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15th June 2008, 11:41 AM #1
There goese alot of wood
As of 11:00pm eastern time, we have lost a dozen buildings 2 of them homes and the fire has burned 45 sq km. It is not yet under control yet.
They are hoping winds die overnight and the two water bombers (from outside the province), with firefighters both regular and volunteer, it will be under control by tomorrow. 5000 people have been evacuated. 2500 on alert.
I will post tomorrow, with hopefully good news the fire is under control.
John
The small photo is from Halifax looking at the fire across our harbour and behind Dartmouth (where I live) you can see the smoke.
The large photo is where the fire jumped a road, enlarging the burning area.Cleaning my glasses will not make me look any better,
But will make what I am looking at better.
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15th June 2008, 11:47 AM #2
Fire? Canada? Sheesh! check out those photos!
Hope you and yours stay well and out of it John,
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15th June 2008, 12:43 PM #3
Look after yourself.
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15th June 2008, 01:09 PM #4
Lets hope it is brought under control quickly.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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15th June 2008, 01:25 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Down here we are well aware of what an out of control fire is capable of, so hope all goes well with you.
Bob
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15th June 2008, 02:34 PM #6
Not nice things fires - we had a big one here that lasted for 69 days or thereabouts 18 months ago.
Now it is a recent memory just like yours will be soon. Keep that in mind even during the most anxious times.
Don't just dwell on the destruction and fear but look for the good things - the comradeship, the amusing little things and the lucky things and you'll get by with flying colours.
We are thinking of you.- Wood Borer
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15th June 2008, 03:21 PM #7
Good on you John... take care mate fires are shytes of things... takes angels with muscles and fearless hearts to fight the things... just do what they say and stay safe mate
Hey!! I gots a mate up that way... mmm maybe theres a few bods up there and you dont know him? nah!! pretty small place Nova Scotia Anyway blokes a Naval Architect name of Micheal Mason check up on him for me will yer tell him the dingo says gidday
Take care of you and yours John
Cheers
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16th June 2008, 05:41 AM #8
Thanks for all the kind and caring words from all of you, that is what makes a strong community, I have found this site to have a very strong community. I thank you for making me feel part of it.
As of 3:00pm atlantic, the fire is still out of control. 2 confirmed lost houses and 5 with damage.
The start of the fire was about 8 km from me, but with the wind direction it blew away from the rural area. I guess you could say a lucky wind for some.
We now have 5 aircraft and 155 firefighters. The winds have dropped and the fire is burning up instead of spreading out. So there is some good news.
I will send a couple of more photos.
Thank
John
The second is of a small community called Minesville, not looking healthy there.
The first is an aerial view of the fire, it seems it is taking alot of shrub.Cleaning my glasses will not make me look any better,
But will make what I am looking at better.
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16th June 2008, 07:19 AM #9
Extreme weather everywhere!. Just watching footage of flooding down in Iowa, while Canada is cooking!
I hope your guys get the fire under control soon. Although we have fairly regular bad bush fires here, they don't do as much permanent damage as Canadian Wildfires. Eucalypts survive a fire whereas the softwoods just become more firewood.
Take care.
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13th February 2009, 01:49 AM #10Intermediate Member
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Welcome from Michigan! Just to let you know, We are thinking of you who live over there,We are praying for all who are going through this. We can't imagine what the feeling must be like, but stay strong and take care.
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