Wow....Devastating Fire in Ft McMurray

[perfecho]

http://globalnews.ca/news/2677885/mayor-issues-warnings-as-fire-situation-in-fort-mcmurray-intensifies/

[farmaholic]

You mean it's dry in parts of Western Canada?

I looked at an April precip accumulation map this morning. ...most of W. Canada got less than an inch!!! We are net drying (BIG TIME) again...

[furrowtickler]

Wow the whole city to be evacuated- to the north
That's Akita people to go nowhere
It's going to be a bad day tomorrow

[grassfarmer]

32C and 15% humidity that's brutal.

[Hamloc]

Very dry. Predicting strong winds tomorrow afternoon as a cold front comes in. I hope everyone is able to get out safely.

[AgrivilleAdmin]

It's a very hazy morning in Northern Alberta.
Praying everyone got out safe, very scary.
-Nicole

[Guest]

yea and we have the nerve to bitch about little shit . sure feel for those folks especially after the way the tree hugging movement has been shitting on them lately . hope they all get out ok . i had talked to a guy that had paid $750k for a house trailer there, wonder how the ins co will handle those ones ??

[riders2010]

Yes this is terrible. Hopefully everyone gets out safe. Where is the army? Should be there
But maybe those communities in the bush areas need to start
Thinking about firegards etc.

750,000 for a house trailer? Not the important issue right now but shows how screwed up things are.

[farmaholic]

There may be people losing things in Ag too this year if it the skys don't open up in places. "Stuff" can be replaced....

I've been a tractor jockey....I will have to catch some TV news coverage from Ft Mc. Hard to believe a city could burn in this day and age. There must be a tremendous amount of fuel for those forest fires.

How much of a buffer zone would be needed around the perimeter to prevent fire from jumping to buildings etc. Is it feasible and how is it maintained in difficult terrain? It's like building a house on a flood plain....sooner or later. I hope no lives have been lost due to this tragedy.

[Oliver88]

Great to hear there are 0 people killed by the fire.

I feel very bad for these 80,000 displaced and especially the families who lost their homes and businesses hopefully insurance companies pay up accordingly.

I heard on the radio this morning 1600 structures have burnt to the ground, this was earlier today so likely higher number now.

[Guest]

well the smoke is here this mornin allready

[sumdumguy]

If you were an insurance company, would you be happy to insure somebody whose house borders a boreal forest when there is no black buffer zone or water canal around the perimeter of the town? Pas moi.

[15444]

I'd be interested to hear if it was more difficult for residents of Slave Lake to get insurance after their fire...

[fjlip]

Or premiums would be sky high.

[freewheat]

The truth is, with the old forest cleaned out and burned, it will take decades for the risk of fire to be very high again, so IMO their premiums should actually go down....