An out-of-control wildfire is burning between Quesnel and Williams Lake and is an estimated 1,600 hectares, up from the 50 hectares reported
The BC Wildfire Service has reported that seven wildfires ignited in B.C.’s Cariboo region Saturday afternoon.
The only wildfire deemed to be burning out of control is at Burgess Creek. The fire is burning between Quesnel and Williams Lake and is an estimated 1,600 hectares, up from the 50 hectares reported on Saturday.
Strong winds have led to the growth, according to the wildfire service.
Taking a break from my ACTRA rage for a minute to bring you: FIRES IN BC!
Hey everyone,
As you may or may not know BC is on fire.
As usual the Central and South Okanagan are weathering the worst of it. If you are travelling for your vacation... don't. It isn't quite as egregious as the Maui fires or even the Yellowknife fires as we are far more prepared for disaster of this size, but we literally do not have room for you.
The "completely gone" is as of this morning, August 18th 2023.
Red = under evacuation, orange = on alert.
Stay home and when you come visit next year PUT YOUR FUCKING FIRES OUT. Or get one of the smokeless firepit options that exist so you don't fucking light us on fire in the first place.
Anyway, we'll ultimately be fine. This has been our summer for the last 10+ years. The infrastructure that Maui and Yellowknife lack exists here. We'll cry and we'll mourn, and we might lose a few people, but most of what is going to be lost is just stuff (I will likely be losing some heirlooms due to my storage locker being in West Kelowna at this rate and I cannot go get them due to being locked out for lack of payment b/c I forgot to pay August).
So if you want to help, put Maui and Yellowknife first.
To help Maui: https://mauinuistrong.info/support
To help NWT: https://cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/help-for-evacuees-calgary-red-deer-1.6940623 (bottom of article)
Well I bought some furnace filters to help clean the air in my apartment. I taped one over my AC intake yesterday at noon. This is what it looks like roughly 22 hours later with the AC only kicking on maybe 1/3 of the time
The filter is bigger than the ac intake so the bottom stays clean as the air isn’t being drawn through that part. And I have been breathing this shit in for over a month now.
