detroitdad
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Yep, she's awesome. First thing I did this morning was check for updates. Good luck
Jolly Mountain Fire - EVACUATED (1 Viewer)
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Yep, she's awesome. First thing I did this morning was check for updates. Good luck
slisk250
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Let it rain
Best of luck... here's hoping you evac safely and your house is spared
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Update for 9/1:
Over 150 homes have been evacuated, on the other side of the fire perimeter. But my side of the fire has not yet been evacuated -- even though we are actually a shorter distance to the active fire than they are. Apparently, fire moves very quickly uphill, but slowly on downhill slopes. The fire closest to me is currently working its way down a long slope.
Because of the way the wind has been blowing, you wouldn't even know there is a fire. Beautiful blue skies, and no sign of fire (except those cool planes flying over the house ever couple of minutes). But a shift in the wind would change all that.
Today's fire details:
11,500 acres
0% contained
7 fire crews
390 personnel
19 engines
4 helicopters
154 homes evacuated.
Over 150 homes have been evacuated, on the other side of the fire perimeter. But my side of the fire has not yet been evacuated -- even though we are actually a shorter distance to the active fire than they are. Apparently, fire moves very quickly uphill, but slowly on downhill slopes. The fire closest to me is currently working its way down a long slope.
Because of the way the wind has been blowing, you wouldn't even know there is a fire. Beautiful blue skies, and no sign of fire (except those cool planes flying over the house ever couple of minutes). But a shift in the wind would change all that.
Today's fire details:
11,500 acres
0% contained
7 fire crews
390 personnel
19 engines
4 helicopters
154 homes evacuated.
detroitdad
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I was just about to ask. Good luck
Poker Zombie
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Good luck Mel. 1 am Evac is a pretty scary ordeal.
Good luck Mel - stay safe.
Been following, hoping it wouldn't reach your house. Glad to hear you are safe. Good luck.
gopherblue
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Stay safe Mel. Remember, everything at the cabin is replaceable.
If you like, we have a number of windbags here on PCF. Perhaps we can schedule an emergency meet up and just aim their bloviating at the fire line and change the direction of the fire.
If you like, we have a number of windbags here on PCF. Perhaps we can schedule an emergency meet up and just aim their bloviating at the fire line and change the direction of the fire.
Wishing the best for you! Good luck and I'm glad you're safe!
Praying for you!
Seeking Alpha Social Club
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Wishing you the best...stay safe!!
Stay safe. Glad your chippies are out of harms way, and you are evacuated. Stuff is replaceable (people and some rare chippies are not).
Saying prayers for you (and your home).
Saying prayers for you (and your home).
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If you look toward the lake at the 1:15 mark in this video, that's where my house is located. It's getting so close. But you can see from the video how the terrain in this area has made it impossible to fight the fire. So steep, no roads. I need sleep.
Poker Zombie
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That's where your house is? What are you, a friggin' mountain goat?
Wils
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Hope you (and your neighbours) return to un-damaged properties soon.
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Good to know you're evacuated already.
Fire is so unpredictable.
Last year my dad had to evacuate Fort McMurray Alberta. That place has 1 road in/out and they waited til last minite to give the evac order.
Winds changed and the fire cut off the only escape route. Evacuees had to turn around and go deeper in the woods on a dead end road. They were lucky to get out later when the fire blocking the road died down a bit.
Stay far away and watch out for fires with that potential.
Fire is so unpredictable.
Last year my dad had to evacuate Fort McMurray Alberta. That place has 1 road in/out and they waited til last minite to give the evac order.
Winds changed and the fire cut off the only escape route. Evacuees had to turn around and go deeper in the woods on a dead end road. They were lucky to get out later when the fire blocking the road died down a bit.
Stay far away and watch out for fires with that potential.
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See why I need to buy a snowmobile!!??
justsomedude
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Gorgeous country - must be a beautiful place to live. Hopefully the fires are under control soon and you can head home.
Sending prayers to you (and all of the fire fighters and emergency responders)!
Redbelly
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Oh WOW! So sorry to hear about this! Stay safe! Can't believe my NW departure is so close and we've never played poker!
Hang tough Mel, I'm thinking about you
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Update for 9/3:
Today's fire details:
18,000 acres
0% contained
10 fire crews
600 personnel
67 engines
5 helicopters
over 1000 homes evacuated, another 3000 on "ready" or "set" status.
Temperature expected to be >90 for the next 3 days, no rain in 10-day forecast.
Here are a couple of photos of a Google Earth Pro fire map. It is a really great resource, and updates frequently. The first one is zoomed in so you can see how close the fire is to my house. The second is zoomed out, so you can see the spread of the fire. The firefighters have their hands full! The Governor has declared a state of emergency.
The fire has shifted, and the 5-home community that I'm in are now the closest structures to the fire. The good news is that if we are the first structures that they protect, and the first place where they engage the fire on the ground...well, look at all of those resources available! If we're first, we should have a fair bit of the fire crew's attention!
This should get very real in the next day or two. Wow. Fingers crossed!
Edit: looks like my screen shots of the maps cover up the legends. The colors indicate the recency of the fire activity. Red is most recent, so that activity near my house is within the past 6 hours.
The internet is so cool. I'm 100 miles away, safe and sound, but can still monitor what's going on, via webcam (until we lose power), and Google Earth. Pretty cool.
Today's fire details:
18,000 acres
0% contained
10 fire crews
600 personnel
67 engines
5 helicopters
over 1000 homes evacuated, another 3000 on "ready" or "set" status.
Temperature expected to be >90 for the next 3 days, no rain in 10-day forecast.
Here are a couple of photos of a Google Earth Pro fire map. It is a really great resource, and updates frequently. The first one is zoomed in so you can see how close the fire is to my house. The second is zoomed out, so you can see the spread of the fire. The firefighters have their hands full! The Governor has declared a state of emergency.
The fire has shifted, and the 5-home community that I'm in are now the closest structures to the fire. The good news is that if we are the first structures that they protect, and the first place where they engage the fire on the ground...well, look at all of those resources available! If we're first, we should have a fair bit of the fire crew's attention!
This should get very real in the next day or two. Wow. Fingers crossed!
Edit: looks like my screen shots of the maps cover up the legends. The colors indicate the recency of the fire activity. Red is most recent, so that activity near my house is within the past 6 hours.
The internet is so cool. I'm 100 miles away, safe and sound, but can still monitor what's going on, via webcam (until we lose power), and Google Earth. Pretty cool.
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justsomedude
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Fingers crossed for you!!!!!!
Poker Zombie
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Looking at those maps...
Good news - Fire burns very slowly downhill. Anything moving toward your house may choke itself out.
Good news - Lake close to your house gives wind-blown embers a very small target to start a spot fire downhill of your house.
Bad news - Fire crews will probably give your house a very low priority because of good news 1 and 2.
You're aces right now with just one caller. Just need to fade those outs!
Good news - Fire burns very slowly downhill. Anything moving toward your house may choke itself out.
Good news - Lake close to your house gives wind-blown embers a very small target to start a spot fire downhill of your house.
Bad news - Fire crews will probably give your house a very low priority because of good news 1 and 2.
You're aces right now with just one caller. Just need to fade those outs!
Glad you're safe, Mel. Hoping for the best.
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