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Here in the interior of BC sometimes people will stay behind in a fire evacuations. Sometimes they save their house that way-they stay and keep garden hose on house.
 
There are people that would virtue-ally not want to know after observing some of the irrational behaviour of human beans ...

Did you know today was Freud's birthday? He was the father of emotional psychology ... Jung fathered up the intellectual part about dreams, aspirations and calmer rational fears ... like getting out, taking high flight when the time is reasonable ... people don't know this stuff giving rise to people that would like to fight the wrong thing at the wrong time ... Serendipity? People often do not stop and observe differences and balances they can bring ... especially wen floating in a hole of mine ... Eldorado?

Dark place with a silver lining? Then do you ever raise beef about your sibling never darkening your door? Thus herds of red-I'D cattle ... Goes't writers serving the purpose of people not knowing ... unless you can read into IT ... life really is weird ...know!
 
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A community north of Fort St John is at risk right now. Someone I know from there is saying she won't leave of they are evacuated. I suspect fear and frustration are factors for her. People handle stress differently. Now, that community is in a slightly different position right now because they have the "luxury" of thinking about it. I can totally understand the desire to think life can stay the same. I'm not saying it's right. I hope that if that community is evacuated, people will leave.

As I type this, CBC is talking about the convoy moving south from north of Fort Mac. What a trip. I hope they make it safely.
 
I find myself quite wrapped up in the Fort Mac fire and keeping up on the news of it. I think I am an Albertan at heart still.

It's fascinating how the displaced are all over the Province-and how shelter and help is there too.
Fort Mac was a temporary home for many-it really was a resource town, but services sprung up around that.
Schools, government centre, restaurants etc.
Heard the story of the catholic school principal and school bus driver and the students they took care of until re-united with family. Last family of students got re-united in Athabasca-as Dad was a bus driver and tied up in the grid lock in traffic in Fort Mac.

While the evacuation wasn't perfect it was "grace under pressure".
Lives were lost in car accidents but as far as I've heard the fire itself has not killed anyone.

It's a long road ahead for this city and it's residents.
 
There was an interesting report a few years ago about fires. Basically it said that iver the last 100 years or so we have been fighting forest fires. I supposse mainly because timber is a valuable commodity

But the result is that forrestts are much larger and dense than they use to be. Random fires used to thin out forests and create natural land breaks

Also read that in areas that are highly forrested it is recommended to clear out 3 k around town to create a break. Unfortunately not done very often
 
Tabitha said:
Here in the interior of BC sometimes people will stay behind in a fire evacuations. Sometimes they save their house that way-they stay and keep garden hose on house.
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They don't even have water, it's been shut off.
 
Those north are now getting RCMP escorts to drive south. The process is expected to last 4 days.
 
Lastpointe said:
There was an interesting report a few years ago about fires. Basically it said that iver the last 100 years or so we have been fighting forest fires. I supposse mainly because timber is a valuable commodity

But the result is that forrestts are much larger and dense than they use to be. Random fires used to thin out forests and create natural land breaks

Also read that in areas that are highly forrested it is recommended to clear out 3 k around town to create a break. Unfortunately not done very often
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In many cases the "live on the edge of the wild forest" is one of the selling points used in those communities. And so people resist the creation of a buffer that is big enough. Also people underestimate how much of a buffer is needed
 
I know Gord W. Here in the Interior of BC fires are present most summers.
While I love wilderness and nature, I also know the fire risk. A cabin burned down recently as it was just beyond the limits that fire fighters serve (the municipal ones). No lives were in danger and so they did not respond.

My house is on a creek. Less risk of fire and still provides quietness.
 
Lastpointe said:
There was an interesting report a few years ago about fires. Basically it said that iver the last 100 years or so we have been fighting forest fires. I supposse mainly because timber is a valuable commodity

But the result is that forrestts are much larger and dense than they use to be. Random fires used to thin out forests and create natural land breaks

Also read that in areas that are highly forrested it is recommended to clear out 3 k around town to create a break. Unfortunately not done very often
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Years ago we stayed at a guesthouse in the southwest US. All around the house, the foliage had been removed - no grasses, no trees, no shrubs etc. I asked about it - "a firebreak" was the reply. Living in an urban centre, I'd never even considered this ... was interesting. I think there was also an external sprinkler system - not to grow grass, but to soak everything in the event of a fire.
 
Kimmio said:
Why would they do that?
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I'm not entirely sure. Possibly to keep it available on an as needed basis as much as possible. Maybe to preserve the city water pipes. I would imagine damage upstream could lead to a fair bit of crap in them further down.
 
I'm not much of a twitter user. I check certain feeds on occasion. I'm thinking of joining it though and having it set up on my phone. It seems so useful during an emergency. In some of the camps twitter was how many were getting info.
I would rather have it set up ahead of time than set it up once something has happened.
 
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