Darrell Locke News Today

Darrell Locke has seen his fair share of fires as the chief of the Shelburne Volunteer Fire Department, but nothing quite compared to the size, scope and devastation of the 2023 wildfires in Nova Scotia.

Students at Shelburne Regional High School are creating a tribute that will be on display in the town to honour firefighters and volunteers who responded to the wildfires last summer.

Police searching a Stewiacke home after a report of a man was living there with several firearms

After Nova Scotias record wildfire season, the province is looking to build its reserve of wildland firefighters in case these fires become more common, which some predict could happen.

The firefighters who responded to the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia history are being honoured at a banquet a year after the disaster.

This year was by far the most devastating wildfire season on record for Nova Scotia Fires burned about 25,000 hectares of land and 200 homes across the province.

The chief of the Shelburne Volunteer Fire Department says the blaze near Barrington Lake, which is now classified as “held,” is unlike anything he’s ever seen.

Nova Scotia/IBNS: The out of control historic fire that has been burning for nearly a week near Barrington Lake in Nova Scotia's southwestern region reportedly continued to grow overnight Thursday.

The historic fire that has been burning out of control for nearly a week near Barrington Lake in Nova Scotia's southwestern region grew yet again overnight Thursday.