Nova Scotia Fires

• ‘We found our way through it all’: Non-profits helping N.S. wildfire victims without home insurance

  In May 2023, a fast-moving wildfire swept through the neighbourhood and destroyed the home Phil Fizzard and Sue Reid had made together.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2024
  
• N.S. family moves into new home with same ‘blueprint’ following destructive wildfire

  More than seven months after a wildfire tore through parts of Nova Scotia, many are still working to rebuild their futures. One family now has a new place to call home.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2024
  
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• N.S. daycare destroyed by wildfire announces plans to rebuild

  A daycare centre in Upper Tantallon, outside Halifax, that burnt down during the wildfires this year has announced plans to rebuild. 

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2023
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• ‘It gives them hope’: Volunteers plant trees on land devastated by N.S. wildfire

  The species of trees planted follow the FireSmart Program, a national initiative aimed at mitigating the vulnerability of homes to wildfires.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2023
• ‘For God’s sake, stop burning’: N.S. premier makes plea, sets new outdoor rules

  Nova Scotia's Tim Houston has banned all travel and activities in the woods due to raging wildfires, and is begging people to not start outdoor blazes or flick cigarettes.

  Fire

  May 30, 2023
• 2 Nova Scotia forest fires ‘looking favourable’ on Saturday, official says

  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.

  Fire

  May 14, 2022
• Woman, 3 kids jump from upstairs window to escape house fire near Debert, N.S.

  Two house fires in Nova Scotia this week displaced 10 people, including a family that had to jump from an upstairs window to escape the flames.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021
• Nova Scotia fire officials on standby to help battle B.C. wildfires

  While British Columbia is in the midst of one of their most devastating wildfire seasons, provincial firefighters in Nova Scotia are waiting for the call to assist.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2017