Helicopter Crashes Amid Efforts to Contain Nova Scotia Wildfires

A large billow of smoke from a wildfire near the Susies Lake Area of Halifax is seen, on Aug. 12, 2025. The Canadian Press/Kelly Clark

A helicopter crashed on the afternoon of Aug. 15 while battling to contain wildfires in Long Lake, Nova Scotia.

According to a statement from Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), one of its helicopters went down in shallow water while helping to contain wildfires that are burning on the north shore of Long Lake, which have already led to the evacuation of 107 homes.