(Ministry of Natural Resources Photo)The official start of the Forest Fire season is Thursday, but fire crews with the Ministry of Natural Resources have already been busy.
There have been four fires in the Rainy River district over the past week.
Fire Information Officer Debbie MacLean says conditions are right for more fires to occur.
"Because we haven't got any new green grass or growth or vegetation," says MacLean, "so its basically dry and dead vegetation. Compound that with the dry winter that we had and that the fact the we have pretty well snow-free conditions right now, we can say any source of open flame can be the potential of a wild fire."
The MNR has not imposed a burning ban of its own, but is recommending people not burn until conditions are more favourable.
