More evacuations due to wild fires underway

[Silvercreek]

Looks like people around Little Smoky are having to evacuate now due to another wildfire between Fox Creek and Little Smoky.

http://globalnews.ca/news/2702951/ou...-of-fox-creek/

[catnthehat]

There are still lot f fires up in the Ft. McMurray area as well, there is one that as closed 881 again, it is close to the Embredge storage tanks.
Man oh Man, when is it going t end??!!
Cat

[silverdoctor]

Another big one north of fox creek. Winds are expected to turn south tomorrow and gust to 50.

Just never ends

[Supergrit]

Hopefully Wednesday or Thursday that is forecast will come or sooner if possible.

[FishingMOM]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

There are still lot f fires up in the Ft. McMurray area as well, there is one that as closed 881 again, it is close to the Embredge storage tanks.
Man oh Man, when is it going t end??!!
Cat

It will end when the spring rains come
or a good snowfall

[^v^Tinda wolf^v^]

Hats of to the brave men and women fighting these fires

[Flight01]

Originally Posted by ^v^Tinda wolf^v^

Hats of to the brave men and women fighting these fires

Ain't that the truth. Been almost 6 years since I cleared my last building room by room. Hats off to them is right. I was a volunteer fire fighter for five years at an oil sands plant, a half dozen pump fires and only one lunch room and camp trailer fire. To be under that stress and on the front line right in the path of danger , over and over and over , they deserve the utmost respect.

[58thecat]

Seems to be spring is replaced with fire season.

[Reeves1]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

There are still lot f fires up in the Ft. McMurray area as well, there is one that as closed 881 again, it is close to the Embredge storage tanks.
Man oh Man, when is it going t end??!!
Cat

Just north of the Surmont camp ?

I worked last winter on the line from there to Jacos on 63.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Reeves1

Just north of the Surmont camp ?

I worked last winter on the line from there to Jacos on 63.

Yup that is where it is
Cat

[Reeves1]

Line clean up not likely happen this year..... sure wish we could get monsoon rains soon !

[outlaw'd]

Originally Posted by Reeves1

Just north of the Surmont camp ?

I worked last winter on the line from there to Jacos on 63.

Big Country's line?

[Reeves1]

Originally Posted by outlaw'd

Big Country's line?

Yup

[Big Grey Wolf]

Most of the timber is birch trees in the fires path. It burnt 50 years ago, we had to drive through the same fire on our way to university. However in those days we did not have these extreme dry conditions.

[johnwood]

it's too dry