Here is the latest look at the #ParkerLakeFire near Fort Nelson British Columbia. That town has been ordered to evacuate. The red outline is the perimeter as of early today but there is now a lot of additional satellite heat detections outside of that perimeter.
I was going to gripe a bit about the cool temps and rain but with thousands of people already evacuating (or on stand by like Fort McMurray again) I probably won’t. It’s not even mid-May… #canada#cdnpoli#wildfire
With the #wildfire smoke in #yeg this weekend, I pulled the air purifiers up from the basement.
Does anyone know how the filters work for these? As in is there some sort of standard or does each manufacturer make unique?
I have a couple of Instant (as in Instant Pot) brand filters and they work well. But filters seem to be stupid expensive: 55CAD per filter. I think the original purifier was only 80CAD.
There similar looking/sized filters for half the price, but not sure if they'll work.
Canada’s warmest ever winter, followed with low to non-existent snowpack in many areas, and ongoing drought raising fears that this summer will see more of Canada's forests and wildland urban interface go up in flames.
"The dry and historically warm winter we just experienced across Canada puts the country in a bad spot heading into wildfire season over the weeks and months ahead," #TheWeatherNetwork reported in March.
BC Wildfire Service: Under current & forecasted conditions, fire activity is expected to increase across northeast BC. A dry cold front is expected to cross the Fort Nelson zone mid-afternoon Friday. Wind gusts may exceed 70kph & shift direction rapidly.
Set Status: Wildfire PREPARE to evacuate if you are in the area south of Highway 82 at N. Sanders Road to E. Blackberry Lane and east to N. Sleepy Hollow Road. A wildfire to the SOUTH is creating a hazard that may require you to evacuate. Monitor the Cochise County Sheriff's Facebook Page for updates and further instructions. www.facebook.com/CochiseSO/
Wildfire near #Lyman WA. Map shows satellite heat detections. Data is not real time and there is often several hours between updates.
A strong south wind has come through this afternoon and that will hit this fire if it hasn’t already.
If, like me, you live in the usually soggy #PNW consider this a reminder that things are going to be different here in terms of wildfire. We all need to get savvy about defensible space, ‘go bags’ and multiple evacuation routes. #Wildfire#Skagit