The number of people increased to 243, primarily to Alberta and the Yukon. Pumps and hose remained steady at 290 and 317 km, respectively. About 2,600 miscellaneous items are still mobilized. The level of mobilization continued to be above normal during the mid-summer dip in fire activity. Fire activity continued well below normal during the week.
Most agencies continue reporting normal to below-normal occurrence.
Ontario still accounts for one-third of the national total, with most of the remainder distributed across eight provinces. Islands of high potential fire intensity have emerged in western Canada and western Quebec. The number of active modified-response fires remained steady during the week while satellite hot spots increased to slightly below normal. Collectively, these indicate an increase to normal levels of fire activity during the coming week. The upward trend of lightning fires signals the start of the late summer peak, but there are currently no control problems.