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Rained here last night, but that doesn't help the fire up north.
 

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No rain here,,,


The heat in a forest fire dries the rain before it hits.


We need a steady rain for a few days to cool the air, and assist the fire fighters
 

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No rain here,,,


The heat in a forest fire dries the rain before it hits.


We need a steady rain for a few days to cool the air, and assist the fire fighters

Yes, it would but the rain reaches the perimeter and slows the spread so the firefighters can get a handle on it. Night time cooling would also help the rain penetrate the combustibles.

No fire in our little corner of BC. With the inch of rain in the last 24 hours, we should be good for a while.

When we were up north, we had one fire close to our town with ash and embers falling in our yards. Good thing the wind changed when it did.
 

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Yes, it would but the rain reaches the perimeter and slows the spread so the firefighters can get a handle on it. Night time cooling would also help the rain penetrate the combustibles.

No fire in our little corner of BC. With the inch of rain in the last 24 hours, we should be good for a while.

When we were up north, we had one fire close to our town with ash and embers falling in our yards. Good thing the wind changed when it did.


Your correct. Cooling of air helps a lot.. As the hot air from the fire pre heats everything causing fire spread faster.

A good old rain is required to slow the spread. Then they have a chance at stopping it.

Very sad when it gets into yards and housing
 
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