Overview

• The fire has burned roughly 1,200 hectares since igniting on July 14 and destroyed most cabins in Puddin’ Cove.
• Three water bombers, a bird dog aircraft, helicopters, an incident management team and ground crews are engaged in suppression efforts.
• Forecasted north-northwest winds risk pushing smoke and flames toward the communities of Jamestown and Winter Brook.
• While no mandatory evacuations have been issued for Jamestown and Winter Brook, residents along Chance Harbour Resource Road have been advised to leave and stay alert.
• Provincial officials have suspended forest harvesting permits in extreme fire-weather zones and maintain a provincewide fire ban under a Level 1 emergency operations centre activation.