Wildfire emergency updates and support
Updates about wildfires in Nova Scotia and support and recovery information.
Highlights
Fine for violating daily burn restrictions
Starting 16 May 2024, the fine for violating daily burn restrictions is $25,000. Daily burn restrictions also now apply to provincial, municipal and private campgrounds (National parks are under the jurisdiction of Parks Canada). Learn more: Fire Proclamation (PDF).
Mental health resources
Support for mental health and wellbeing is available for children, youth and adults.
Recovery support
Fuel oil tanks
During a wildfire, your home heating oil tank may have been affected by the heat of the fire or damaged by falling debris and firefighting activities. It’s important to take steps to keep you and your family safe.
Property insurance claims
If you need help finding your assessment account number or parcel identification number (PID) for insurance claim purposes, contact Land Programs at 1-800-670-4357 or rglandtitles@novascotia.ca (they can help you free of charge).
Recovery resources
- Employment and Income Resources after an Emergency (PDF)
- Returning Home after Wildfire Evacuation (PDF)
- Returning Home after Wildfire Evacuation: French (PDF)
- Returning Home after Wildfire Evacuation: Impacted Properties (PDF)
Well water testing
If you have a well and live in an area that was evacuated because of wildfires, take steps to make sure your drinking water is safe. Before your test, you need to flush and disinfect your well and wait for 5 days before sampling. You also need to drop off your sample on the same day you took it.
Well water resources
- Disinfection of Water Wells by Chlorination (PDF)
- Drinking Water Interpretation Tool
- Making sure you have Safe Water in an Emergency (PDF)
- Making sure you have Safe Water in an Emergency: French (PDF)
- Test your well water
- Using Well Water after a Wildfire (PDF)
- Using Well Water after a Wildfire: French (PDF)
News releases
Latest news releases and announcements:
State of Emergency
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 26 December 2024 (PDF 240 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 12 December 2024 (PDF 219 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 28 November 2024 (PDF 216 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 14 November 2024 (PDF 192 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 31 October 2024 (PDF 192 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 17 October 2024 (PDF 189 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 3 October 2024 (PDF 160 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 19 September 2024 (PDF 167 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 5 September 2024 (PDF 188 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 22 August 2024 (PDF 165 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 8 August 2024 (PDF 162 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 25 July 2024 (PDF 164 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 11 July 2024 (PDF 182 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 27 June 2024 (PDF 161 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 13 June 2024 (PDF 166 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 30 May 2024 (PDF 164 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 16 May 2024 (PDF 167 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 2 May 2024 (PDF 167 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 18 April 2024 (PDF 190 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 21 March 2024 (PDF 173 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 7 March 2024 (PDF 170 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 22 February 2024 (PDF 171 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 8 February 2024 (PDF 150 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 25 January 2024 (PDF 147 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 11 January 2024 (PDF 150 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 28 December 2023 (PDF 148 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 14 December 2023 (PDF 189 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 30 November 2023 (PDF 173 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 16 November 2023 (PDF 171 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 2 November 2023 (PDF 172 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 19 October 2023 (PDF 156 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 5 October 2023 (PDF 157 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 21 September 2023 (PDF 205 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 7 September 2023 (PDF 160 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 24 August 2023 (PDF 159 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 10 August 2023 (PDF 136 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 27 July 2023 (PDF 63 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 13 July 2023 (PDF 132 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 29 June 2023 (PDF 113 kB)
- Renewal of State of Emergency – 15 June 2023 (PDF 150 kB)
- Declaration of State of Emergency – 1 June 2023 (PDF 1.6 MB)