Queens, Lunenburg firefighters help hold Durland Lake Brook blaze

Fire crews are on the scene of a fire near Round Lake in North Queens. (File photo via Province of Nova)

UPDATED 2:10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 15

Local fire and Natural Resources crews are holding a small fire near North Queens that began around suppertime on Thursday.

Firefighters from Queens and Lunenburg counties were called to an area at Durland Lake Brook, which is near Round Lake, off the Old Annapolis Road, close to the border of Queens and Annapolis counties.

According to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System map, the blaze was about a third of a hectare in size. The wildfire burning in the Long Lake area in West Dalhousie, Annapolis County, is about 406 hectares.

North Queens Fire Chief Chris Wolfe told QCCR on Friday afternoon that the fire is being held.

The Durland Lake Brook fire is part of the Long Lake wildfire complex. According to an update from the Nova Scotia government this morning, five Natural Resources and 12 local firefighters are working on the Durland Lake Brook fire, which was at about a half hectare this morning.

The Liverpool Fire Department posted on Facebook that it will also take a break from filling residential wells so they can concentrate on fighting fires. They’ve asked people to phone the fire hall at 902-354-4530 and leave a message. They said they’ll get to the wells as soon as the wildfire threat is over.