![]() ![]() O’Toole told reporters Halifax is in the process of hiring four people to address these things. In response to questions about fire specifications and the availability of water in those subdivisions, Mr. A 2021 report from the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Auditor-General said Halifax fire managers had warned the city that three of the subdivisions that have now been evacuated were “built without appropriate fire safety specifications, such as inadequate water sources to fight fires.” Those subdivisions are Westwood Hills in Upper Tantallon, White Hills in Hammonds Plains and Indigo Shores. Savage said.Īmid the grief and uncertainty, questions swirl about how prepared the city was to deal the wildfire. ![]() The city is beginning to contact people whose homes were burned by the wildfires, and may announce on Wednesday morning that some people who were evacuated will be allowed to return home, Mr. The organization will assist with basic needs such as groceries and mental-health supports. Halifax Mayor Mike Savage told the same news conference the United Way Halifax is launching a recovery effort to help people who are affected by wildfires as they rebuild their homes and their lives. “There will be visible scars on the community,” she said. “We’ve been using water, raw muscle power and air power and I think that’s helping,” said Dave Meldrum, deputy chief of Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency.Ĭathie O’Toole, the Halifax Regional Municipality’s chief administrative officer, told a news conference fire had flattened some homes in Tantallon and left others untouched. A group of 146 firefighters from the city, province and Department of National Defence are battling the blaze, along with three helicopters. The wildfire in the Halifax area has raged since Sunday. Meanwhile, Halifax officials are facing questions about a 2021 report from the municipality’s Auditor-General that said three now-evacuated subdivisions had inadequate provisions for fire safety. More than 16,000 people from Tantallon and Hammonds Plains, west of Halifax, remain under evacuation orders, and on Tuesday evening the province issued an emergency alert calling for more evacuations in the nearby Bedford area because of a new fire and a potential ammonia leak. Volunteers and workers set up an evacuation centre where food and shelter is being provided for those forced from their homes due to the wildfire burning in suburban Halifax on May 30, 2023. ![]()
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