Officials say that the two active fires in Kawartha Lakes have now been contained. The Burnt River area fire and the Kirkfield area fire have been contained, now classified as being held, and are unlikely to spread under the current or forecasted weather conditions, the Ministry of Natural Resources said in the city's daily fire update.

The Haliburton 19 fire and the Kirkfield-area blaze were both upgraded to “being held” Thursday night after burning out of control this week.

Efforts by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue Service are keeping fires near Burnt River and Kirkfield from growing.