Wildfire CLAWR

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I just spoke to a customer who used to work for forestry and actually fought wildfires. That was a very interesting conversation. He explained to us how black spruce / pine is the most intense fire as they grow in layers - and all layers will burn and with the low humidity and high heat we've had lately created a perfect storm which explains why it grew so quickly! A deciduous forest will generally not burn in the same way. So interesting.
 

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It's 31334 hectares and growing... your link is peanuts so to speak lol.

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Plus all the infrastructure / equipment damage that the fire destroyed.
 

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Any updates? I've only been following this here.
Looks like the fire is still burning, but not growing much. They posted a photo of the fire and the KBR (Ken Baker Road) one side is charred, one side is plant. They must have worked like dogs to save that plant.
 

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