Nova Scotia is a ‘hot’ spot for fires right now.
After a mostly wet and cool month of April, forests are dry in the month of May, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables.
Manager of Forest Protection Scott Tingley says it resulted in the large forest fire in Yarmouth County recently.
“Those conditions that we saw during that fire were surface burning conditions. It didn’t burn very deep, but it covered a lot of area,” says Tingley.
Tingley says we haven’t had a lot of rain, particularly in the Western region.
He says now it’s dry enough for ‘holdover fires,’ which can be caused by unattended campfires and lightning strikes.
“Things are dry enough now for those types of fires. The ground is very receptive to that type of fire start.”
Tingley recommends checking burning restrictions everyday at 2 p.m.
Wednesday: Burning restricted until 7 p.m. in all counties.
Check before you burn and know municipal bylaws! Restrictions updated daily at 2 p.m.: https://t.co/RzP6hCjupx pic.twitter.com/50BKPpEOC3
— Natural Resources and Renewables (@NS_DNRR) May 25, 2022
