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⚠️ Update FROM DNR: A hot spot at the Long Lake wildfire in West Dalhousie has flared up. We have flown over the area, the fire is still under control, there is no immediate risk to the community. With high temperatures, residents should expect to see more smoke again tomorrow. ————————— The West Dalhousie / […]
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Kings County has renewed the State of Local Emergency for the next 7-days through until Monday, October 13th, or until the emergency is over, due to the ongoing wildfire in the Lake George area and in support of the evacuations. The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) has established a Reception Centre/Emergency Shelter at the Louis Millett […]
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After taking a day off yesterday the four NWT 802 skimmers and bird dog (spotter plane) lifted off and have been working the Lake George Wildfire this afternoon. Photos taken in the community of Morristown shortly before 2PM today. Adrian J.
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The Lake George Wildfire is now estimated at 288 hectares and remains out of control. The fire continues to spread as a result of dry and windy conditions. There are still no reports of damage to structures, crews continue to have sprinkler protection in place and are keeping these maintained. Volunteer firefighters are working on […]
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Update via the wildfire that broke out in Baxter’s Harbour per DNR: The small wildfire that started at Baxters Harbour on Saturday evening was brought under control yesterday morning. Estimated size is 0.1 hectare. Many thanks to the crews for this quick work and for the ongoing work to extinguish it fully. Photo via Canning […]
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Pictured is Aylesford & District Volunteer Fire Department, brush truck, responding back to the Lake George wildfire this morning, as smoke drifts across Aylesford Road in Morristown. The fire was last estimated to cover an area of 285 hectares and still remains classified as out of control. Numerous volunteer fire departments including, Aylesford, Brooklyn, Berwick, […]
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The Lake George Wildfire remains out of control and now estimated at 285 hectares in size. Short Recap: Aylesford firefighters and their substation Lake Paul responded to the wildfire on Sunday with mutual aid assistance from Berwick & Waterville Fire. The fire was called in by a plane flying over head on Sunday, September 28th. […]
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The Lake George Wildfire is now estimated at 285 hectares and still out of control. Crews worked extremely hard yesterday to limit growth despite dry, windy conditions. There have been no reports of damage to structures. Crews have added additional structural protection measures such as sprinklers and continue to do manual hydration (soaking down vegetation […]
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The Lake George wildfire is still out of control and grew slightly yesterday to an estimated at 267 hectares. No reports of damage to structures. Crews were successful in preventing larger growth despite dry windy conditions yesterday and will give it their best effort again today to protect homes and other structures. Resources today include […]
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The Lake George wildfire is still out of control and estimated at 250 hectares. No reports of damage to structures at this time. Dry windy conditions continue to be a challenge and may cause the fire to spread. Crews working hard to protect homes and other structures. Two crews from BC – totaling 40 firefighters […]
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