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Foresterab- I really appreciate you adding your knowledge base to this thread. Very informative!

To all the monday morning quarterbacks out here: How would you have done it differently?

That is actually a big part of the problem: US tariffs. The US will get Canadian forest products, either as wood fibre or as smoke. Their choice.

Since I know where you live, your province’s problem is relatively small. More water bombers and cleaning up the forest immediately around towns would probably help.

So…no. Look, we could have 1000 water bombers. They are useless when the fire is so hot that the water evaporates before even hitting the fire. If you can even get close enough to make a drop count. Water bombers work on relatively small fires and to protect values. But, as a fire officer told...

I completely agree with putting resources into developing our North (which most Canadians view as “anything north of the Trans-Canada Hwy”), but that has got nothing to do with fight forest fires that are 100x200km and create their own weather. That is like us going to the Americans and telling...

What do you propose to do about the forest fires that is actually within current human technology?

Uh-huh.

Well aware. And there is a pretty good trauma kit hidden behind the wooden panelling :)

I suspect it is like a lot of places: 20% of the population hate the regime. 20% of the population are the regime/are invested in the regime. 60% of the population keep their heads down and just want to be left alone…

As long as all the wood panelling is removable at action stations and can be stowed safely below decks. And the CO’s cabin needs a cannon. Or two.

And lets be very clear… Wildfires on the scale of Northern Ontario are only put out by one thing: extended rain or snow. You can throw every water bomber and fire crew in the world at a fire that size and it laughs at our puny human efforts. At best, you might be able to shape it’s direction...

As opposed to a normal summer Monday? ;)

When he gets found out, he will be released for what is called an “irregular enrolment”.

I would rather a keel hauling than miss soup…

I know. A little piece of my soul died, too.

I know, right? What is going to sea without a flood, a fire or both?

Whoo boy. That is something else, for sure.

That there is Freedom smoke. It is good for you. ;)

I know where you work. Is it any surprise there is no shortage of parking stalls?