05-05-2023, 02:44 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: CGY
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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I recognize the name, but am not involved in parks at all. The lake Minnewanka fire as pictured in that article was pretty intense as I understand. Not really what the expectation was. Parks has been much more aggressive in forest management again in the last 5 ish years.
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05-05-2023, 04:17 PM
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#42
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by mikephoen
Too bad the UCP cut the funding to our wild fire firefighting team, but I guess they needed the money to buy third rate tylenol etc.
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Stop already. The NDP cut $15mm from the budget right before the Ft Mac fires in 2016. Both parties are guilty.
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05-05-2023, 04:49 PM
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#43
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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If anyone wants a great map fpr the current Fires google Nasa FIRMS. satelite infrared imaging shows current fires
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05-05-2023, 06:26 PM
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#44
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Edson now on evacuation order and my mom's husband won't leave. Says he's got the hose ready. He's 81. It's so frustrating to get them to understand they need to leave
Last edited by Street Pharmacist; 05-05-2023 at 06:43 PM.
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05-05-2023, 06:32 PM
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#45
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Yay, im 5km east of edson and evacuated too. should be fun with 4 kids and 2 dogs. Need rain!!
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05-05-2023, 06:44 PM
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#46
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Samonadreau
Yay, im 5km east of edson and evacuated too. should be fun with 4 kids and 2 dogs. Need rain!!
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Stay safe!
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05-05-2023, 06:45 PM
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#47
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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All the best to you. Haven't seen Sample00 around here for some time. He used to live in Edson.
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05-05-2023, 07:02 PM
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#48
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Best friends are out on the bear Lake road too. Nuts
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05-05-2023, 10:33 PM
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#49
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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Small world, Fuzz 
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05-05-2023, 11:53 PM
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#50
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We’re in central Alberta and I’ve had 22 alerts, including one at 2 am today. It’s getting tiresome.
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05-05-2023, 11:55 PM
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#51
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Edson now on evacuation order and my mom's husband won't leave. Says he's got the hose ready. He's 81. It's so frustrating to get them to understand they need to leave
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Hopefully they do/did
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05-06-2023, 12:10 AM
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#52
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Franchise Player
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Stay safe, climate change is a bitch
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05-06-2023, 12:12 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Calgary, Canada
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If a massive military and Canada wide response has not been called already, than I don't know why we have emergency management people in charge. It seems we are ALWAYS late to getting the needed help we need in the time of crisis. Unless I am missing something, are we not looking at several Alberta communities being at risk of completely burning down?
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05-06-2023, 10:39 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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So my Mom still hasn't left. I don't know what else to do. Emergency services understandably says they don't have resources to help people who choose not to leave. This was the map from this morning. The dot is Edson, the line is where the tip of the fire was when I went to bed. Ugh 
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05-06-2023, 11:17 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Edson now on evacuation order and my mom's husband won't leave. Says he's got the hose ready. He's 81. It's so frustrating to get them to understand they need to leave
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My inlaws are in Peers. They won't leave either. They keep saying, "what about the cows?"
The cows will likely burn up if the fire gets there. You can burn with them or leave.
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05-06-2023, 11:23 AM
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#56
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Originally Posted by guzzy
My inlaws are in Peers. They won't leave either. They keep saying, "what about the cows?"
The cows will likely burn up if the fire gets there. You can burn with them or leave.
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I grew up in Peers and probably know your in-laws. Peers looks a fair bit safer than Edson
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05-06-2023, 11:58 AM
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Apparently my brother in laws childhood home burnt last night in Drayton Valley area.
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05-06-2023, 12:17 PM
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#58
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Trying to get real-time updates on Twitter is an absolute nightmare. Hashtags and trends are just filled with conspiracy theory nonsense and political partisanship digs.
I truly despise this timeline.
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05-06-2023, 12:22 PM
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#59
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Originally Posted by Yamer
Trying to get real-time updates on Twitter is an absolute nightmare. Hashtags and trends are just filled with conspiracy theory nonsense and political partisanship digs.
I truly despise this timeline.
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Update: Mom is leaving. Wind has really picked up and the Fire Marshall came and scared them appropriately. Currently wind is blowing west which is essentially parallel to Edson, but it's only 10-15km South now so if it goes north they have maybe an hour or two and it'll be too late
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05-06-2023, 02:34 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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The Edson fire is 800 sq km now. and over 70km long at the longest part.
Luckily the winds changed more due west then the north west they were moving the prior 48hrs which helped a lot. And we are supposed to see a decent amount of rain tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed.
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