Westwood Hills, Tantallon, wildfire update:
-- the wildfire, est. 788 hectares, remains out of control
-- 40 DNRR firefighters, and 80 Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Department of National Defence firefighters on scene -- three DNRR helicopters also on scene
-- winds expected to gust up to 30km/h throughout today, May 30, so fire may spread further this afternoon
-- fire crews focused on protecting houses and other structures, reinforcing fire perimeters & specific areas of concern

Barrington Lake, Shelburne update: The wildfire, estimated at 9,682 hectares, is out of control. Firefighters on scene include 40 DNRR staff, 3 helicopters, over 40 volunteer fire departments, 1 water bomber from Newfoundland and Labrador. Crew is retuning from NWT to assist. Up-to-date information on the ongoing fire is available at facebook.com/shelburneemo.

There will be no further updates tonight unless there are major changes. Updates will continue tomorrow morning.

Westwood Hills, Tantallon update: The wildfire, estimated to cover 788.3 hectares, is out of control. Firefighters on scene include 170 from the HRM, 32 DNRR staff, 3 helicopters and 1 waterbomber from Newfoundland and Labrador. Crew is returning from NWT to assist. Up-to-date information on the ongoing fire is available halifax.ca and @hfxgov.

There will be no further updates tonight unless there are major changes. Updates will continue tomorrow AM.