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The City of Ft. McMurray is located in....

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In Reply to: RE: I am surprised there is that much dry material this early posted by Mike B. on May 05, 2016 at 08:15:10

the middle of Northern Alberta's boreal forest, which by the way is just like being inside a matchbox full of matches waiting for a spark to be ignited. And to complicate its location further, the City was built without the proper planning of creating a 1-2 miles of fire buffer zone or fire break that will surrounds the area to help prevent a catastrophic wild fire such as this to spread into the residential areas.
However, I'm sure that the fire buffer zone will be in the officials' mind once they start rebuilding the City.

Ft. McMurray before the wild fire

The fire raged out of control

Evacuation

If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
FYI, Boreal forest (Open in New Window)

Edits: 05/05/16

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RE: The City of Ft. McMurray is located in.... - Mike B. 16:40:28 05/05/16 (1)
I noticed in the footage I saw that huge trees were right up close to the neighborhoods. Can't help but feel sorry for those folks who lose their homes and all the remembrances inside.
- Agreed.... - kootenay 18:37:01 05/05/16 (0)
  as most materials things can be recovered through insurance. Speaking of which, I've read that this catastrophe will cost the insurance in the neighborhood of 9 Billion dollars and that's not including lost wages and the rebuilding of the City's infrastructure, which include their only airport.
  
  Nevertheless, it's a gut wrenching experience for those who were affected by it and I really do feel bad for them.
  
  On the side note; I read that the price of oil went up today due to the slowdown of Tar sands production in Ft. McMurray.
  
  Ft. McMurray in its former glory
  
  Suncor Energy plant near Ft. McMurray
  
  If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
  (Proverb)

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