Emergency evaluations…

[Blaithin]

In the covid spring of 2020, it rained every day here. Couldn't have started a fire on a bet.

That’s the other thing that graph doesn’t show, weather and temperatures. Or acres burnt. Would all be valuable information if someone really wanted to prove the last 3-4 elections caused a spike in fires, for whatever reason.

[Blaithin]

I went and found the graph. It actually does show hectares burnt, not number of fires like I was recalling.

Which I’m not sure proves much. The Ft Mac fire burnt over 589,000 hectares which means most of 2016s numbers are just one fire. Large hectare numbers doesn’t necessarily mean a lot of fires.

[sumdumguy]

Wow, good job Blaithin

[furrowtickler]

I went and found the graph. It actually does show hectares burnt, not number of fires like I was recalling.

Which I’m not sure proves much. The Ft Mac fire burnt over 589,000 hectares which means most of 2016s numbers are just one fire. Large hectare numbers doesn’t necessarily mean a lot of fires.

Seen that yesterday
Election fires lol

[furrowtickler]

Would be interesting to see that graph compared to arrests of arsonists involved .
Yes a lot are “natural” but don’t ever discount arsonists for a different cause , it’s real .
Is what it is

[Blaithin]

Would be interesting to see that graph compared to arrests of arsonists involved .
Yes a lot are “natural” but don’t ever discount arsonists for a different cause , it’s real .
Is what it is

I wouldn’t say most are natural, most are likely human caused. Just arson is a tiny fraction of human causes.

Wasn’t the one year it was a firefighter setting them so he could put them out?

[ajl]

I wouldn’t say most are natural, most are likely human caused. Just arson is a tiny fraction of human causes.

Wasn’t the one year it was a firefighter setting them so he could put them out?

There was the firefighter who set the CN trestle bridge on fire by Sangudo. Needed some action at the firehall.

[Blaithin]

Maybe that’s the one I’m thinking of.

[Blaithin]

Just so when the fires start in BC we don’t hear more of that “this seems like a lot all of a sudden. How suspicious” crap.

Snow is gone over a month earlier than last year and a good month earlier than the average. This is probably going to affect irrigation districts but it’s also going to give the BC fire season a likely boost.

[jensend]

Just so when the fires start in BC we don’t hear more of that “this seems like a lot all of a sudden. How suspicious” crap.

Snow is gone over a month earlier than last year and a good month earlier than the average. This is probably going to affect irrigation districts but it’s also going to give the BC fire season a likely boost.

People can argue over the cause all they want but it seems things are changing as they will in a dynamic system. Just anecdotal but I believe by observation and talking to people in different parts of the world that things are getting more windy. That might make sense if the climate is getting warmer and holding more energy. This would not be good in drought years, especially if you get consecutive dry years.

[shtferbrains]

People can argue over the cause all they want but it seems things are changing as they will in a dynamic system. Just anecdotal but I believe by observation and talking to people in different parts of the world that things are getting more windy. That might make sense if the climate is getting warmer and holding more energy. This would not be good in drought years, especially if you get consecutive dry years.

Are you familiar with the Alberta Special Areas?

They were created because much of the topsoil blew into Saskatchewan in the 30's.

Your last statement stands the test of time.

[sumdumguy]

Wasn’t the Fort Mcmurray fire also because of a controlled burn?

1980, May 10 was 41 degrees with a big wind. It was so hot and dry that a manure pile spontaneous combusted and our neighbour’s 3-ton truck burnt. That year we never got a rain until July 19. The rain came with 100% hail, not much crop to hail out.