05-03-2016, 09:16 PM
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#161
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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All of Fort McMurray is under a mandatory evacuation order including Saprae Creek. The Reception Centre at MacDonald Island has been evacuated, with those evacuees sent to the Anzac Recreation Centre. The Fort McMurray International Airport remains open at this time.
All residents should go south to the Anzac Recreation Centre. Follow the directions of local authorities. Seek medical attention if you experience breathing difficulties.
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http://www.emergencyalert.alberta.ca...6/05/3713.html
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05-03-2016, 09:16 PM
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#162
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Originally Posted by worth
Firefighting aircraft. From what I read there are 9 tankers, 12 helicopters + the one heavy helicopter as Peter mentioned.
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That's a lot of aircraft for a fire that is only ~3000 ha
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05-03-2016, 09:19 PM
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#163
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
That's a lot of aircraft for a fire that is only ~3000 ha
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Well it is about to burn down a pretty important town
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05-03-2016, 09:22 PM
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#164
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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There isn't enough physical space in the air to add anymore aircraft.
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05-03-2016, 09:23 PM
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#165
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
There isn't enough physical space in the air to add anymore aircraft.
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Well line 'em up butts to nuts.
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05-03-2016, 09:24 PM
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#166
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
There isn't enough physical space in the air to add anymore aircraft.
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I'm assuming there's enough space in the transit to water sources and back to the fire to have them or they wouldn't be there
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05-03-2016, 09:28 PM
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#167
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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The tankers and the helicopters have to be kept pretty far apart for safety reasons.
The fire was probably long and skinny due to the winds. Nobody would be working on the head of the fire in the afternoon.
They are probably hitting it hard right now with everything they have until dark.
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05-03-2016, 09:33 PM
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#169
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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From Neil Zeller on Twitter - this is allegedly what people in Peace River can see coming from the Fort Mac area.
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05-03-2016, 09:33 PM
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#170
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Yikes, wishing the best for that town. Scary ####
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05-03-2016, 09:36 PM
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#171
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by Minnie
From Neil Zeller on Twitter - this is allegedly what people in Peace River can see coming from the Fort Mac area.
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If true that is remarkable....what is it between those 2 cities?
400KM? 450?
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05-03-2016, 09:39 PM
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#172
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Originally Posted by transplant99
If true that is remarkable....what is it between those 2 cities?
400KM? 450?
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366km as the crow flies according to this random website.
http://www.distances-calculator.com/...eace_river.htm
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05-03-2016, 09:40 PM
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#173
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by transplant99
If true that is remarkable....what is it between those 2 cities?
400KM? 450?
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about that yes.
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05-03-2016, 09:42 PM
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#174
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: I will never cheer for losses
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Wow that's a crazy picture, there's a huge distance between Peace River and Fort Mac
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05-03-2016, 09:42 PM
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#175
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Meghan Grant @CBCMeg 3 minutes ago
In 30 min Tom Sampson, Chief Emergency Management will update on how Calgary plans to support #ymmfire efforts. 10:15 pm MT
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05-03-2016, 09:44 PM
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#176
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Assuming various drives start up to collect stuff for the residents, what sort of stuff will be needed? Or is the most effective thing just money to the Red Cross?
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05-03-2016, 09:50 PM
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#177
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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I don't post this because Brian Jean's home is any more important than anyone else's. It's not. I just want to give perspective that full on communities from trailer parks to upscale residential neighbourhoods have been destroyed.
Fort McMurray wildfire: Alberta Wildrose Leader Brian Jean loses his home
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05-03-2016, 09:50 PM
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#178
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: On your last nerve...:D
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Originally Posted by transplant99
If true that is remarkable....what is it between those 2 cities?
400KM? 450?
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I said allegedly because Zeller is a photog of some renown and I've followed him for a bit and he's never seemed to be a rumor spreader. But this is twitter and things get a bit crazy, so it make be a fake and he may have been taken in like so often happens during events such as these.
Last edited by Minnie; 05-03-2016 at 09:54 PM.
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05-03-2016, 09:58 PM
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#179
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frequitude
Assuming various drives start up to collect stuff for the residents, what sort of stuff will be needed? Or is the most effective thing just money to the Red Cross?
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I would like to know the answer to this too.
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05-03-2016, 09:59 PM
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#180
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Deep South
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frequitude
Assuming various drives start up to collect stuff for the residents, what sort of stuff will be needed? Or is the most effective thing just money to the Red Cross?
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Money is usually best. Easy for the Red Cross to use it as they see fit and little to no man power required compared to physical donations
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