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Firestorm of the Century
Only just past the mid-point in the fire season, and the forest fires in British Columbia, Canada, are historic - worst in 50 years, and likely to be the worst in recorded history (with some saying that this type of situtation only occurs every 500 years or so). Bloody incredible as small towns to larger cities are threatened. Firefighters include thousands of BC (and other provincial) firefighters, around 800 soldiers and 600+ American firefighters. One water bomber (including 2 pilots), and 2 helicopters (including 2 pilots) lost in three separate crashes. Satellite photos show much of Southern BC blanketed in thick smoke. GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District) bans all use of lawn sprinklers, and usage of local mountain trails - no fires in southwestern BC (including GVRD), but extreme measures put in place to ensure this, and to protect water supply as water reservoirs down to less than 50% (no rain, and GVRD could be out of water in 10 weeks). BC back country also off limits in Southern BC. Hoping for rain soon, really soon (although no appreciable amounts forecast). Rainy autumn will be here, but I hope soon. There goes my plans for some decent camping this year =(

http://www.canada.com/...onal/features/fires/

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Dan
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Dan,

Thanks.

A buddy and I were talking about the Canadian fires today while hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park - Estes Park, and I told him about the link you posted...I emailed it to him this evening.
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Buh Bye!

Cheers,
Me
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You're welcome =) Just heard over the news that 8 firefighters were killed in Oregon when the vehicle they were travelling in struck a semitrailer. Not fire-related per se, but very tragic and devastating.

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Did you hear the latest? About 300 homes in Kamloops had been evacuated for the last two weeks. They finally get to return home and find the fire missed them, but looters had robbed their houses. Crazy

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That I missed. Buggers! Where did you pick up the story?

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Thats gotta suck. Its bad enough with the worry of your house, and all your posessions, being burned to the ground... but to then get back, and find your house has not been burned down, but looted by a load of prats... MAN that would piss me off! Now I see why people like to protect their property Frown (and I thought my car being broken into was bad enough...my heart goes out to the people who lived in those houses).

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Saw it on "the national" on cbc this evening..

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Alex, what are you doing up at this time of the morning? Crazy (almost 1am?)

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Dang, of all nights to miss The National. You snooze, you lose. Thanks for the update.

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Working of course. =)

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My limit is midnight Tongue Anything after that, and coffee reserves are running low, and mentally capacity has collapsed ;)

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