‘Under control’: Wildfire in the Halifax area 100% contained, officials say
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The province announced on Sunday that the fire in Tantallon, which destroyed about 200 buildings and caused thousands to evacuate, is now under control.
After one week of battling a historic wildfire that destroyed about 200 buildings and caused thousands to evacuate in the Halifax area, officials say the blaze in Tantallon is now 100 per cent contained.
Nova Scotia announced in a release on Sunday that the wildfire isn’t entirely extinguished but is currently under control and no longer expected to spread.
This is a development from Saturday, when David Steeves, technician of forest resources for Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, said the 950-hectare wildfire in Tantallon was only ‘being held,’ which is a category below where it is now at ‘under control.’
In a video released by the provincial government on Saturday, Steeves provided a breakdown for various terms like ‘under control,’ ‘contained’ and ‘being held,’ that are used to classify a fire’s severity.
“With wildland fire, it’s always changing and one small variable in the environment can change the dynamics of everything that you’re dealing with,” he said. “So, if a fire is being held, all things being equal, and nothing changes, then there will be no forward progression.”
Steeves said if a fire is deemed out of control, it means that responding crews have no resources able to slow down the progression of the fire at the time.
The situation in Tantallon right now is different.
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