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Ecophiles blaming oil sands for Fort Mac fire
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I'm always still in trouble again
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I would really like to know where all the other leftist enviro-nuts (besides ff) are in response to this.
Is there no outrage? Why are they not responding here to this issue? Or are they like ff and have no compassion or care, so are staying out...
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Originally posted by Trout View PostHow many homes burned, mossy? Do they know yet?
No injuries, no fatalities. No looting by the few foolish ones who stayed behind. All great blessings.
Our next door neighbours daughter and her husband live there. She is a nurse at the hospital there and her hubby is a firefighter. She has come home to her parents' house, gone back up to relieve some other health care workers, and come back again. He is still there fighting the battle.
My neighbour told me yesterday that the fire was in their area, and I have been praying that their home would be spared.
Word came to me earlier this evening that their home is safe.Last edited by mossrose; 05-06-2016, 08:57 PM.
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Originally posted by Trout View PostThat's crazy horrible.
I had no idea it was that dry there.
We had drought province-wide last year, and that was with a ton of snow during the winter. Not much snow this past winter, and not enough rain this spring to do anything useful. After the fire is over and that mess cleaned up, there will be another state of emergency when the crops fail again, I think.
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Originally posted by mossrose View PostYes. It is awfully dry.
We had drought province-wide last year, and that was with a ton of snow during the winter. Not much snow this past winter, and not enough rain this spring to do anything useful. After the fire is over and that mess cleaned up, there will be another state of emergency when the crops fail again, I think.
Scary.
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According to Wildrose leader Brian Jean, who lost his own home in the Fort Mac fire, at least 80% of homes are "alive and fit for occupation except for the services angle".
The downtown area is intact, most places have water and electricity, but the natural gas has been turned off. Most neighbourhoods, you can't even tell there has been a fire through. Airport is usable, hospital, arena, schools and industrial areas are all fine.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/05/06...ved--as-of-now
This was from Friday evening. The fire has moved on southeast, into the forest away from communities, but it is still massive. They show pictures of smoke tracking down into the States, as far as Georgia and Florida.
Assessment teams are heading into Fort Mac tomorrow. All the refugees who fled north of the city have been removed, most of them to Edmonton. There are ads out there for workers who want to go up and start reconstruction, an opportunity for not only the folk who have had to flee the fire, but also for those who have been unemployed by way of the failing economy, which has already hit Alberta hard, due to the low price of oil.
If you have been praying for this situation, I implore you to continue. So much has been lost, so much will need to be done.
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The really amazing thing, to me, is that in spite of the urgency to leave the area, everyone behaved in an incredibly orderly manner. No instances of road rage. 2 people killed in an accident on one of the roads, which I have no details about, except it was after most of the evac had already taken place.
A few people stayed behind in the city, and the RCMP and military have been patrolling the emptiness constantly. Only one person has been arrested for attempted looting.
And other than the car accident fatalities, no one injured or killed. Not even firefighters.
Amazing.
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Originally posted by Trout View PostI've never heard of an evacuation of that scale before. Almost biblical.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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