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Major Wildfires Continue Unabated From Newfoundland to Vancouver Island

Crews are reinforcing ground operations in Newfoundland where the uncontained 90-sq-km blaze has forced 3,000 from their homes under forecasts of renewed lightning risk

Local firefighter Oryan Curry of Annapolis Royal hoses down a hot spot at teh Lomg Lake Wildfire.
A water bomber provides a steady steam of water to assist crews on the ground at the Paddy's Pond wildfire, just outside St. John's, N.L., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Gillian Bradley is the owner of a restaurant and lodgings in Bamfield, BC, a coastal community under duress due to the Mt. Underwood fire. (Submitted photo/Canada's National Observer)

Overview

  • Newfoundland’s Kingston fire has expanded beyond 90 square kilometres, destroying an elementary school and displacing about 3,000 residents along the Bay de Verde Peninsula
  • St. John’s and Pouch Cove fire departments have dispatched pumpers and firefighters to bolster ground suppression on the Kingston blaze
  • The Mount Underwood fire on Vancouver Island grew to 34 square kilometres, severing power and road access to Bamfield before recent rain reduced it to mainly smouldering
  • Nova Scotia’s Long Lake/West Dalhousie complex remains active at roughly 3–4 square kilometres, with about 100 homes evacuated amid concerns of lightning-triggered flare-ups
  • Thunderstorms have grounded many water bombers, stretching aerial support and driving provinces to share crews as drought and wind heighten the risk of new ignitions