David: Wow! I remember our visit to you and Rose some years back, when
some areas were so thick with smoke that you couldn't see 10 feet in
front of you. And others, like your Big Mine, were clear as a bell. So
sorry to see actual flames nearby. And glad you and Rose are safe.
The sprinkler systems on rooftops is a great idea. Now all you have to
do is convince the insurance companies that they are a good idea, even
if they didn't think of them first.
Here's to extinguished fires, clear air, safe people and undamaged homes!
--Peter
> Good morning, all.
>
> I've been a little quiet on the list, for a few weeks. As mentioned,
some time
> back, we've been visiting and helping out our kids, on their farms.
>
> We were supposed to go home last Saturday, but that did not happen,
as our town
> was evacuated the Thursday evening before, due to the Tremont Creek
Forrest
> Fire.
>
> A few photos (not mine, but with notes below) are here:
>
>
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155735425@N05/51383459547/in/dateposted-public/
>
> The Tremont Creek fire is now estimated at 647 square kilometers in
size, so,
> while large, not the largest in BC, by any means.
>
> From mapping done by the Wildfire Service, it seems the fire came
within 250
> yards of our house. Too close for my liking.
>
> However, thanks to the well trained and dedicated wildfire crews,
our local
> and nearby fire departments as well as the RCMP and the local Search
& Rescue
> guys, our home - along with every other home - is still standing. :-)
>
> We will not know it's condition, after the exposure to smoke and fire
retardant
> (which was dropped within 200 feet of the house), until we get home.
>
> Meanwhile, we are safe at our daughter's home, in northern Alberta.
>
> One aspect of the ordeal warmed my heart. Out little town owns two fire
> trucks. But, on Saturday, the town was filled with dozens of them,
from nearby
> communities.
>
> I cannot thank them enough.
>
> David.
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