Some of my parents best friends just posted a picture on Facebook of their neighborhood of Wood Buffalo (west of Thickwood) and I do not see a single house standing, theirs is gone as well.
My nephew spent this past season playing Jr A in Ft Mc, his gf was evacuated from Beacon Hill yesterday. Their back grass was on fire as they departed, they are expecting nothing to return to but don't know, so sad.
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That part where fire is raining down on them, simply terrifying.
The whole thing is terrifying.
Yeah amazed at how orderly people were driving, probably was a significant factor in no one getting hurt yesterday. I'd hate to imagine if that was a non-Canadian town where people are more aggressive by nature.
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Air Canada bringing in a couple of big planes to Edmonton to help get people out east, a 400 seater landing in a bit and heading back to Toronto, and another big plane will be in tomorrow morning and head back to Toronto.
Yeah amazed at how orderly people were driving, probably was a significant factor in no one getting hurt yesterday. I'd hate to imagine if that was a non-Canadian town where people are more aggressive by nature.
Its probably a matter of realizing that unorderly traffic just means slowing down, and no one wants to slow down in there.
It must have been getting pretty hot in those vehicles as well.
Yeah amazed at how orderly people were driving, probably was a significant factor in no one getting hurt yesterday. I'd hate to imagine if that was a non-Canadian town where people are more aggressive by nature.
And the police directing traffic, in the middle of a chaotic wildfire burning down the town, with zero visibility, bravely standing in the middle of the road directing traffic.
####ing heroes
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Amazing to see the fire already crossing the road onto various bushes, lawns and properties towards the end of the video. Crazy to see the sparks landing every which way and catching fire. What starts out as a small fire on a bush is roaring at the end.
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And the police directing traffic, in the middle of a chaotic wildfire burning down the town, with zero visibility, bravely standing in the middle of the road directing traffic.
####ing heroes
That was one of my thoughts. I was terrified sitting here behind a computer screen. They are standing there in the middle of raining fire and ash to get people to safety.
Its probably a matter of realizing that unorderly traffic just means slowing down, and no one wants to slow down in there.
It must have been getting pretty hot in those vehicles as well.
Smokey and hard to breath too. I'd be tempted to pull up on the sidewalk and drive through back yards if I had the typical fort mac truck. Good thing I'm arm chairing this.
Ranchers are known to do something similar to save their herds when fire approaches, they'll run their trucks right down a line of fence posts to let the cows escape.
So yeah, entire city. Was hearing good reports about my brothers place in Thickwood, he seems to be in an area that hasn't been hit as hard, but it'll be a long night.
Smokey and hard to breath too. I'd be tempted to pull up on the sidewalk and drive through back yards if I had the typical fort mac truck. Good thing I'm arm chairing this.
Ranchers are known to do something similar to save their herds when fire approaches, they'll run their trucks right down a line of fence posts to let the cows escape.
I was surprised to see no one actually trying to drive across lawns to make the road wider.
Though, looking at that rear cam footage, it looks like a driver might have been worried that anything that wasn't a road might just start on fire pretty quickly.
I feel anxious just watching these videos. Unbelievable what these people are going through to get out of the city. It truly does look like an armageddon type scene.
I am so grateful there's people heading up there to help out while everyone is trying to go the other way. So frightening.
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Those RCMP officers, and all of the firefighters and volunteers out there braving these blazes, are true heroes. Brings back memories of my experience with the 2013 floods. At a time when my entire home was destroyed, so many kind souls came and helped us out. This same thing is happening in Fort Mac.
It just so happens that today is International Firefighters' Day. Fitting. These men are risking their lives to stop this tragedy. We should all recognize that.
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I was surprised to see no one actually trying to drive across lawns to make the road wider.
Though, looking at that rear cam footage, it looks like a driver might have been worried that anything that wasn't a road might just start on fire pretty quickly.
Beacon Hill is a large long loop with the only entrance/exit on the south side. This is where the video ends with him pulling onto SB 63. Looks like lots of people were already driving up and over the greenbelt to avoid a pile up on Beacon Hill RD. Looked calm and cool all things considered.
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