2009-04-02
06:59:03
The forest fire season in 2009 is starting where 2008 left off. Last year was one of the quietest ever recorded in northwestern Ontario.
April 1st is the traditional start to the forest fire season. Ministry of Natural Resources fire information officer, Debbie MacLean, says they're don't expect much activity for at least a few weeks.
"It does look we're going to head into the fire season with nice wet weather," says MacLean, "so that's obviously going to help us in the early part of the season meaning that we're not going to have an early start to the fire season with fires that come up that have to be dealt with immediately."
MacLean says they are using the slow period for training purposes and ensuring all necessary fire fighting equipment is ready when needed.
