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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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The Lake George Wildfire still estimated at 250 hectares. Attached is the fire zone area and the current evacuation area. Map via Department of Natural Resources.
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The Lake George Wildfire is still out of control and grew slightly yesterday to an estimated 250 hectares compared to its previous report of 245 hectares. There are no reports of damage to structures at this time, additional fire crews from Greenwich & Nictaux volunteer fire departments have since been called to the scene, since […]
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Hundreds of homeowners and seasonal residents have been forced from their properties and remain evacuated as the Lake George Wildfire continues to burn out of control. The fire broke out on Sunday, September 28th, just a few kilometres from the Fox Mountain Campground, off of a new fire road on the west side of Aylesford […]
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Fire crews and agencies have returned back to the Lake George Wildfire this morning. Department of Natural Resources, heavy equipment, volunteer firefighters and aircraft will continue to battle the 245 hectare wildfire that remains classified as out of control. Most of the focus yesterday was fighting fire near fire breaks, while aircraft continued to work […]
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The Lake George Wildfire continues to burn, just kilometres from Sam Field’s property in Morristown. Field and evacuee of Lake George, Nate Hayden, watched anxiously from the roof of one of the barns on the property today as water bombers continued to battle the fire from the air. Pictured is Nate on the left & […]
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The Lake George Wildfire remains at 245 hectares and out of control. Winds have settled as the sun starts to fall over the horizon. No reports of damaged structures, fire breaks continue by heavy machinery, sprinklers set up for structural protection and flowing from pumps set up at Lake George. Three contracted helicopters have arrived […]
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There has been a new precise measure for the Lake George Wildfire, now estimated at 245 hectares and still out of control. Weather conditions are more favourable today compared to previous days, with a reduction in winds but conditions can change and are still very dry and windy. Unfortunately winds are expected to shift and […]
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I’m very hesitant when sharing any satellite photos. After consulting with numerous of my contacts, many whom are reliable sources, and specialize in large scale wildfires, this is the current approximate fire area of the Lake George Wildfire. It’s important to note that this is not exact and these satellite images are based off of […]
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