Wildfire at New Brunswick military base contained, army officials say
By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted November 6, 2026 9:20 am
1 min read
Military officials say a fire at a central New Brunswick army base near Fredericton has been contained.
A notice posted online by the Canadian Armed Forces says recent rain helped snuff out the blaze in the northeastern part of the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown training area.
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The base is roughly 27 kilometres southeast of Fredericton.
Officials say at no time was the fire a threat to the public and that no injuries were reported.
The fire at Canada’s second-largest military base began Oct. 28, and officials said it was caused by artillery shooting.
It came less than two weeks after a devastating grass fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, southeast of Edmonton, that killed four soldiers and sent dozens more to hospital.
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