The situation of forest fires continues to give headaches to the authorities in the northeast of New Brunswick. At the end of the afternoon on Saturday, on Saturday, six braziers were out of control in this region.
In fact, all the braziers considered out of control on Saturday burned in the northeast-more specifically in the counties of Northumberland (Miramichi) and Gloucester (heat, Acadian peninsula).
An evacuation notice was issued Friday evening for the inhabitants of Lavillette, near Neguac, informing them that they had to prepare to evacuate in short notice.
The opinion remains in force on Saturday.
A forest fire represents, according to the provincial government, a potential threat to people and property.
The fire in question (which bears the name of 271) has an area of 8.5 hectares and is considered to be content since Friday, around 9 p.m. Of the twenty firefighters who were assigned there on Friday evening, there are only three left on site on Saturday.
The government has said that an evacuation alert will be issued if residents have to leave the premises. If necessary, a message “on alert” containing instructions will be broadcast.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, no less than 29 fires were active in New Brunswick on Saturday, at the end of the afternoon.
The government invites neo-Brunswick to remain vigilant, because air quality could be affected by the presence of dense smoke across the province. For its part, Environment Canada has issued an air quality special bulletin for the large Miramichi region.
The city of Fredericton reported on Saturday noon that several citizens had called 911 by seeing smoke. False alert since this smoke came from fire in Nova Scotia and had been transported by the wind even in the region of the capital.
The biggest problem of the Neo-Brunswicki authorities remains the fire of Old Field Road, near Miramichi, who has been burning for eleven days now.
This blaze has so far devoured 1402 hectares of forest. No less than 43 firefighters try to contain it, 27 less than Thursday.
Other fires out of control in the northeast, two have an area of more than 100 hectares.
The first (called Beaver Lake Stream) burns about 100 km west of Miramichi. The latest news, three firefighters were on site.
The other (named 273) has an area of 120 hectares-95 more than Friday-and is approximately 30 km southwest of the Népisiguit falls and Bathurst mines. Three firefighters try to circumscribe it. It was detected Wednesday afternoon.
Another out of control fire (called Chief’s) burns about 60 km southwest of Bathurst and 65 km northwest of Miramichi. It has an area of 50 hectares. Thirty firefighters attack there, ten more than at the start of the day on Saturday.
The fire burning in Irishtown, north of Moncton, since Sunday remains contained. Its area has not increased in the last four days. Twenty-seven firefighters are assigned to it.
For the moment, the government does not deplore the destruction of any infrastructure by fires.
The government recalls that all industrial and recreational activities (including hiking, campsite, fishing and the use of vehicles in the woods) are prohibited on the crown lands since last Saturday and until the other opinion.
All forest operations (harvesting, tugging, clearing, scarifying, shredding and all pre -commercal clearing and cleaning operations are prohibited.
Provincial parks remain open to the campsite with restrictions, in particular the ban on campfire and the closure of all hiking trails.
A burning ban is also in force throughout the province.
