Lets spare a thought for our Canadian friends

[John Arton]

The bush fires raging in Alberta are still nowhere near to be gotten under control.
88000 people evacuated from there homes to date.
Cause of start of fire still unknown, tragic
Canada oil output slashed due to Alberta wildfire
rgds
JA

[Chris Allman]

I saw THIS video and felt so sorry for the home owner and the thousands of families who have suffered the same loss. How very tragic.

[Ron B Manderson]

I hope that they are all ok.
WE can replace houses, but never people.
May their gad be with them
Ron the batcave

[Red Lead Ted]

Yes i echo what has been said i only hope as many people and family's can get to safety a home can be replaced, Sadly loss of life cant Sincere thoughts to you all. Terry.

[Dennis McGuckin]

John,Cause of the fire has been determined as excessive heat and presumed lightning flashes.
It is also south of the Tar Sands, which, if there is such a thing as good luck in that area, that is.
Today's news.
Fire expected to double in size by tomorrow.
Weather temps in the 30c range.
Just a chance of showers but no rain forecast for the near future.We in BC also have 190 fires burning.
Therefor unable to send much help to our friends in Alberta.
Wild fires are unusual at this time of year.
Typically forest fire season starts around late June to July.
Going to be a horror show trying to collect their home insurance.

As a matter of interest.
Tar Sans were in low production over the past few months due to oil prices.
My son worked there.
Lots were recently layed off.

[joseph connor]

PRAY for the rain .

[John Pruden]

it is a disaster at a global scale growing by the day but that is the chance you take if you like to live in forests same in oz every year start clearing woods around towns and in this case cities so sorry for the people that have lost everything.. jp

[Captain Kong]

As many homes are built of wood, maybe Sprinklers fitted on roof tops and around the side of the homes could help to stop the burning homes.
A lot are caused by the red hot embers falling onto roofs. which in turn cause more fires that spread to the next one..
I suggested it once to Vernon when the Blue Mountains were on fire. and I think he put his garden sprinkler on the roof.
On our tankers our Lifeboats were all enclosed and they had a sprinkler system on top for the full length of the boat for if the sea was on fire with burning oil it would prevent burning and keep it cooler. Also the fore part of the Bridge facing the fore deck had the sprinkler system to cool the accommodation in case of a cargo fire.

Brian.

[Dennis McGuckin]

John,Sometimes one has no other choice than to live in a forested area.
In BC we have a major logging industry.
Some of the logging camps, by there necessity, are in remote camps or towns.
Forest fires can not be controlled by man.It is, and always has been, a weather phenomenon.
Sure the odd one is caused by some morons who shouldn't be allowed to camp/party in the bush.
To demonstrate the force of the fire in Fort Mac [as the locals call it]
A fire break was cleared some 50 yards wide in front of the oncoming fire.
It jumped over that like it wasn't even there.
This morning the wind changed to the east.
It is now blowing into Saskatchewan.
Our major fire in BC is on the Alberta border.
Now with the change in wind direction, it is going into Alberta.
No sign of rain for the near future.

[vic mcclymont]

According to our news in the UK, the fire could burn for months.
I feel sorry for all those that have lost their houses and possessions, and hopefully the community can be rebuilt at some stage.
Regards
Vic