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UPDATE: Wildfire in Albert County contained

Bryan Tait May 25, 2026 5:58 am Last Updated on May 25, 2026 5:58 am

A wildfire in Albert County has now been contained.

According to the Department of Natural Resources’ wildfire dashboard, the fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. on May 24.

It grew to just over 9 hectares before firefighters were able to get it contained.

A solar fire in Charlotte County is also labelled as contained.

Four other fires are labelled as being patrolled, including one near Shediac.

All of New Brunswick remains under a total burn ban.

There is some much needed rain in the forecast for Monday.

Information about active wildfires in the province can be found on the province’s wildfire dashboard.

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.
Bryan Tait

Bryan Tait is an award-winning journalist based in New Brunswick. He’s a 2008 graduate of St. Thomas University’s journalism program, and a 2021 graduate of the University of New Brunswick’s law program. Contact Bryan at taitb@radioabl.ca.