A insane Nova Scotia rapidly spreading fire developed around 100 hectares Monday night to about 240 hectares, the province’s Natural Resources division said Tuesday as teams from a few regions attempted to contain the resolute blaze.
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Twenty firefighters from New Brunswick are expected to arrive in Nova Scotia today to help battle an out-of-control wildfire near Kejimkujik National Park.
Rudderham said crews were hitting the blaze hard Tuesday morning ahead of another dry, sunny afternoon to hopefully prevent it from growing.
“It’s the biggest effort to put out a fire since I’ve been a supervisor here”.
Another fire in the Seven Mile Lake area has increased to about 90 hectares, but its size may have previously been underestimated, according to Rudderham. (But) tomorrow’s supposed to be a nicer day.
“We recognize these restrictions pose an inconvenience for Nova Scotians and visitors, however, our top priority has to be safety”, Hines said.
Jim Rudderham, the province’s operations manager for forest protection, says forecasters are predicting unfavourable fire-fighting conditions for today – low humidity, lots of sun and brisk winds.
“It’s been extremely challenging for our crews”, said Rudderham in a phone interview, adding that there was no threat to communities “yet”.
Crews have contained other fires in Maitland Bridge in Annapolis County, Greenfield in Queens County and Collingwood in Cumberland County, the statement said. This includes hiking, camping, fishing and the use of off-highway vehicles, as well as forestry, mining and any commercial activity on Crown land.
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“Anything can start a fire”, he said.
