14000 Evacuated in BC

[ferniesnow]

In Alberta during a fire ban charcoal BBQs also get banned.

I remember a couple years ago we went to radium from peach land and going down whatever highway number it is from Golden to radium there was a fire right at the side of the highway started by a car fire. I'd never been so close to an actual wildfire.

So a fire restriction is different? The sign coming into Alberta says "Fire Restriction" and according to the Pass radio station, charcoal Q's are allowed. Doesn't make sense to me at they can be hot the next day and when you dump the ashes, there could still be sparks.

 

[TylerG]

So a fire restriction is different? The sign coming into Alberta says "Fire Restriction" and according to the Pass radio station, charcoal Q's are allowed. Doesn't make sense to me at they can be hot the next day and when you dump the ashes, there could still be sparks.

Correct. Restriction is lower than the ban.

 

[rzrgade]

It's hard to believe CBC considers this news as a lot of BC burns ....
WOW I am speechless ....
How are we going to right this ship?
There was less propaganda in ww2 with Hitler I think .....
What an embarrassment of a leader .
He makes me ill.....

 

[DaveB]

My wife works for Airspray...this is a recent vid....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NBbjoqJa6ME

 

[X-it]

Trudeau should go shake hands with some of the pensioners crawling into their tents for the night.

 

[X-it]

This just in ...evacuation orders for 6 more areas. Highway 97 closed at soda creek as they try to extinguish the flames.
http://www.250news.com/

 

[Caper11]

This was taken looking towards Kelowna from Kal lake. A new flare up right by the highway. This photo is about 3hrs old.

 

[iceman5689]

Unfortunately these fires were started naturally.Was jet boating last sat on the mcgregor and lightening was intense. But yes fire smart is essential

 

[X-it]

Thousands on route to god knows where right now... Kamloops I think.

 

[rzrgade]

Williams lake now ? Is that accurate...

 

[TROLLCAT]

Williams lake now ? Is that accurate...

yes and the weather forecast is a lot of wind tonight and tomorrow ...... not good

 

[rzrgade]

Yes , brutal ...

 

[ferniesnow]

Even windy in the Koots this morning. Surely hope there is no lightning with the passing of this cold front.

 

[Caper11]

My wife works for Airspray...this is a recent vid....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NBbjoqJa6ME

Dave, so after the retardant lines are layed down, do the water bombers come in from behind and start saturating the area?

 

[X-it]

Talked to several families at the sally ann that was over a week ago they were from Williams lake. Ran into some of them at the dog kennel I was working on. One family picked up their dogs bought a tent and headed to salmon valley. That was 4 days ago they where from Williams lake. So I would say half of William lake evacuated a week ago. I would like to know the true number of evacuees there really is, but that must not be news worthy. Still I bet it is shocking the numbers there are. NO News is Good news I guess.

 

[X-it]

http://www.250news.com/2017/07/16/several-new-communities-now-under-fire-threat/ The several thousand that evacuated William lake last night no one knows where they went. They figure some camped in the bushes all over the place at 2 or 3 in the morning.

 

[X-it]

37000 evacuees. Give or take a 1000.

 

[ferniesnow]

37000 evacuees. Give or take a 1000.

"An estimated 36,600 people have been evacuated from their homes in B.C. as of Sunday afternoon, said Minister of Transportation Todd Stone, as wildfires continued to ravage the Interior."

Stone says 5,100 B.C. households have registered for support through the Red Cross, and 83 per cent of them have received their $600 in benefits as of Sunday.

 

[DaveB]

Dave, so after the retardant lines are layed down, do the water bombers come in from behind and start saturating the area?

As I understand it, no. The Electras (or any other "water" bombers) don't fly through the thick smoke. They lay down the retardant as per the gov't rep....who filmed and posted that vid. They let the fire burn out within the already burning area...or the land fire fighters deal with it.
Edit: I put water bomber in quotes because I get the gears every time I use that term. They are "air tankers" or "heavy air tankers". And they drop "retardant", not water. (Water bomber sounds way cooler to me too...)

Edit2: I've met a bunch of these pilots and they are honestly some of the coolest people you'll ever meet. I can't figure out how they walk with those giant 'nads......

 

[Caper11]

Apparently that pic I posted earlier was caused by a campfire according to the news. Some people just dont get it. 10 homes destroyed because of someone's ignorance.