Crews wrap perimeter of Long Lake wildfire, showing promise
Posted Sep 7, 2025 02:32:03 PM.
As the battle against the Long Lake wildfire continues in Annapolis County, crews have successfully established a perimeter.
While the fire is still out of control, dozer guards and hose lines have been used to establish fire breaks, allowing crews to advance up to 300 feet inwards in some areas.
The size of the fire is still measures at 8,468 hectares and the effort is being aided by 40 Department of Natural Resources staff, 18 Ontario, 40 Quebec and 60 local firefighters, along with 12 helicopters, four planes plus bird dog, and five pieces of heavy machinery.
Dave Rockwood, provincial fire and GSAR coordinator, with the Department of Emergency Management said the fight has been the largest structure protection operation in Nova Scotia history. Crews have had equipment stretched over approximately 10 km.
While emergency responders admit they expected the damages to be worse, the fire did torch through 20 homes and 11 other structures. Over 330 homes were evacuated at the peak.
Weather shows some promise
After a very dry day Saturday, rain Sunday and into the night could provide some much needed relief for crews tackling the blaze.
Rain with the potential for thunderstorms is expected to begin Sunday afternoon with accumulation totaling two to four millimetres. Overnight an additional five to 10 mm is forecasted.
Tuesday is cooler with highs of 19 C. Temperatures are expected to reach back up to 23 C for the rest of the week. Overnight lows are less than 10 C.
