The province is expecting help from 30 additional firefighters from neighboring provinces and Maine in an effort to combat two out-of-control wildfires near Moncton and outside of Miramichi.
Premier to hold news conference on fires near Moncton, Miramichi burning out of control
Katelin Belliveau · CBC
· Posted: Aug 11, 2025 10:35 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
An aerial shot shows the state of an ongoing wildfire about 15 kilometres north of Miramichi on Sunday. (Submitted by Department of Natural Resources)
Firefighters from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Maine are being sent to New Brunswick to help the province fight active forest fires near Moncton and Miramichi.
Minister of Natural Resources John Herron confirmed Monday that provincial fire teams are expecting the help of 30 firefighters total — 20 from P.E.I., five from Nova Scotia. and another five from Maine.
“We made a request for 60, so we’re already halfway there,” Herron said in an interview Monday morning. “We’re very heartened that [our] neighbours have have stepped up and offered help to us.”
Herron and Premier Susan Holt will hold a news conference today at 3:30 p.m. to update the public on the wildfires. The news conference will be livestreamed here. Public Safety Minister Robert Gauvin and wildfire prevention officer Roger Collet will also be answering questions.
The Natural Resources Department could not confirm when crews from other jurisdictions would arrive to help,
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