Relatively favourable conditions are helping crews battle a wildfire near Kingston in Conception Bay North.
Jeff Monty, a fire duty officer with the province, believes the current contingent of waterbombers and ground crews should be enough to handle the blaze, but it’s too early to change the status from out-of-control to being held.
Forecasted Southwest winds at 40 km/h have delivered as promised, meaning ground crews have been able to work while waterbombers fight the fire from above.
Harbour Grace RCMP advises that Route 70 between Perry’s Cove and Kingston will be closed for at least the rest of today due to a wildfire. Motorists are asked to avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/CMSPVJmLiP
— RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador (@RCMPNL) August 4, 2025
Monty says residents in the area will remain under an evacuation alert for the time being.
“We’ve been very fortunate that the winds have allowed us to work the edge closest to the community and just put out a lot of holes and work to protect that line,” he told VOCM News.
“So the winds stay the same way there, that’s favourable for our crews to continue working throughout the day.”
There is no word on the cause of the fire.
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A wildfire burning near Kingston has grown by nearly 125 hectares as crews continue to battle the out-of-control blaze.
It’s currently estimated to be nearly 150 hectares in size.
More air support was deployed to the region through Monday morning, taking the total number to three waterbombers and a helicopter.
An evacuation alert remains in place for Kingston, Small Point, Broad Cove and Adam’s Cove.
Currently, the forest fire index is labelled as “Extreme” for the entire Conception Bay North.
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An evacuation alert remains in effect for Kingston, Adam’s Cove, Broad Cove, and Small Point as a 25-hectare wildfire near Kingston continues to burn.
Two water bombers, a helicopter, and ground crews responded over the weekend. Suppression efforts are expected to resume today.
Winds are expected to gust from the southwest at 40 km/h and forecast little to no rain in the next five days.
Residents are urged to be ready to leave on short notice.
