Jasper is on fire!

[lilduke]

So it is possible to put out fires? Crazy

 

[pano-dude]

Same in our forests. You can't touch a twig.

News to me, I cut 6 cord a year out of the bush.

 

[Chump]

News to me, I cut 6 cord a year out of the bush.

Not in our parks. I'll try to be more specific so everyone can keep up

 

[pano-dude]

Not in our parks. I'll try to be more specific so everyone can keep up

Or maybe just use the correct words so you don't sound like someone who doesn't know ch!t

 

[team dirt]

So it is possible to put out fires? Crazy

theo on Instagram: "Seymour strong!!! …tonight this small community came together and took care of this wild fire just off the Seymour main at km 39. A huge thanks to all who helped!!!"

48 likes, 2 comments - theoepp on August 6, 2024: "Seymour strong!!! …tonight this small community came together and took care of this wild fire just off the Seymour main at km 39. A huge thanks to all who helped!!!". Personal, Congratulations, Thanks, Drink, Everything

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This was Tuesday night in Seymour Arm about a KM from my cabin. I was just travelling in but my son was up there pulling hoses and setting up pumps. Was about 1/2km in the bush and away from the creek. They set up booster pumps to get the water up hill to the fire. Was a lightning strike from a weekend storm that really flared up.

 

[Caper11]

i wish i could share the videos I'm seeing from the locals in town. But holy smokes that is how its done. The response time was incredible. 3 JET air tankers doing laps back to PG with retardant so about 30 min cycle time. 4 Air tractor skimmers just hammering it constantly and picking up water on the lake. Multiple helicopters, lots of ground crews. Never seen a response like that. All arrived in less than 30 mins. Really goes to show how mismanaged the jasper fire was and how even though they were telling everyone they were "doing all they could" they absolutely were not.

Very well said.
I was surprised how quickly the response to the Hullcar fire was handled just outside of armstrong. With the temps in the area, and how dry it was, I thought it was going to be bad.

 

[greenthumb]

Very well said.
I was surprised how quickly the response to the Hullcar fire was handled just outside of armstrong. With the temps in the area, and how dry it was, I thought it was going to be bad.

A big part of that response was the fact it is only a few hundred meters from major power lines as well as being upwind and close to Enderby.

 

[Outwest1]

Same in our forests. You can't touch a twig.

Could not agree more pick that stick up or you get a ticket

 

[rknight111]

We’re at the Lobstick lodge. Large sprinklers came on in the back and the entire building is sprayed with some oily thick beige fire retardant. Quite a mess. Highway is closed again lots of fires around town. All the buildings have definite smoke damage.

 

[rknight111]

We been stuck on the highway at the JPL bridge for 45 minutes while at least 10 fire trucks about 15-20 rcmp and a dozen trucks all with lights are heading north east. Not moving, there was heavy black smoke for a bit. Only one helicopter so far. Some fire trucks are heading back to Jasper for water. Getting hungry as we didn’t bring lunch as the one insured was being us sandwiches. This is worse than watching paint dry.

 

[gedakbx]

Stopped for the second time after leaving Sicamous 2.5 hrs ago both for accidents, one east of Revy. Now at the rodgers pass accident is 13 km ahead of us. FFS

 

[ferniesnow]

I feel for you guys as I sit on my deck with a cold Coors and clam while watching a nice beef roast climb to 130°.
Sure nice to live here and not have to go anywhere on weekends.

 

[Caper11]

I feel for you guys as I sit on my deck with a cold Coors and clam while watching a nice beef roast climb to 130°.
Sure nice to live here and not have to go anywhere on weekends.

Lol, I need my lotto numbers to come in so I can become a resident.

 

[Caper11]

Now Parks Canada has the road closed because of smoke! Lmao!

 

[maxwell]

Now Parks Canada has the road closed because of smoke! Lmao!

now that they've seen what they can get away with they'll shut it down when a goat is crossing the road

 

[ABMax24]

Same thing happened with ATV bans under the Alberta NDP, they got away with it once to reduce fire risk, and then kept using it.

 

[drew562]

Just rode back through the Jasper movie set. I’ve had bigger fires with my friends at the reserve. Two weeks so far. 13 hours to get home from Clearwater. Close the highway open the highway. I must’ve passed 1000 cars between blue River and Hinton once the road opened. Myself and Mrs. Drew are home safe.

 

[LennyR]

Or maybe just use the correct words so you don't sound like someone who doesn't know ch!t

Well to be fair , the thread is titled Jasper ! And it’s a park !!

 

[BILTIT]

 

[lilduke]

Yup, probably some wing nuts starting fire.


Near as i can tell its pefectly legal to start forest fires. Cause they don t bother looking for these clowns