has also added 170 new permanent fire personnel positions, including crew lead roles, and increased compensation for staff, including firefighters and pilots.

The ministry will conduct an after-action review of its wildfire response to inform improvements in planning and response.

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There have also been four Ontario Corps partners and 17 Ontario Corps volunteers sent to help. The province said the following equipment/supplies have been provided:

Air purifiers, air scrubbers and replacement filters, in particular, were sent to five First Nations, allowing them to remain in their communities.

As part of these efforts, Feed Ontario and the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres are also shipping and distributing food to evacuees.

In addition, the Kaministiquia and Upsala fire departments were among some regional fire services to receive wildland fire skids from GlobalMedic.

Mexico, Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, the Yukon, PEI, the Canadian Forest Service and the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre have also offered province-wide assistance.

With files from Kris Ketonen and Nicky Shaw