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The fire burned around 23,015 hectares (56,871 acres) and between 30 and 40 structures were destroyed. [88] [89] The response to the fire included widespread evacuation orders of the surrounding area, displacing around 5000 people. [90] This wildfire was the largest recorded in the history of Nova Scotia. [84] [91]
The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
Nova Scotia set an all-time historical record for fires, including four out-of-control fires by June 1st. [13] Two fires ignited near Halifax, including a suburban fire which destroyed an estimated 200 structures. [13] The drought was broken in mid June by a series of storms, including the remnants of three tropical systems. [14]
Lakelands is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants. Lakelands is provided Fire protection services by the Uniacke & District Fire Department, located approximately five kilometres away, in Mount Uniacke. It is a volunteer Fire Service, its members are well trained and equipped.
A controlled burn or prescribed burn (Rx burn) is the practice of intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material in a landscape. The purpose could be for forest management , ecological restoration , land clearing or wildfire fuel management.
The Osoyoos fire was about 40 kilometres away from the Penticton fire and began a few hours later. As of January 2024 [update] , neither fire had resulted in criminal charges. The congregation at Osoyoos began utilizing the band council office on Sundays and do not intend to rebuild their church. [ 4 ]
Londonderry is an unincorporated community located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada, formerly called Acadia Mines. A bustling iron ore mining and steel making town of some 5,000 in the late 19th century, the population today stands at around 200.
Fox Point is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located on the Aspotogan Peninsula and is part of the Chester Municipal District. It is accessed via the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 329). The community may have been named after the British abolitionist politician Charles James Fox (1749–1806). [citation needed]