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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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⚠️ 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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⚠️ 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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⚠️ West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfires: Department of Natural Resources along with volunteer firefighters remain on scene of the fire in West Dalhousie this morning. “Long Lake wildfire still out of control. New size estimate 807 hectares. Aircraft dropping water this morning include 2 contracted helicopters. Ground crews are 44 DNR, 5 fire crew […]
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Below is information on the West Dalhousie / Long Lake Wildfire in Annapolis County. This first photo was taken around 8PM this evening by Ryan Ritchie while on a plane returning from Toronto. This photo certainly shows the area on fire and the direction of the smoke which is traveling in a westerly direction this […]
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⚠️ West Dalhousie Wildfires Update Friday: Long Lake fire in West Dalhousie still out of control. Size still estimated at 406 hectares throughout the day on Friday. Same air resources as yesterday. 33 DNR and 10 local firefighters on scene. Heavy equipment continuing fire barrier work. Hoyt Lake is still estimated at 1 hectare, this […]
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With the recent water bombers scooping water from the Annapolis River in Round Hill today, this is a great reminder to fellow drone operators to be aware. Operating drones anywheres near efforts related to wildfires can result in severe impacts and ground aircraft. It is illegal to operate drones near wildfires or in areas that […]
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