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Nova Scotia Wildfires: Live Fire Map
Nova Scotia
Bold outline: Nova Scotia boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring provinces.
Evacuation status in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
Active fires in Nova Scotia
| Fire | County | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-013 Fire | - | 74 acres | 100% | 71 days ago |
| 06-013 Fire | - | 12 acres | 100% | 71 days ago |
Latest fire updates in Nova Scotia
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
09-013 Fire · Fire reported 100% contained
71 days ago · July 16, 202606-013 Fire · Fire reported 100% contained
71 days ago · July 16, 2026
Wildfire history in Nova Scotia
Large fires (200+ hectares) since 1990, Canadian National Fire Database.
April and May account for 99% of the acreage burned in Nova Scotia in an average year, based on large fires (200+ hectares) in Canadian federal records.
Over the last five years, Nova Scotia averaged 14K acres burned and 1 fires per year. That is 551% up in acreage and 13% down in fire count versus the 1990–2009 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Wildfire history near you
How close have major wildfires come to your home in Nova Scotia? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.
Emergency resources for Nova Scotia
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.