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CTV News
3 days ago
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- CTV News
Fire crews respond to wildfire in Richmond County, N.S.
Atlantic Watch Brent Sampson, Deputy Warden for Richmond County gives an update on the wildfire in Frambroise.
CBC
3 days ago
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- CBC
Crews battle wildfire in remote area of Cape Breton
Crews are battling a wildfire in a remote area of Cape Breton's Richmond County. The blaze started around 5 p.m. AT Thursday on Three Rivers Road in Framboise, about 66 kilometres southwest of Sydney, according to a news release from the Municipality of the County of Richmond. The fire is about 15 hectares in size and has crossed at least one roadway, the release says. No evacuation orders have been issued, but residents are being asked to remain vigilant. One old trailer, vacant for over 20 years, has been lost in the blaze. A residence has been soaked down as a precaution and another has a sprinkler system set up. 'They're making progress' Scott Tingley, manager of forest protection with the province's Natural Resources Department, said those two homes are the only ones in the vicinity of the fire, but there is no imminent threat to properties. He said there are 17 staff members from Natural Resources are on the scene, as well as rough 12 volunteer firefighters. "Crews were on site early so they're making progress," Tingley told CBC's Information Morning Nova Scotia. On Thursday evening, multiple volunteer fire departments fought the fire, but weren't able to contain it. Ground crews focused on extinguishing the blaze and saturating surrounding areas to reduce the risk of the wildfire spreading. Most of those crews left for the night, but were prepared to return if conditions worsened. Lois Landry, warden for the Municipality of the County of Richmond, said the area is quite rural and sparsely populated. She said cellphone service is not good, which is a concern when trying to communicate with emergency crews on the ground. "There's efforts afoot to try to improve that but it's times like this really where that lack of service is really significant," Landry said in an interview Friday morning. The province issued a fire ban for most of Nova Scotia on Thursday following several days of warm, sunny weather. There was a little reprieve from hot and dry conditions as rain fell overnight into Friday.
CTV News
3 days ago
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- CTV News
Wildfire in Richmond County, N.S., remains out of control
A forest fire in Richmond County, N.S., began on Thursday evening and remains out of control. The fire that started around 5 p.m. near Three Rivers Road in Framboise has grown over 15 hectares and has crossed at least one roadway. A 20-year-old vacant trailer in the area also burned down. Multiple volunteer fire departments arrived on site Thursday evening, but as of last night, no containment of the fire was achieved. There have been no evacuation orders at this time, but the municipality warns residents to remain alert. One residence has been soaked down as a precaution. The Department of Natural Resources ground crew is expected to resume operations Friday morning. Richmond County officials remind residents to monitor official emergency channels for updates, follow all instructions from emergency services and if emergency assistance is required to call 9-1-1. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Authorities search for man missing from Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing man. Saafirr Burke, 25, was last seen walking away from an apartment complex on Bahama Drive around 10 p.m. Friday, May 23. He was wearing a navy hoodie and sweatpants. He's about 5'6″, 190 pounds. If you know where he is, call the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Richmond County Sheriff's Office Downtown Safety Plan cuts Part 1 crimes by 25%
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has implemented its new Downtown Safety Plan, and they are already seeing improvements. Sheriff Eugene Brantley recently announced a 25% decrease in Part 1 crimes from January 1st through May 10th of this year. Part 1 crimes are serious crimes including homicides, aggravated assaults, robbery and rape. Cpt. Danny Whitehead with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says everyone was thrilled when the statistics were released. 'Also taking a holistic approach to other problems like homelessness, panhandling and other things like that, but overall, 25%, we are super excited about that, we are going to continue to plan, as we get into the summer months we know we are going to see a lot of activity and we want to be prepared for that,' Cpt. Whitehead said. He says while they are still patrolling all of Richmond County, they have deputies in marked and unmarked cars as well as on foot in Downtown Augusta. Deputies are placed from 5th to 13th street on every block. Being able to achieve this milestone is a joint effort. 'We have the additional manpower, we've created a HOT team, which is the homeless task force team, we've increased our crime suppression team, we have more additional investigators, so we're making quicker arrests, we're solving crimes faster, so that also goes towards it,' said Cpt. Whitehead. The decrease has occurred during Sheriff Brantley's first 130 days in office, and this is just one of his goals to improve Richmond County. 'We take that time to do exactly what Sheriff Brantley has been talking about, community policing, so not only are they just patrolling and walking, they're actually interacting and talking with the public while they're out there,' Cpt. Whitehead said. He says the Sheriff's Office is always looking to improve its Safety Plan and their leaders have ideas for the future that will do just that. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
