Saint John’s fire department wants the city to adopt a long-term plan to reduce the risk of wildfires and strengthen the ability to fight them.
City’s plan comes after a year of high numbers of summer wildfires in N.B.
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 30, 2026 10:50 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
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The province saw 448 wildfires in 2025, including one on Oldfield Road near Miramichi. (Government of New Brunswick)
Saint John’s fire department wants the city to adopt a long-term plan to reduce the risk of wildfires and strengthen the ability to fight them.
A proposed plan, which includes raising public awareness and improving wildfire training for firefighters, earned the support of the city’s public safety committee at a meeting Wednesday.
Recommendations came after a detailed evaluation of wildfire risks based on terrain, weather and climate influences, locations of homes and other factors.
Saint John has not experienced large-scale wildfires in recent history, as other areas of New Brunswick have, but the evaluation identified a moderate overall wildfire risk in some areas of the city.
Steep hillsides,
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