Nesikep
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http://ipolitics.ca/2017/07/25/b-c-ranc ... -millions/
according to that, about 2.5 million acres have burnt
according to that, about 2.5 million acres have burnt
In that case you deserve an east wind so you get your Montana smoke I hear it has lots of sage in it.. so you don't need to smudge like those other hippies out your wayDave":1u0dpgqm said:Nesi, could you keep the smoke up there. It is mighty hazy down here and they say it is from the BC fires. North wind blowing and bring that smoke down to us.
I am writing this post from Maiden Creek in the middle of our field at 4:15 am. It is with the saddest of heart that I have to tell you that our mountains are on fire all around us. This is due to a tragic back burn that went horribly wrong. This wasn't because of an unforeseen turn of events but for valid reasons that this back burn was completely unsafe. The forestry decided to bomb our mountain with fire in the middle of a windy afternoon with our neighbour still in the hills desperately trying to get his cows to safety. While we watched this horrendous sight, there was no heavy equipment waiting, no firetrucks and no structural crews as far as our eyes could see on our side of the fire. The result was the wind created a class 6 fire which started a vortex /tornedo that was so strong that trees were being ripped out of the ground by their roots. A delta fire crew was at the other end of the fire and said that the vacuum of air was so strong it was all they could do to shut their doors and drive as fast as they could to safety dragging their fire hoses behind them. Of course this lifted the fire over the highway onto yet another mountain range that has more perfect conditions to travel for miles. Now Hundreds of cows are running to stay alive while thousands of different species of wildlife will be doing the same. What is the most heartbreaking to hear is this is all being reported as the Elephant Hill Wildfire when in Fact it is just one of Many Back Burns gone wrong and not reported as such. Now My home and my neighbours homes are all in serious jeopardy and how is a ranch that is over 150 years old to survive with no herd? I want to thank all the Fire departments that came to help afterwards including the Delta crew that came straight to our house. The ground Crews are working hard through the night as well as many machine operators. How do we make this stop? The whole world needs to hear why this fire continues to grow and why our province is spending over $10,000/hr on helicopters to stop the NEW FIRES that are being created by back burns. Please help us-- We just don't know what to do anymore.
Nesikep":3gez2brq said:Oh, and here's another point of view from facebook about the firefighting efforts
I am writing this post from Maiden Creek in the middle of our field at 4:15 am. It is with the saddest of heart that I have to tell you that our mountains are on fire all around us. This is due to a tragic back burn that went horribly wrong. This wasn't because of an unforeseen turn of events but for valid reasons that this back burn was completely unsafe. The forestry decided to bomb our mountain with fire in the middle of a windy afternoon with our neighbour still in the hills desperately trying to get his cows to safety. While we watched this horrendous sight, there was no heavy equipment waiting, no firetrucks and no structural crews as far as our eyes could see on our side of the fire. The result was the wind created a class 6 fire which started a vortex /tornedo that was so strong that trees were being ripped out of the ground by their roots. A delta fire crew was at the other end of the fire and said that the vacuum of air was so strong it was all they could do to shut their doors and drive as fast as they could to safety dragging their fire hoses behind them. Of course this lifted the fire over the highway onto yet another mountain range that has more perfect conditions to travel for miles. Now Hundreds of cows are running to stay alive while thousands of different species of wildlife will be doing the same. What is the most heartbreaking to hear is this is all being reported as the Elephant Hill Wildfire when in Fact it is just one of Many Back Burns gone wrong and not reported as such. Now My home and my neighbours homes are all in serious jeopardy and how is a ranch that is over 150 years old to survive with no herd? I want to thank all the Fire departments that came to help afterwards including the Delta crew that came straight to our house. The ground Crews are working hard through the night as well as many machine operators. How do we make this stop? The whole world needs to hear why this fire continues to grow and why our province is spending over $10,000/hr on helicopters to stop the NEW FIRES that are being created by back burns. Please help us-- We just don't know what to do anymore.
That's what we've been thinking too.. another fire can start and you can't even see it.. scary thought!Dave":2sbawkvm said:I was up in the Methow Valley the last two days. The smoke was so thick the the visibility was down to less than a quarter mile. That is sort of near the border but a long ways from the fires. One guy commented that a fire could start near there and if it wasn't beside a road nobody would even know it was burning.