Crews to return to scene of wildfire near Big Indian Lake
Posted Jul 31, 2025 05:07:38 AM.
Last Updated Jul 31, 2025 11:41:59 AM.
Firefighters will return to the woods this morning to reassess a wildfire that broke out yesterday afternoon near Upper Tantallon.
According to the Halifax Professional Firefighters Union, crews arrived on the scene on Pipeline Road near Big Indian Lake around 3:10 p.m. to find smoke coming from a heavily wooded area.
In addition to the response from Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) dispatched crews and a waterbombing helicopter to help bring the fire under control.
DNR said the fire grew to about 1.2 hectares before firefighting efforts managed to contain its spread.
Just before 9 p.m., the Halifax Regional Municipality issued a second alert stating that the fire was contained. Crews left the woods due to nightfall and planned to return at first light to reassess the situation.
No structures are located in the area.
The fire started shortly after DNR announced that, due to hot and dry conditions across Nova Scotia, the province is under a total fire ban.
The ban applies to open fires such as campfires, bonfires, brush fires, fires in chimineas, and any other fire that is not enclosed and uses wood as fuel.
