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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire Update: Still remains at 3210 hectares. The Long Lake wildfires complex is still out of control and gaining intensity today. There was some minimal growth south of Five Finger Lake, although the official size estimate remains 3210 hectares. Still no reports of damage to homes. Crews are still […]
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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Update: No changes in the size of 3210 hectares from this morning and yesterday’s update. Fire doesn’t appear to have grown since yesterday which is good news, but lots of work yet. More detailed post on my end later today, firefighters along with aircraft making some good progress. Sprinkler […]
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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire Update: Still estimated at 3210 hectares. The Long Lake wildfires complex is still estimated at 3210 hectares. It has crossed the West Dalhousie Road near Fairns Road. Crews are making good progress on dozer guards around the flanks. Still no reports of damage to homes. On the […]
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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire Update: Now estimated at 3210 hectares. The Long Lake wildfires complex is now estimated at 3210 hectares. Change in size is due to crews being able to get a more precise GPS measurement while there was less smoke this morning. Still no reports of damage to homes. On […]
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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire Update: Now estimated at 2063 hectares. The Long Lake wildfires complex grew overnight to an estimated 2063 hectares. No reports of damage to homes at this time. A few campers/trailers lost. Air resources include 4 NWT planes and 2 contracted helicopters. On the ground are 77 DNR, 22 […]
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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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