Mike270412
Golden Boy
They should still open the highway to people like me who are just passing through.
Jasper is on fire!
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Mike270412
Golden Boy
We live in a free country. You are free to do whatever you want as long as the government gives you permission. Who the fawk does the government work for?
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Mike, engineers have to review the bridges prior to letting anyone drive over, you know how long that takes and how slow it is. Everything will also take longer as this is a Federal Park.
maxwell
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theres only one bridge in the fire zone along 16 and its 100% concrete and also over water...... should have been a pretty quick inspection!
Mike270412
Golden Boy
Refer to my post #122.
maxwell
Active VIP Member
yeeep!
Caper11
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I had to go down hwy 22 to get to the okanagan, not ideal but I hope that 16 opens soon.
Mike270412
Golden Boy
We gotta go to Smithers in a couple days. Would really suck to have to detour via Chetwynd.
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From Jasper:
We know that Highway 16 is a critical route for many. The fire is still actively burning/smouldering along Highway 16.
Incident staff are working to develop plans to reopen Highway 16 and Icefields Parkway 93N to the public. Unfortunately, we do not have a timeline for this right now. We will communicate this as soon as we have an estimate.
The wildfire spanning ~ 32,000 ha is still burning to the north, south, and east of the town. The wildfire perimeter has been generally stable since the 12mm of rain received on July 25th. There were minimal open flames in the forest on Saturday, however some hot spots began to become more active as the forest fuel dries.
We expect to see a continued increase in fire behaviour today, as fuels continue to dry out.
Crews continue to work on securing the perimeter of the wildfire to prevent further spread towards the community and critical infrastructures. This work is being done by extinguishing hot spots, aided by helicopter bucketing.
Yesterday, heavy equipment supervisors and Parks Canada Environmental Assessment specialists created a plan to build containment lines using bulldozers. This work started today, along the Pyramid Lake fire road.
Options are also being examined for small ignition operations on the perimeter of the wildfire to secure it to control lines and natural fire barriers. These operations are used to help control the perimeter by bringing it to the control lines under favourable weather conditions.
Crews are also working to extinguish fires and hot spots along Highway 16.
Some crews are focusing on extinguishing fires on Pyramid Bench near town.
Dozer protection lines are being added between Tram line road and Highway 16. Dozer protection lines are also being added along existing fire breaks such as Pyramid Fire Road, which are also being widened.
Dozer protection lines are created when organic material is removed leaving behind only non-flammable mineral soil. These lines will stop the spread of fires on the ground, such as from burning grasses or forest floors.
Dozer protection lines don’t prevent fires from spreading through airborne sparks, but they can also be used in future planned ignitions, where areas are intentionally burned in order to deprive the main fire of these fuels.
The fire has burned over a very large area. Due to the drought conditions that existed before the fire and the high intensity of the fire itself, many hot spots exist throughout the fire’s area and along the perimeter. These hot spots take extraordinary amounts of water directly applied to them in order to be fully extinguished.
Water bombers are not currently active on this fire, as they do not apply the water directly enough to effectively target hotspots. Water bombers are an ideal tool for reducing active fire growth, and remain a tool available to the incident if flying conditions are safe and if their use would be effective.
To see more photos of Jasper, visit https://parks.canada.ca/.../feu.../feudeforet-wildfire...
Please note: These photographs were captured by a Parks Canada photographer who is trained and equipped to be on scene during a wildfire.
Highway reopening
We know that Highway 16 is a critical route for many. The fire is still actively burning/smouldering along Highway 16. Incident staff are working to develop plans to reopen Highway 16 and Icefields Parkway 93N to the public. Unfortunately, we do not have a timeline for this right now. We will communicate this as soon as we have an estimate.
Wildfire status
The wildfire spanning ~ 32,000 ha is still burning to the north, south, and east of the town. The wildfire perimeter has been generally stable since the 12mm of rain received on July 25th. There were minimal open flames in the forest on Saturday, however some hot spots began to become more active as the forest fuel dries. We expect to see a continued increase in fire behaviour today, as fuels continue to dry out.
Crews continue to work on securing the perimeter of the wildfire to prevent further spread towards the community and critical infrastructures. This work is being done by extinguishing hot spots, aided by helicopter bucketing.
Yesterday, heavy equipment supervisors and Parks Canada Environmental Assessment specialists created a plan to build containment lines using bulldozers. This work started today, along the Pyramid Lake fire road.
Options are also being examined for small ignition operations on the perimeter of the wildfire to secure it to control lines and natural fire barriers. These operations are used to help control the perimeter by bringing it to the control lines under favourable weather conditions.
Crews are also working to extinguish fires and hot spots along Highway 16.
Some crews are focusing on extinguishing fires on Pyramid Bench near town.
Dozer protection lines are being added between Tram line road and Highway 16. Dozer protection lines are also being added along existing fire breaks such as Pyramid Fire Road, which are also being widened.
Dozer protection lines are created when organic material is removed leaving behind only non-flammable mineral soil. These lines will stop the spread of fires on the ground, such as from burning grasses or forest floors.
Dozer protection lines don’t prevent fires from spreading through airborne sparks, but they can also be used in future planned ignitions, where areas are intentionally burned in order to deprive the main fire of these fuels.
The fire has burned over a very large area. Due to the drought conditions that existed before the fire and the high intensity of the fire itself, many hot spots exist throughout the fire’s area and along the perimeter. These hot spots take extraordinary amounts of water directly applied to them in order to be fully extinguished.
Water bombers are not currently active on this fire, as they do not apply the water directly enough to effectively target hotspots. Water bombers are an ideal tool for reducing active fire growth, and remain a tool available to the incident if flying conditions are safe and if their use would be effective.
Please note: These photographs were captured by a Parks Canada photographer who is trained and equipped to be on scene during a wildfire.
It's quite simple. Our leaders would rather neglect our forests to the point there an extreme fire hazard, then let them burn down ruining lifes and property in the process so they can claim climate change. Our leaders should be hanging.
When is this nightmare going to end
When is this nightmare going to end
No doubt. I bet Blackrock gets a nice contract from our treasonous gov.Dont worry, the same A holes that let it burn down are now going to fixer right up in record time
imdoo'n
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concrete and fire just doesn't mix well, concrete in a fire becomes weak and falls apart in intense heat! had a pour concrete foundation wall dug up from a well crib, dug a pit, and built a fire around and over it, sledge hammer broke it up in a couple hours, would have taken days without the intense heat! no idea on a bridge, mikes #'s, heavy truck loads might collapse it though!
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imdoo'n
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all going according to plan!
imdoo'n
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i agree the paper mask will likely do nothing for chemicals or other contaminants in the area, It may be an I-95 mask? the mask is more likely for dramatic effect. There is no telling what may be floating around in the air from household products having been burnt and now not contained and free mixing? Ron. as well as firefighters will know more about that than most people! as to no one else seems to be scared, naive people usually find out, and usually to late, in my opinion!
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imdoo'n
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think about it? Bleach products can mix with other household ingredients rather easily, making some dangerous gases, easily released , by being disturbed! u now anything about H2S gases?
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