Fire Danger for Coalhurst/Lethbridge!

[snopro]

Another wildfire is running wild towards the communities of Coalhurst and Lethbridge. Fueled by winds as high as 112 km/hr it appears that Lethbridge is bracing for the worst and building a huge fire guard with heavy equipment right now. The fire has already jumped a highway and the Oldman River. Pray for mother nature to intervene and calm those winds down so they have a chance.

 

[T-team]

Started at the reserve again I hear.. My mother , sister and brother are there... Say it's PRETTY smokey!

 

[Rhodesie]

best wishes for everyone in the area. praying for the wind to drop and piss off.

 

[medler]

Hope everyone is safe...the wind should calm down soon i hope

 

[ferniesnow]

That sucks. We had rain here and through the valley today. I don't know if the system was going east or not. Lets hope it does.....

 

[Trashy]

Best of luck to all in the affected area's, hoping the best for you all.

I missed the news, but just pulled this up from Global Lethbridge

 

[xc_rider08]

thoughts and prayers to all those involved!!!!!!

 

[Sledderglen]

Started at the reserve again I hear.. My mother , sister and brother are there... Say it's PRETTY smokey!

Sure hope all ends up OK wind never seems to not blow there. T-team why is your family at the indian reserve? You got a little native in you??

 

[ferniesnow]

Sure hope all ends up OK wind never seems to not blow there. T-team why is your family at the indian reserve? You got a little native in you??

I was going to say the same thing but I don't know him that well.......good one Glen!

 

[imdoo'n]

i thought he was part squatch, friggin hairy kind, had no idea he was native. that explains alot, but also raises alot of questions. hmmmm

 

[ferniesnow]

hmmmm

there's a thread for that Larry............J/S

 

[T-team]

 

[T-team]

That's what they are using to fight it.. Seems small!

 

[T-team]

 

[snopro]

The wind is finally down here to about 10kms/hr. Thats a big fire for a small plane there T isn't it?

 

[snopro]

They figure now it was started by a power pole that broke from the wind.

 

[medler]

They figure now it was started by a power pole that broke from the wind.

That's what I heard to from a good source


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[ferniesnow]

That's what they are using to fight it.. Seems small!

I don't know where the big bombers are located for the BC Forest Service but it would probably be hours before they could get them there and then they have to have special bases to fill them. Cranbrook would be the closest and there may not even be any there right now as they may be busy elsewhere.

I saw a big tanker at a strip west of Cowley last week. Just the tail was sticking up or otherwise I would have missed it. I didn't even know there was a landing strip there. Maybe it was on stand-by for the Park?

 

[bobsledder]

I don't know where the big bombers are located for the BC Forest Service but it would probably be hours before they could get them there and then they have to have special bases to fill them. Cranbrook would be the closest and there may not even be any there right now as they may be busy elsewhere.

I saw a big tanker at a strip west of Cowley last week. Just the tail was sticking up or otherwise I would have missed it. I didn't even know there was a landing strip there. Maybe it was on stand-by for the Park?

Pincher Crack has an airstrip rated for the bombers. Frickin wind..if you haven't lived down there you have no idea.

 

[snopro]

Pincher Crack has an airstrip rated for the bombers. Frickin wind..if you haven't lived down there you have no idea.

I wouldn't want to be the pilot trying to load and dump water in that wind today. 112 kms an hour is gotta be close to hurricane rated winds isn't it. I know its close to that number.