Ontario Emergency Information and Situation Report

Active Emergencies and Declarations in Ontario

Current as of May 31, 2025

Public Safety Canada - Government Operations Centre

The Government Operations Centre (GOC) supports preparedness for and leads the coordination of the integrated federal response to all-hazard events of national interest.

GOC Response Level:

As of May 29, 2025, the GOC is activated at Level 3 (Coordination of Federal Response) for wildfires. The GOC is also activated at Level 1 (Enhanced Reporting) for flooding.

Province of Ontario - Emergency Management Ontario

The three provincial response levels are routine monitoring, enhanced monitoring, and activation. The provincial response level adopted will depend upon the severity of the emergency and the appropriate type and level of staffing required to monitor and/or respond.

Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC) Response Level:

Active Provincial declarations of emergency: None

Active Municipal declarations of emergency: None

Active First Nation communities declarations of emergency:

May 31, 2025 - Deer Lake First Nation and Webequie First Nation each declared a state of emergency, as forest fires continue to pose a danger to communities.

May 8, 2025 - Pikangikum First Nation in northern Ontario has declared a state of emergency due to the critical condition of its water and wastewater systems.

Current Outlook

Ontario Flood Map - Flood Forecasting and Warning Program

See locally issued flood messages

Forest Fire Updates

For forest fire updates and information about current forest fire danger, forest fire activity and fire restrictions across Ontario, click here for details. Ontario's Interactive Fire Map provides the forest fire danger rating as calculated by over 130 weather stations across Ontario's Fire Region. Please note that the map changes throughout the day to reflect up to date weather information.

Fires of Note:

Red Lake 12 – Deer Lake First Nation
Nipigon 5 – Webequie First Nation
Kenora 20 – Ingolf, Wabaseemoong
Kenora 14 (KEN 014)
Fort Frances 4 (FOR 004)
Sioux Lookout 3 (SLK 003)
Northeast Region

There were no new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region today.

There are 2 active wildland fires in the Northeast Region:

Cochrane 3 (COC003)

The fire hazard is low to moderate across most of northern half of the Northeast Region. Areas south of West Nipissing and French River are under a low fire hazard.

For a closer look at fire hazard conditions in your area, see Ontario’s interactive Fire Map.

Public Health Advisories

Ongoing measles transmission in Ontario is impacting multiple areas of the province. Public Health Ontario Measles Exposure in Ontario

Information Resources by Hazard:

Wildfires

Forest Fires Info Map – Ministry of Natural Resources

Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS)

Flooding

Current Flood Information – Ontario Flood Map – MNRF

Weather Alerts

Environment Canada weather alerts - Ontario

Weather alerts 24/7 from Environment and Climate Change Canada