Five new wildland fires were confirmed Monday, all in the Cochrane area. Article contentThere are currently 46 active fires in the Northeast region. Northwestern Ontario is feeling the brunt of active wildland fires. Of those, 24 fires are not under control, six are being held, seven are under control and 82 are being observed. The Rinkler Lake Complex fires has 16 wildland firefighting crews from Ontario and Alberta, along with two 20-person crews of wildland fires from Mexico fighting the fires.