The Latest Information as of 5:00 a.m.
Premier John Hogan will provide another update on the province’s wildfire situation again this morning.
This morning’s briefing will take place at 10:15 (NST), 9:45 in most of Labrador. VOCM News will carry it live.
Kingston Fire
(Eugene Howell/Facebook)
The fire burning on the Conception Bay North Shore grew yesterday and was approaching the area of Northern Bay Sands.
An evacuation alert was issued yesterday for Job’s Cove due to the fire’s growth.
Water bombers and a high capacity helicopter worked on the southern edge of the blaze yesterday, but could not work on the northern edge due to heavy smoke. Crews hope to work on that area if conditions permit.
Government estimates at least 100 structures have been lost. Further assessments on structure loss will continue once it is safe to do so.
Paddy’s Pond Fire
(Greg Noseworthy/Facebook)
Firefighting crews continue to work on the fire burning at Paddy’s Pond which remains listed as out of control.
The blaze remains around 300 hectares in size.
The Trans Canada Highway was reopened yesterday afternoon.
Construction on a fire break is now complete and more work will continue on the ground today in coordination with the Canadian Armed Forces.
All evacuation alerts and orders previously put in place remain in effect, however no new advisories have been issued.
Martin Lake Fire
(Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
There was minimal growth in the fire at Martin Lake yesterday. Air suppression efforts were used as the blaze was too intense in some areas to allow for suppression efforts on the ground.
The Bay d’Espoir Highway remains closed to traffic from Sunday Pond Resource Road to Cat Brook. Residents are asked to stay away from the area.
Current Evacuation ORDERS
– Town of Small Point–Adam’s Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove
– Town of Salmon Cove
– Western Bay
– Kingston
– Perry’s Cove
– Ochre Pit Cove
– Burnt Point-Gull Island-Northern Bay
– Paddy’s Pond Industrial Area, including Akita Equipment and surrounding buildings hangers, Cochrane Pond Family Campground, Country Ribbon Chicken Farm, Sod Farm and the Forestry Depot.
– Portion of the Town of Paradise – ALL properties adjacent to Three Island Pond, including Three Island Pond Road to the intersection of Buckingham Drive, Ellington Close, Angels Road, Hansen Place, Vanellen Place, Dawe Road, Balsamwood Road, Stokes Road and Shalloway Place.
Current Evacuation ALERTS
– Job’s Cove
– Southlands and Galway, within the City of St. John’s
– Town of Paradise: the area on the south side of Topsail Road from the Outer Ring Road exit to CBS boundary, with the exception of ALL properties adjacent to Three Island Pond, including Three Island Pond Road to the intersection of Buckingham Drive, Ellington Close, Angels Road, Hansen Place, Vanellen Place, Dawe Road, Balsamwood Road, Stokes Road and Shalloway Place
– Town of Conception Bay South: starting at Paradise Outer Ring Road turn-off, on to Route 60 through to Manuels River Bridge, up Peacekeeper’s Way to the cloverleaf on the Trans-Canada Highway and back to the Paradise Trans-Canada Highway turnoff
– Town of Victoria
Current Evacuation ADVISORIES
– Cabin owners in the Martin Lake, Great Rattling Brook, Rushy Pond and Paradise Lake areas off Route 360 (Bay d’Espoir Highway), including all cabins from Rushy Pond to Paradise Lake
