With two New Brunswick wildfires considered out of control this week, and another 14 fires scattered around the province by Wednesday, here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
What to know about evacuations, the online fire dashboard, and how fires are labelled
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 13, 2025 3:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
The Irishtown fire near Moncton began Wednesday as out of control but was considered contained by early evening. (Government of New Brunswick)
With two New Brunswick wildfires considered out of control this week, and another 14 fires scattered on the provincial map by Wednesday, here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
How is a wildfire labelled?
The Oldfield Road fire, about 15 kilometres north of Miramichi, had grown to more than 1,300 hectares as of Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Irishtown fire near Moncton had not expanded since it started Monday.
But both fires were still considered “out of control” for much of Wednesday.
According to the definition provided online by the New Brunswick government, an out-of-control fire is any fire that is still spreading or not contained within barriers.
Although progress had been made against the Irishtown fire, not enough of it was within barriers to be considered contained. This changed at the end of the day, when the Irishtown fire was labelled contained.
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