Public Advisory: Replace on Wildfires

For the hottest info on the wildfires, go to www.gov.nl.ca/alerts and observe the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on Facebook and on X.

Regional State of Emergency
A regional state of emergency stays in place for a portion of the Bay de Verde Peninsula, from Bristol’s Hope to Whiteway (the communities within the entirety of the Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde electoral district).

Current Evacuation Orders

• Town of Small Point–Adam’s Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove
• Town of Salmon Cove
• Unincorporated space of Western Bay
• Unincorporated space of Kingston
• Unincorporated space of Perry’s Cove
• Unincorporated space of Ochre Pit Cove
• Unincorporated space of Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay

Current Evacuation Alerts

• Local Service District of Freshwater
• Unincorporated space of Job’s Cove
• Town of Victoria

Revised Evacuation Advisory

• Access to cabin areas in Rushy Pond Road, Martin Lake Road, and Miguels Lake Road will stay closed and stay below an evacuation advisory. All different cabin entry areas off the Bay d’Espoir Highway (Route 360) can be open efficient 8:00 a.m, Monday, August 18.

Wildfire Information

Kingston
Crews on the Kingston wildfire report an excellent day with progress made by way of aerial and floor suppression efforts. There has been no important progress.

Light winds created smoky circumstances; nevertheless, water bombers have been nonetheless in a position to motion the western fringe of the wildfire. Light-capacity helicopters and Ontario floor crews labored the southern space, together with a flare up on Pickle Ridge. Towards the northern fringe of the wildfire, 4 heavy-capacity helicopters labored the fireplace’s edge (one S61, one Super Puma, two Black Hawks). Ground crews and native fireplace departments have been additionally within the space working in and round constructions.

The Canadian Armed Forces accomplished further sizzling spot scanning and can stick with it with this work tomorrow.

Though the Kingston wildfire continues to be lively, crews are feeling constructive about work accomplished at this time. Tomorrow, the Incident Management Team will repeat at this time’s suppression efforts with air and floor crews actioned to precedence areas.

Paddy’s Pond
Fuel break development and floor suppression has helped to include the Paddy’s Pond wildfire with boundaries persevering with to carry.

Today, floor crews, the St. John’s Regional Fire Department, the Canadian Armed Forces and 20 firefighters from British Columbia accomplished sizzling spot monitoring and their work will proceed tomorrow.

Martin Lake
The Martin Lake wildfire stays lively with the dimensions nonetheless roughly 1770 hectares. Weather circumstances within the space at this time allowed 4 water bombers, a chook bathroom, and bucketing helicopters to proceed suppression.

Ground crews continued their work on construction safety in cabin areas and suppression alongside the southwest boundary.

Re-opening of the Bay d’Espoir Highway (Route 360)
Effective tomorrow, Monday, August 18, the Provincial Government will re-open the Bay d’Espoir Highway (Route 360), which had beforehand closed with restricted entry because of the wildfire close to Martin Lake.

Traffic will resume regular circulate beginning at 8:00 a.m. within the space between the Sunday Pond Resource Road to the Cat Brook turnaround space.

Temporary Restriction on all Off-Road Vehicles on Forested Land Extended
Following a evaluate of present wildfire circumstances, the restriction on all off-road automobiles on forested land has been prolonged. It will stay in impact till 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2025, when it will likely be reviewed based mostly on the forecasted wildfire index and fireplace behaviours.

This momentary restriction applies to all off-road automobiles travelling on, by way of or close to forested lands in areas the place the Fire Weather Index is assessed as both excessive, very excessive, or excessive. Forested land consists of land with bushes and shrubs, dry marsh or bogland. It additionally consists of trails and forest roads which can be surrounded by forest land.

The Fire Hazard Map will be discovered right here. As the province is at the moment below a province-wide fireplace ban, please click on on the ‘hide fire bans’ button on the highest of the map to view the fireplace climate index for the day. This map is up to date each day at 2:00 p.m. NST.

An off-road automobile consists of:

• an all-terrain automobile, together with a side-by-side
• a mini-bike, dirt-bike and trail-bike
• a miniature automobile, similar to a dune or sport buggy
• an off-road upkeep machine
• an amphibious automobile
• a motorized snow automobile

Provincial Parks Information
The wildfire mitigation efforts introduced by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation on August 15, will stay in place till no less than Wednesday, August 20. For extra info, please go to: www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2025/tcar/0815n03/

Other Important Information
Please go to: www.gov.nl.ca/alerts for extra info on the next:

• Education
• Reception centre info
• Emergency monetary help
• Health care, psychological well being
• Air high quality
• Water high quality

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2025 08 17
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