A look at some of the most powerful scenes from the N.L. wildfires
Wildfires across N.L. have dominated the summer
Wildfires across Newfoundland and Labrador have dominated the summer.
Problematic fires continue to crop up nearly two weeks into August, near communities and cabin areas, displacing thousands of people as the provincial government stretches its resources thin while looking outside of the province for some extra help.
That includes help from other provinces, the Canadian Armed Forces and, as announced Tuesday by Premier John Hogan, a little help from south of the border in the form of two black hawk helicopters out of Utah.
Reporters have been on the ground to bring you the latest in an ever evolving situation, and capture the scenes of what it's like to be in the middle of it all. The audience, too, has shared hundreds of photographs with the CBC newsroom.
Here's a look at some of those moments.
Image | Busy Gas Station, Paradise, NL
Caption: A busy gas station during a wildfire evacuation alert in Paradise on Monday. (Jenna Head/CBC)
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Image | Aug 8 in St. John's
Caption: The sky above St. John's was hazy with a smell of smoke clinging to the air on Friday. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)
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Image | Holyrood, N.L. wildfire
Caption: A wildfire burning near the town of Holyrood caused some evacuations. (John Pike/CBC)
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Image | C.B.N August 9
Caption: Conception Bay North on Saturday was thick with smoke. (Catherine Morasse/Radio-Canada)
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Image | Atlantic-Wildfires 20250811
Caption: Smoke from a nearby wildfire is visible from Signal Hill in St. John's on Monday. (Sarah Smellie/The Canadian Press)
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Image | beach volleyball smoke
Caption: Smoke from a wildfire near Paddy's Pond could be seen on the Canada Games beach volleyball court in Paradise on Monday. (Submitted by Adam Spurrell)
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Image | Atlantic-Wildfires 20250811
Caption: Wildfire smoke is seen blanketing Newfoundland's coast, south of the lighthouse at Fort Amherst in St. John's on Monday. (Sarah Smellie/The Canadian Press)
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Image | Atl-Wildfires 20250805
Caption: Forest fires closed roads and caused mandatory evacuations from several Avalon Peninsula communities along Conception Bay North a week ago. (Paul Daly/Canadian Press)
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