The province has six unpertained forest fires on Friday.
The biggest of them, that of the Old Field path, near Miramichi, now reaches an area of 1402 hectares. The day before, he extended over 1358 hectares.
Most of the fires not controlled on the neo-Brunswickois territory are located in the northeast of the province.
The forest fire at the Old Field path, near Miramichi, New Brunswick, August 10, 2025.
Photo: New Brunswick government
Apart from the fire Chief’swhich extends over 25 hectares, and the one near Miramichi, the unspeakable forest fires that burn in the province are quite small and extend over an area ranging from 0.1 to 0.2 hectare.
40 Alberta firefighters are on the way
In an update at the end of the morning, the province announces that 40 firefighters will arrive from Alberta on Saturday. Twenty Nova Scotia firefighters will return to their province to support the fight against fires there.
Irishtown forest fire on August 12, 2025.
Photo: New Brunswick government
So far, no loss of structure has been reported.
Cooler temperatures
Thursday, showers fell on several new-brunswick regions.
According to Friday’s weather forecasts, New Brunswick should experience cooler temperatures than in the previous days, with a maximum planned from 21 ° C to 27 ° C in the different regions.
On Sunday, showers are planned in several New Brunswick regions.
The poor air quality opinion issued by Environment Canada due to forest fires is still in force in the Miramichi region and in the south-east of New Brunswick.
With information from CBC
