Fire

[catbuster]

Finally!

Staggering Storm Totals Forecast in Heartland
https://www.weather.com/storms/severe/video/severe-storms-moving-into-the-rockies?pl=pl-the-lift

 

[TBS]

Thoughts and prayers to my northern brothers and sisters. Stay safe out there.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/...rray-as-evacuees-settle-in-edmonton-1.3565573

 

[Scablands]

Thoughts and prayers to my northern brothers and sisters. Stay safe out there.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/...rray-as-evacuees-settle-in-edmonton-1.3565573

Indeed. I think no one has been hurt so far, and I hope it stays that way. We were watching video of the fire while people were evacuating on the highway tonight. Scary stuff.

 

[Metals406]

Canada's fire season is epicly bad so far.

 

[catbuster]

Those look really, really bad. And from what I heard on NPR this morning it sounds like the Canadians are really overwhelmed and not equipped to handle this type of a season.

I hope they can just get them out without anyone getting hurt.

 

[Scablands]

Those look really, really bad. And from what I heard on NPR this morning it sounds like the Canadians are really overwhelmed and not equipped to handle this type of a season.

I hope they can just get them out without anyone getting hurt.

Anyone know if the US air tankers are able divert up north for a bit? The tankers show up in CDA around July typically.

 

[catbuster]

Anyone know if the US air tankers are able divert up north for a bit? The tankers show up in CDA around July typically.

I think we could send military stuff up there because of the politics of NATO. I'm licensed to operate in Canada and I might make a few calls to see if I could get a crew to fly up and help out.

 

[Drptrch]

MAFFS military planes are training for fires in Nevada now.
Only a couple on line now, one is in Tennessee working, came from there to South Dakota then called back to Tn

 

[Drptrch]

http://fireaviation.com/2016/03/02/large-air-tanker-lineup-for-2016/

 

[northmanlogging]

Wa DNR is predicting a "less sever" season for us this year... I'm not holding my breath, still need to finish up my fire tank... not paranoid at all...

last I heard they were evacuating another 50 miles outside fort Mac... something like 90,000 folks homeless overnight.

 

[Metals406]

Wa DNR is predicting a "less sever" season for us this year... I'm not holding my breath, still need to finish up my fire tank... not paranoid at all...

last I heard they were evacuating another 50 miles outside fort Mac... something like 90,000 folks homeless overnight.

Catastrophic

 

[Scablands]

Wa DNR is predicting a "less sever" season for us this year... I'm not holding my breath, still need to finish up my fire tank... not paranoid at all...

Maybe that prediction was true 60 days ago. Today? Not so sure.

 

[madhatte]

Yeaaaah, gonna go ahead and brace for a long hot one. Seems the only reasonable thing to do.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Wow! The public donated 11 million so far in the last two days and the gov will match that. Sounds like 4.1 Billion damage so far. The Americans have offered their help to us as good neighbours do, so we thank you for that. We are all in this together.Americans, like Canadians, have hearts bigger than the great outdoors.
Sounds like Mother Nature is really putting Her foot down.
I wonder what Neil Young has to say? We don't want him around anyhow! Sweet Home Alabama.
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

Ok, I just counted the contents of my wallet, 400 exactly to my name. 150 for internet, cell phone and TV, so that leaves 250 dolla. Sounds like I'm flush, so I think I'll donate 50 dolla. Fifty dolla, make you holla!
It shouldn't cost as much to make the world go round as it does.

 

[atpchas]

The web page linked below shows the abnormally high temps in the vicinity of the Ft McMurray fire and a satellite picture of the area on May 4.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87992

 

[northmanlogging]

Can't find a decent link.

But there is a 100 acre and growing fire in Oso started yesterday and is on steep ground so things could get ****** quickly, King5.com has some photos but not linkable by the likes of me.

Hasn't been any interesting weather around here for some time so not sure as the cause.

 

[Drptrch]

In Oso - Arlington ??

WA-NDC??? OSO area fire http://hotlist.wildlandfire.com/showthread.php?t=51932

https://thenwfireblog.com/2016/05/13/update-3-hot-shot-fire-wa-dnr-near-oso-washington/

 

[Woos31]

It's too Damn early in nuh year to be talkin fires! I've been a ****** neighbor and not followed the fire/fires around fort Mac country but north or south I hate seeing people being displaced and losing everything like that. Again don't know the latest but I hope ma nature has began to cooperate with those folks and the resources fighting fire. Prayers to fort Mac and fire fighters from Central Oregon

 

[Woos31]

I feel like the neighbor looking over the fence at the other neighbor who's staring at a pile of lumber and tin.............. and can't help it........... Huh, your shed fall down?