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‘It's very chaotic': N.B. chief describes wildfire conditions
A wildfire in the Miramichi area is pictured on Aug. 10, 2025. (Source: N.B. DNR) Romeo Mazerolle has lived on the Oldfield Road just north of Miramichi for 57 years. After Sunday's rain, he's feeling better about the wildfire situation in his community. 'Feeling a lot better. That rain we had recently really helped. And the cool weather,' he said. The Oldfield Road Fire has caused a lot of tension over the last few weeks for Mazzerole and his neighbours. 'It's been intense. The wind could have changed at anytime,' said Mazerolle. 'Thanks to the good work of the firefighters they got it contained, and things are looking more positive.' New Brunswick announced Sunday the Oldfield Road wildfire has been contained, but firefighters are still working on it and detours remain in place. Oldfield Road Miramichi fire A road closed sign sits on Oldfield Road, in the Miramichi area of New Brunswick, on Aug. 11, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Derek Haggett) Danny Goddard, a wildfire science officer and an operations section chief with the Department of Natural Resources, updated the media in Miramichi Tuesday morning. Goodard said while it wasn't much, the precipitation received over the past 36 hours is helping in the fight against wildfires across the province. 'We need 60 plus millimetres of rain to really make a difference on our fires. We don't see that in the forecast, the upcoming forecast. We're preparing for the worst and hoping for the best,' said Goddard. Goddard was on the ground day one of the Oldfield Road fire. 'We quickly realized that a direct attack would not be successful,' said Goddard. A week ago, temperatures in parts of the province, including Miramichi, hovered around 40 C making a difficult situation even harder. 'It was definitely hot. Very high temperatures. We did have five to six people that did suffer some heat exhaustion and heat stroke. It's a time where we really need to slow down our operations and really take care of people's well-being,' said Goddard. Goddard said he's never seen conditions this dry on the east coast before. The dry conditions, heat and size of the fire in Miramichi made for an exhausting environment for the province's firefighters. 'They had a few tough days where they were really bouncing from fire to fire, trying to keep track just with containment issues. Contain them, move on to the next one,' said Goddard. 'To be on the ground it's very chaotic. At this point we're getting a hold of it, but when those few days of ignitions [happened] our firefighters were bouncing from fire to fire.' Another challenge is the juggling act of keeping firefighters fed, hydrated and well-rested. 'Everybody is going on two plus weeks of full-on firefighting. It's definitely in our minds,' said Goddard. Mazerolle hasn't seen it this dry in the Miramichi area since 1986 when a forest fire did force his family to evacuate. 'We felt more nervous at that time,' said Mazzerole. 'We got through that one also.' Miramichi wildfire A fire burns in the Miramichi-area of New Brunswick on Aug. 12, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / New Brunswick Government) For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBC
22 minutes ago
- CBC
Town of Sunnyside has water again, but residents say better supply is needed to avoid another ‘panic'
The Town of Sunnyside declared a state of emergency when the water supply ran dry, and residents had to rig up homemade systems to try to get some water in their homes. The CBC's Heather Gillis reports.
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Coast guard pilot was fighting N.L. wildfires — and then fled from one himself
Chris Rodway was flying over the Kingston wildfire in Conception Bay North last week when he was ordered to evacuate from his Three Island Pond home in Paradise. "It was a bit of a rush to get out," Rodway told CBC News. "I was on the Kingston fire when they called the evacuation, so I switched out with another pilot." The evacuation order for the Three Island Pond neighbourhood of Paradise was put in place last week after the Paddy's Pond wildfire threatened the area. Rodway was in the middle of rescuing ground crews on the Kingston fire's western edge. It was a challenging day for firefighters due to weather conditions in Conception Bay North. "They couldn't hold it back," he said. "You think whichever way the wind blows the fire is going to go, but in this case with that particular fire, it's going up, it's going left, right and east and west. It's crazy, all over the place," Rodway said. WATCH | He was fighting a wildfire from above — as his community was evacuated below: He was fighting the wildfire from above — as his community was evacuated below 11 hours ago Helicopter pilot Chris Rodway was working on the fire in Conception Bay North when he had to make an unscheduled landing — his own community was being evacuated. Rodway raced home to grab valuables, and enough socks and underwear to keep flying. He said he managed to get to his house with enough time to gather some belongings. "Enough pairs of underwear and socks to keep me going for a week or so. You don't always get that." The next day, Rodway was back above the flames — with a new understanding of how the people below were feeling. Coast Guard work moves inland Rodway said it's been a different summer at work. "We're Coast Guard, so we're usually on the coast, and not inland where fires usually are," he said. The federal agency is working more with the provincial government to aid in wildfire suppression. "We have been doing mostly crew over fires, keeping an eye on their crews on the ground." With three wildfires continuing to burn out of control on the island, he said everyone is on edge. "Every little puff of smoke, someone's calling you." But Rodway said the community support has been incredible. "It certainly almost puts shivers on your back ... it's really nice to see."
