Some New Brunswickers were on standby this week for evacuations and left scrambling to decide what to save from their homes, as wildfires continue to tear through parts of the province.
Beyond essentials, combing through worldly goods is overwhelming, Irishtown residents say
Laura Flight · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 14, 2025 3:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
If a spark catches fire near you, it could turn into a blaze that threatens everything you own — and deciding what to bring during an evacuation has proved a harrowing experience for some Irishtown residents. (Submitted by Ervin Bighetty)
With wildfires popping up every day thanks to tinder dry conditions and record heat most of the week, some New Brunswick residents are reflecting on what material items are most important if they have to get out of their homes.
Fire crews have contained the Irishtown fire that threatened nearby homes, but residents of the Maple Hills area had been advised on Sunday to prepare to evacuate on short notice, so what to take was on their minds.
When Irishtown resident Gloria Mazerolle looked around her home, she said, it was an awful feeling to try to decide what things she would take with her.
“Everything is important to me — so I kept thinking, ‘What do I bring?'” she said.
In the end,
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