How the Alberta fire grew

In 1919 there was a fire in that same area, ten times larger!

The fire is still burning and as of last night (May 19) was stillmout of control. It's now bigger than PEI, or for our southern neighbors, about twice the size of Rhode Island. It has also been "crowning" and "spotting" allowing it to make huge advances across fire breaks, it even crossed the Athabasca River, that's about a kilometer wide.

The gov't has announced a potential timeline for the 90,000 people displaced by the fire. Starting June 1 the least damaged neighbourhoods will be allowed back, provided basic infrastructure is in place and the threat from fire does not exist.

I also heard that the Fort MacMurray fire was started by lightening and then expanded due to high winds. Initially the fire didn't move northward to the worker camps and the oilsands, but it did so this week.

Authorities are saying that the Fort St John fires were arson. Apparently they found evidence indicating such.

I've been following the fire closely and the CBC said it was started by lightning.

Think morel mushrooms. Next summer will be busy with mushroom pickers.


B.C. fires good news for morel mushroom pickers - CBC article
Morel mushrooms often emerge after a forest has been ravaged by fire

Fizz wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Great link thanks.

It is just so horrific beyond words. Couldn't fathom living there and having to deal with that.
Pray for the people that they someone how get it contained.:(

It's not like it will happen again soon. Now that all the underbrush has been burned off the new greenery will soon pop up. Good to go for another 50+ yrs.

Actually the greenery and under brush as well as new trees will quickly grow back in a short amount of time.
Now it may take a little longer up in the Ft Mac area as it is farther north than where I live however I have seen a number of areas that were ravaged by fire and in about 10 years there are new trees and brush growing, all you have to do is drive through Kootenay National Park that had a huge Forrest fire in 2003.
Soup

Thanks Gary

vic46 wrote:

Fizz wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Great link thanks.

It is just so horrific beyond words. Couldn't fathom living there and having to deal with that.
Pray for the people that they someone how get it contained.:(

It's not like it will happen again soon. Now that all the underbrush has been burned off the new greenery will soon pop up. Good to go for another 50+ yrs.

Don't think a whole lot of greenery is likely to "pop up" through the concrete foundations of the homes and businesses that were burned to the ground!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :M

What's your point?
That's not where the fire started.

Fizz wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Great link thanks.

It is just so horrific beyond words. Couldn't fathom living there and having to deal with that.
Pray for the people that they someone how get it contained.:(

It's not like it will happen again soon. Now that all the underbrush has been burned off the new greenery will soon pop up. Good to go for another 50+ yrs.

Don't think a whole lot of greenery is likely to "pop up" through the concrete foundations of the homes and businesses that were burned to the ground!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :M

fla-gypsy wrote:
That's a big fire. How did it get started?

They haven't come right out and said.


http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/debunking-the-fort-mcmurray-rumours-no-isil-didnt-start-the-fire


Gary Haupt