2 Nova Scotia forest fires ‘looking favourable’ on Saturday, official says
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The Department of Natural Resources says there are no active flames as of 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in either of the two fires that ravaged Nova Scotia's forests.
The Department of Natural Resources says there are no active flames as of 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in either of the two fires that ravaged Nova Scotia’s forests.
The first fire located in the area of South Horseshoe Lake began burning on Monday afternoon. It is now estimated to cover just over 3,100 hectares — or about 31 square kilometres, larger than the area of the Halifax peninsula.
David Steeves, a technician of forest resources with DNR, says the Yarmouth-area fire is the biggest on record for the province.
After a week of battling a spreading fire, Steeves said he finally received some good news on Saturday morning. The fire had reached 100 per cent containment, he said.
“That doesn’t mean they’ve got a hose lying around the entire perimeter, but the entire fire perimeter may have burned up to a road or a swamp,” Steeves said.
“The weather that they’re receiving down there is aiding in efforts.”
As of early Saturday afternoon, there are two helicopters on site responding to that fire.
There are also 11 incident management teams, 21 DNR staff and “numerous” volunteer firefighters. The water bomber that was aiding in efforts Friday had been released due to progress made.
