New Brunswick Reports 39 Active Wildfires as Blazes Continue in Atlantic Canada

Heavy smoke is visible over Burnt Point, N.L., on Aug. 15, 2025, as the Kingston wildfire in Conception Bay North continues to increase in size. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly

Wildfires continue to blaze across Canada’s East Coast with 39 active fires in New Brunswick, 10 in Nova Scotia, and six in Newfoundland and Labrador.

With 39 active wildfires across the province of New Brunswick, including seven that are considered to be “out of control,” provincial Natural Resources Minister John Herron has warned New Brunswick residents to be ready to leave on short notice.