[Tam I am]

Originally Posted by Lawtan

Oh dear...I hope they were okay.
So, are things in place to reduce the chance of a fire, or?

...oh deary dear...

*Covers Tam in fireproof clothing till Tam looks like a 1960's robot*

They've got the water bombers and stuff. And ground crews are making firebreaks. But the fires have doubled back and are burning parts of Fort Mac that they missed the first time around. There's been one fatality that I've heard of, where two big trucks collided in the heavy smoke.

I don't think there's much chance of wildfires here in Edmonton. Most the land around here is agricultural. No to very few trees. And all the cities in this area have had watches going since part of Slave Lake burned a few years ago. That's why everyone in Fort Mac was evacuated safely.

Originally Posted by Den

We had wildfires down in Kansas and parts of Nebraska back near the beginning of April, I remember. And I don't recall smelling the smoke from those...

LOL I've smelt smoke here from fires in British Columbia and Washington, so I wouldn't have been surprised to smell it from Fort McMurray.