Water bombers dispatched to fight wildfire near Riverside-Albert, N.B.

Firefighters are pictured with their vehicles, near the site of a wildfire close to Riverside-Albert, N.B., May 24, 2026. (Derek Haggett/CTV Atlantic)

The Department of Natural Resources sent water bombers to fight a wildfire in a remote area near Riverside-Albert, N.B., Sunday.

The fire was detected at 4:28 p.m. and its status is “Out of Control,” according to DNR’s public fires dashboard.

Riverside-Albert Assistant Deputy Chief Peter Brzezicki said they received a report of smoke off Route 915 Sunday afternoon.

Between three and four hectares are on fire in a very secluded area where logging takes place, Brzezicki said.

“The planes arrived amazingly quickly and probably that’s what saved the day here,” said Brzezicki. For now, he said they are waiting to hear from DNR about when the fire might be extinguished.

“It’s most likely going to be quite a few more hours, if not days,” he said.

There are no homes in the area, but there are some unoccupied cottages.

“I don’t think the fire affected them,” said Brzezicki.

Firefighters from Alma, Hillsborough and Riverview were on scene Sunday with DNR members.

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