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Pretty much, I hope everyones FAR's are not VOR, going to need em
2026 Wildfire Season
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HavokFour
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200 more on the way.
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B.C. welcomes more than 100 firefighters from Mexico amid challenging wildfire season
More than 100 wildfire personnel from Mexico arrived in British Columbia on Monday to assist with ongoing firefighting efforts as the province battles more than 100 active wildfires.
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We are rapidly proceeding into 'holy crap' territory...
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- About 30 homes belonging to Okanagan Indian Band members have been destroyed, according to the chief. He said another 200 homes owned by non-members have also been lost.
- Roughly 8,000 people across B.C. have been ordered to evacuate, while another 7,300 are being told to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
- There are six major wildfires burning in B.C. as of Tuesday morning. A total of about 120 wildfires are active across the province, more than 50 of them out of control.
- Wildfire officials are describing the conditions as "explosive and extremely dangerous." Hot temperatures and dry lightning are forecast for later this week, raising concerns that the situation could worsen.
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Great time for a Div ex in wainwright....i sense a retasking coming
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Dummies... they're out there...
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Thursday that officers patrolling the Clinton, 70 Mile House, Okanagan Lake and Boston Bar areas — all of which have been threatened by out-of-control major fires that remain out of control — handed out 18 tickets for illegal fires over the long weekend, when hot weather and powerful winds turned some fires into infernos.
The impact of the eruption in fire activity continued Thursday, with the evacuation zone along the shores of Okanagan Lake expanding south, while a fresh contingent of 200 Mexican firefighters arrived in B.C., ahead of an expected deployment to the Brunswick complex of fires near Boston Bar.
The Conservation Officer Service said the fines were issued over the weekend in areas where fire prohibitions are in place, although it did not specify if the fires were campfires or other burns. All are banned in the areas described by the service.
www.ctvnews.ca
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia’s Interior ravaged by blazes.The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Thursday that officers patrolling the Clinton, 70 Mile House, Okanagan Lake and Boston Bar areas — all of which have been threatened by out-of-control major fires that remain out of control — handed out 18 tickets for illegal fires over the long weekend, when hot weather and powerful winds turned some fires into infernos.
The impact of the eruption in fire activity continued Thursday, with the evacuation zone along the shores of Okanagan Lake expanding south, while a fresh contingent of 200 Mexican firefighters arrived in B.C., ahead of an expected deployment to the Brunswick complex of fires near Boston Bar.
The Conservation Officer Service said the fines were issued over the weekend in areas where fire prohibitions are in place, although it did not specify if the fires were campfires or other burns. All are banned in the areas described by the service.
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia’s Interior ravaged by blazes.
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I was in Kakabeka Falls park near Thunder Bay, and all the NW Ont fires yesterday. Apparently, before my arrival there was an incident with a fire in the provincial park. A park with a fire ban, and active monitoring from park wardens...Dummies... they're out there...
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia’s Interior ravaged by blazes.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Thursday that officers patrolling the Clinton, 70 Mile House, Okanagan Lake and Boston Bar areas — all of which have been threatened by out-of-control major fires that remain out of control — handed out 18 tickets for illegal fires over the long weekend, when hot weather and powerful winds turned some fires into infernos.
The impact of the eruption in fire activity continued Thursday, with the evacuation zone along the shores of Okanagan Lake expanding south, while a fresh contingent of 200 Mexican firefighters arrived in B.C., ahead of an expected deployment to the Brunswick complex of fires near Boston Bar.
The Conservation Officer Service said the fines were issued over the weekend in areas where fire prohibitions are in place, although it did not specify if the fires were campfires or other burns. All are banned in the areas described by the service.
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia’s Interior ravaged by blazes.
People are dumb.
I'm hoping the rest of my camping across the country is less impacted by idiots.
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As the nights become cooler - it was 9C here at 4 am- the unhoused and ramblers (there so many now) will resort to campfires.Dummies... they're out there...
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia’s Interior ravaged by blazes.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Thursday that officers patrolling the Clinton, 70 Mile House, Okanagan Lake and Boston Bar areas — all of which have been threatened by out-of-control major fires that remain out of control — handed out 18 tickets for illegal fires over the long weekend, when hot weather and powerful winds turned some fires into infernos.
The impact of the eruption in fire activity continued Thursday, with the evacuation zone along the shores of Okanagan Lake expanding south, while a fresh contingent of 200 Mexican firefighters arrived in B.C., ahead of an expected deployment to the Brunswick complex of fires near Boston Bar.
The Conservation Officer Service said the fines were issued over the weekend in areas where fire prohibitions are in place, although it did not specify if the fires were campfires or other burns. All are banned in the areas described by the service.
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes along Okanagan Lake, others were lighting illegal fires nearby, and in other parts of British Columbia’s Interior ravaged by blazes.
Also the extreme drought will persist through the fall, with no appreciable precipitation forecast for the next 8 weeks. This is the strongest and most intense El Niño on record.
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So National Preparedness Level hit level 5 August 5th for the first time...
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US has been at that level for a while. Significant numbers of international resources (Mexico and fire crews, some overhead + Australia/New Zealand Overhead) in both ON and BC. Lots of resources on export from Canadian provinces and while the numbers may not always seem to be alot for some that is a major part of their resources.
Also look at the national areas burnt and total hectares. NWT has 4x the area burnt of BC....but small fires in bad locations suck up resources fast especially in the Wildland-Urban Interface areas of which BC has multiple fires burning.
Guess the message is don't look at just size or fire count but where the fires are at and the complexity of response.
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US has been at that level for a while. Significant numbers of international resources (Mexico and fire crews, some overhead + Australia/New Zealand Overhead) in both ON and BC. Lots of resources on export from Canadian provinces and while the numbers may not always seem to be alot for some that is a major part of their resources.
Also look at the national areas burnt and total hectares. NWT has 4x the area burnt of BC....but small fires in bad locations suck up resources fast especially in the Wildland-Urban Interface areas of which BC has multiple fires burning.
Guess the message is don't look at just size or fire count but where the fires are at and the complexity of response.
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10 retired Hercules of the 12 recently retired in January 2026 are being sold to Coulson Aviation to live a new life as firefighting aircraft.
The remaining 2 will be for public display and museums.
As noted, this doubles Coulson's current C-130 firefighting fleet.
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The remaining 2 will be for public display and museums.
As noted, this doubles Coulson's current C-130 firefighting fleet.
Government of Canada conditionally sells retired CC-130H Hercules aircraft to protect Canadians by strengthening Canada's private sector aerial firefighting capacity
Press Release + Noah Note
www.truenorthstrategicreview.ca
That is awesome news for everyone involved.10 retired Hercules of the 12 recently retired in January 2026 are being sold to Coulson Aviation to live a new life as firefighting aircraft.
The remaining 2 will be for public display and museums.
As noted, this doubles Coulson's current C-130 firefighting fleet.
Government of Canada conditionally sells retired CC-130H Hercules aircraft to protect Canadians by strengthening Canada's private sector aerial firefighting capacity
Press Release + Noah Note
Sets the tone going forward on Military Aircraft being used in Canada for Civil Aviation.
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Looks like a CH 54 crashed in Utah. 2 onboard.
This might be the very same HTS owned machine that worked a fire near here in 2024.
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This might be the very same HTS owned machine that worked a fire near here in 2024.
Sikorsky Helicopter Working The Widemouth 2 Fire In Utah Crashes This Morning.
2 souls on board.
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