Category: Fire
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Fire near Cox Lake south of Port Alberni
BC Wildfire on Scene after local fire departments action overnight Two fires started near Cox Lake and Franklin River Road just south of Port Alberni. The fires are spreading smoke across the City and Valley. It was human caused. The westward (left) one is about 0.3ha and under control, the eastern one is about 4ha…
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Another fire starts up in Dry Creek – Blankets City in Smoke
Update 10PM: Smoke down significantly already It looks like PA Fire has already done great work getting a handle on the fire. They’ve been very busy lately. Let’s hope they’re able to mop it up quickly. Original Post I just went upstairs and smelled smoke. It didn’t smell like campfire, so I looked out the…
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Heat Alert continues until overnight temperatures cool. Fires are sweeping the Interior.
Interesting and prudent message from Environment Canada this evening. Emphasis added. 8:15 PM PDT Wednesday 30 June 2021Heat Warning in effect for: Inland Vancouver Island The current heat wave has become less intense. However, temperatures will remain unseasonably warm for the remainder of the week. In collaboration with BC Health Authorities, MSC has decided to…
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After all-time record – Relief has come – Fire Sparked along Beaufort.
Unexpected cool breeze! The forecast is calling for 37°C today, but I am hopeful that that may be an overestimate. The breeze this morning is cool inflow up the Inlet and it is having a direct impact on our temperature and humidity which you can see below. You can see these graphs in real-time on…
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UPDATE – THE RECORD WILL BE BROKEN – Potential All Time Port Alberni record today. Extreme Fire Danger. Heat may not break as soon but will break.
UPDATED 4:30PM – THE RECORD WILL BE BROKEN At the 4PM reading, the Airport reported 42.2ºC. Assuming there is no malfunction, that record will potentially stand as the record. However, yesterday the temperature did not peak until the 5PM hour so we will have to wait to see whether this is the final high temperature.…