FOREST FIRES

[fubar57]

They keep downgrading evacuees, GlobalTV had 38K in the morning, CBC went from 8K to 7K. Still a lot of people. The wife made it through OK on the alternate route which closed briefly shortly after they arrived in Kamloops. Fort Mcmurray, Alta., which itself was devastated by a wildfire last year has stepped in to help out...

Fort McMurray residents lend a helping hand to B.C. wildfire evacuees

 

[Wayne Little]

Be safe man...you and your family....

 

[fubar57]

Update: close to 15K evacuated, 10K in Williams Lake on alert to move in a moments notice. More lightning in the forecast for tomorrow. The wife and son are heading back tomorrow, again using the alternate route...

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[Shortround6]

That sucks. Hope there is no loss of life!

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[fubar57]

That sucks. Hope there is no loss of life!

So far no loss of life that I've heard of. In this news story is a short video of a couple evacuating through one of the fires...

'We entered this thick black cloud that was dark as night': B.C. couple film fiery escape

 

[Shinpachi]

We have earthquakes with tsunami and your have wildfires. Not easy to live.
Take care again Geo with your family !

 

[Crimea_River]

Have been away from Canadian news for a week Geo. Hope things are getting better.

 

[fubar57]

Still brutal Andy, over 17,000 evacuated and 17,000 on immediate evac standby. Thankfully no deaths.


British Columbia - CBC News

 

[Crimea_River]

Wow thanks. Hopefully some rain will move in.

 

[Wayne Little]

glad everyone is ok...

 

[MiTasol]

As of this morning, the fire is 75% contained, lots of smoke in the air. Here's what B.C. has been through this year with two more months to go...

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...I'm in the P.G. district. Just thought I would throw this in as well, stats for B.C....

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Geo

Good to see people caused fires are dropping year by year

 

[fubar57]

I can't find the story,(Internet really sucks in camp this week) but a helicopter pilot dropping water on one of the fires crashed. They rescued him and he immediately got into another one and continued fighting the fires

 

[Robert Porter]

Yowsa! Glad everyone is safe for the moment, hope it stays that way!

 

[fubar57]

Finally got some internet, albeit briefly. I had to go to the second page of Google search to find a brief summary of the crash and despite what the wife and co-worker said, the pilot did crash but did not grab a second helo. He is fine with some slight injuries. There is a small window of hope allowing some of the 37000 evacuees to return home soon

 

[Gnomey]

Good to hear the pilots safe.

 

[fubar57]

Still 140+ fires burning, some rain in the forecast but so is lightning. 38,000 still evacuated but some are returning home. The Canadian military has been brought, firefighters from across Canada and specialists from Australia. I crew-bossed 2 forest fires in the 80s and I know what these guys are going through. My holidays start in 2 weeks, heading to the coast so hopefully things will be contained

 

[Robert Porter]

Lets hope they are contained with minimal loss of property and zero loss of life!

 

[Crimea_River]

Smoke in my home town, some 500km away from the fires, is getting bad. Can't imagine what it would be like for those people in the thick of it.

 

[Old Wizard]