Wildfire context for Ontario Highway 502 – Fort Frances to Dryden
Highway 502 crosses a long stretch of Northwestern Ontario forest and lake country with recreation access, logging and resource roads, very few settlements, and limited services. Wildfires can affect through travel, forestry, fishing and lodge access, visibility, and emergency response well away from either endpoint.
Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather
Smoke forecasts, measured AQHI and Fire Danger ratings describe different conditions. FireRadar shows each separately so one is not mistaken for another.
Official wildfire source for Ontario
Official active and new fire markers come from Ontario AFFES/LIO data. Marker data is informational and may not represent an exact perimeter.
Emergency, closure, and travel information
FireRadar is an informational wildfire map. It does not issue evacuation instructions, park closures, road closures, travel advisories, fire bans, campground or trail status, or fire-spread predictions. Follow the applicable provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, parks, transportation, and emergency authorities for operational decisions.