Nova Scotia Sending Firefighters to New Brunswick

While persevering with to struggle small fires at residence, Nova Scotia is sending a crew to assist New Brunswick, the place a number of wildfires are burning uncontrolled.

“Our neighbours in New Brunswick gave us tremendous support during the large wildfires in 2023 and we want to help them in their time of need,” stated Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources. “Although we’re sending crews out almost every day to fight small fires around Nova Scotia, we are able to spare one crew for our neighbours. It’s the right thing to do.”

Twenty firefighters and a consultant from the Department are being assigned to the Irishtown hearth close to Moncton. Their deployment shall be for 2 weeks except they’re wanted again in Nova Scotia sooner.

Although Nova Scotia is dealing with excessive wildfire danger as a result of scorching, dry circumstances, the Province’s wildfire assets could be shared presently. The Department will proceed to watch circumstances and ensure enough assets are maintained within the province. The crew might return inside hours if wanted at residence.

Quick Facts:

• this would be the third Nova Scotia crew serving to with the wildfire effort in Canada this season; crews had been deployed to assist in Saskatchewan in May and July
• different specialists had been despatched to assist in Alberta and the Northwest Territories
• final yr, the Department deployed assets or hearth crews six occasions to assist with wildfires throughout Canada
• Nova Scotia is a member of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, which ensures all provinces and territories will obtain assist if wildfires develop into too massive to deal with; the affected province or territory covers the prices of the jurisdictions which can be sending assist
• requests for help from different jurisdictions are co-ordinated by way of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre

Additional Resources:

News launch: Nova Scotia Answers Second Call to Help Fight Wildfires in Saskatchewan:

News launch: Nova Scotia Sending Firefighters to Saskatchewan:

National hearth scenario report:

Natural Resources and Renewables on X:

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