N.S. using infrared scanners to detect wildfire hot spots as more residents cleared to return home

© Department of Natural Resources and Renewables/Twitter The Shelburne County wildfire is shown on May 28. Authorities in the Halifax area lifted additional evacuation orders on Saturday, allowing more residents to return home after fleeing wildfires, while the provincial government announced it's using infrared technology to detect any hot spots. As of 7:35 p.m. local time, the Halifax Regional Municipality said the only areas still under evacuation orders are the:Hummingbird Lane area. The Nova Scotia government announced on Saturday that it has started using helicopters and infrared scanners to find hot spots at wildfires in the province. The largest wildfire, in Shelburne County, is estimated at 23,525 hectares.