Crews have returned to the scene of an active wildfire, Thursday morning, in Tantallon.

It’s in the south end of Big Indian Lake, and according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), it is about 1.2 hectares in size and is being held.

In an email to our newsroom DNR says that means it is in a stage that is in between out of control and under control.

“It means the fire is not currently growing, but that could change either positively or negatively…ie, the status could move to under control which is always the aim, or it could move back to out of control,” says DNR.

They add, they do not change the status to under control until they are absolutely certain the fire is not going to grow any further.

DNR says no homes, or any other “values” are at risk and the helicopter is no longer needed.

According to the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters, it broke out around 3 p.m., Wednesday by Pipeline Road, Head of St. Margaret’s Bay.

Once on scene, the union says crews saw heavy smoke coming from a “heavily wooded area”, but it was knocked down before it could spread.

“Special thanks to the skilled DNR helicopter pilots deployed from the Shubenacadie Flight Operations Centre, who began water drops before ground crews could access the fire – a decisive factor in containing it,” says the fire union.

Conditions are very dry in the province. All of Nova Scotia is under a burn ban, which is now in effect until mid-October.

Correction: An earlier version of this article said the fire was under control, as stated by Halifax Professional Fire Fighters.  After receiving information from DNR, we have corrected our article to say it is being held.