Some positive news on the wildfires

Kingston

The Kingston Wildfire has had no growth but remains active. A helicopter is currently flying the perimeter to get a better update on the size. The recent weather conditions have supported suppression efforts and reduced fire behaviour.

The weather is also helping today with clear skies; a full aerial attack is planned. This will consist of eight water bombers on the north and western edges, moving towards the southern boundary, and five heavy capacity helicopters will work a series of steady missions to priority areas as directed by the Incident Management Team.

Ground crews from this province and Ontario are actioning to the north and south boundaries of the wildfire again today. The Canadian Armed Forces continue digging into hot spots and local fire departments are working on structure protection.

Paddy’s Pond

The Paddy’s Pond wildfire continues to be classified as “Being Held”.  Ground crews will be in the area today actioning any remaining hot spots.

Martin Lake

The wildfire in Martin Lake is “Being Held” and hot spots will continue to be actioned throughout the day by ground crews.

“Being Held” means with the current committed resources and based on prevailing and forecasted conditions, sufficient action has been taken to prevent fire spread beyond existing or predetermined boundaries.