Road damage from N.B. floods will definitely cause first response delays: fire chief – New Brunswick [Video]

Washouts from this week’s intense flash flooding have caused road damage all over New Brunswick and cut an important thoroughfare in the rural community of Havelock in half.

A section of Route 112 was completely washed out by the intense rain Thursday morning, meaning residents now have to take a detour — which was estimated to be 20 minutes — to get to nearby Salisbury.

The Havelock Fire Department’s chief says he’s concerned about what that means for first responders.

“It will definitely mean a delay in response times for the fire services, assisting fire departments and Ambulance New Brunswick,” Chief Anthony DeMott said.

“There’s going to be a delay for residents in the area. Emergency services will have to take another route to get to them.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Transportation told Global News they were monitoring and assessing the various washouts across the province.

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