Aug 6, 2021
The true heroes of Greece at this moment. Firefighters sleep exhausted after an intense night fighting the biggest wildfire of Attica in decades
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The true heroes of Greece at this moment. Firefighters sleep exhausted after an intense night fighting the biggest wildfire of Attica in decades
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Firefighters battling a devastating wildfire season in California are exhausted as they face the state's massive Caldor Fire that has been threatening a popular tourist city for days -- and the likelihood of more fires in the weeks ahead.
Central Portugal in May 2017 vs Central Portugal in October 2017, after devastating wildfires.
British Columbia Extends State of Emergency 14 days as Wildfires Rage On
Memories burn
So I’ve grown up in the mountains of East Tennessee. In 18 years of my life, I’ve visited The Smokey Mountains more times then I can count. Every year since my freshman year of High School I’ve spent at least two weekends in Gatlinburg with some of my closest friends. We’ve run into magic shops screaming about trolls in a dungeon. We’ve had a western photo taken. Laser tag has been played, Birthdays celebrated, drama had, relationships blossomed, and friendships renewed. Most of my fondest memories of high school come from trips with friends to Gatlinburg. I’ve gone on mission trips to help communities near by. I have great family memories with my mom and little brother at Ripley’s aquarium. Pigeon Forge was always a great place to travel to, and fun was always had.
I’m watching the place I love, that’s filled so many memories and loving moments burn to the ground, and my heart aches to do something, to make it stop, but I can’t do anything. All I can do is sit in my dorm two hours away and read the news about how 30 plus buildings are destroyed. How people are trapped on the mountain because of fallen trees. How the animals in the aquarium had to spend the night with no care because the employees were forced to evacuate and how they just now got people back in to care for them.
The flames still burn, the fire still spreads, and high wind comes before the rain to help this evening. My hometown an hour and half away are sending firemen and trucks to help.
I feel like crying for all that’s lost, above all for the people who have lost so much in this fire. I feel as if I’m watching my memories burn to the ground along with the buildings that once held such life and joy.
(via The Rubio Report: Rapidly Spreading California Wildfire Forces Hundreds To Evacuate)
The Roof Is On Fire
As I browse the photos of the carnage that the wildfires in Southern California have left. There has been one thing in common about the homes that were destroyed. The frame of the homes were still standing but the roofs were all gone. The most vulnerable part of most homes is the roof. I'm not saying that fires don't start from other parts of your property but look around on the internet and see the pictures for yourself. An ember from a wildfire can travel up to one mile with just a light breeze just imagine if it had 40 mph breeze behind it according to smokeybear.com.
The roof on most homes is an asphalt roof which is made with gasoline and we all know how flammable that is. Imagine when you were a child and you got a big bottle of bubbles with a big wand with a bunch of holes in it. When you took the wand filled with the solution and ran with it the bubbles went everywhere. Embers in a wildfire are like the bubbles once the wind gets behind them. They flow until they land on something and most of the times its your roof.