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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire Update: Now estimated at 1977 hectares. The Long Lake wildfires complex has grown to an estimated 1977 hectares. It has advanced past Godfrey Lake to the intersection of Fairns and West Dalhousie roads on one side, and to the south side of Spectacle Lakes on the other. […]
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Around 830AM, on Saturday morning, Aylesford Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in Aylesford. Automatic mutual aid was dispatched, bringing in assistance from Berwick & Kingston fire departments. Prior to the fire departments arrival, the occupants on one side of the home were unaware of the fire, while the other occupants managed […]
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⚠️ The West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire continues to burn out of control this evening. ⚠️ Now estimated at 1977 hectares ⚠️ The fire was estimated at 1,100 hectares per the last update from DNR which is continuously growing and anticipated to be much larger. 107 homes evacuated and the County of Annapolis remains […]
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Please review this attachment from the province, this is pertinent to all Nova Scotians, that are currently experiencing smoke in their communities. Your safety and education in understanding how wildfire smoke can impact you and others is extremely important ⤵️ https://novascotia.ca/alerts/docs/Wildfires-and-Air-Quality.pdf Thank you.
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⚠️ FROM NOVA SCOTIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: The Long Lake wildfire remains out of control and the wind direction has shifted, so people in other parts of Nova Scotia will smell the smoke. Please keep that in mind if you suspect a fire in your community. There is a significant haze in communities today from the […]
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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfires: The Long Lake wildfire still out of control and has grown to estimated 1101 hectares. The wind has shifted, and the fire is moving back towards West Dalhousie Road area. There are sprinklers on all homes and other protection measures in place. More evacuations are possible. Resources on […]
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Panoramic shot approximately 100 meters in the air from Waterville tonight looking over the Annapolis Valley towards Annapolis County. Smoke fills the air despite clear blue skies, from the 1000 hectare West Dalhousie / Long Island wildfire. Adrian J.
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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire: Long Lake wildfire still out of control and has grown to estimated 1,000 hectares. Two contracted helicopters are supporting 57 DNR, 5 PEI and 49 local firefighters. Four skimmers (802s) from NWT were still preparing today, not able work on fires. They will start tomorrow. We are aiming […]
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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire Update: Department of Natural Resources advising that the Long Lake wildfire still remains out of control at this hour. The size remains estimated at 807 hectares which has since doubled from yesterday. Aircraft dropping water this afternoon include 1 contracted helicopter and four 802 fixed wing skimmers from […]
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⚠️‼️ West Dalhousie Wildfire Prompts County of Annapolis to Declare State of Local Emergency ‼️⚠️ The Municipality of the County of Annapolis has declared a State of Local Emergency due to the ongoing West Dalhousie wildfires, which remain out of control. “This has become a long-standing incident, and our primary concern remains the wellbeing and […]
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