What's Burning

[happyfeet]

Daily situation report Canada.

 

http://www.ciffc.ca/firewire/current.php

 

[Auto Relight]

BCFS is certainly holding the pursestrings rather tight right now, unless you fly a Crane, 214, or work for CC Helicopters... Oh well, it's still way early.

 

AR

[Guest plumber]

Daily situation report Canada.

 

http://www.ciffc.ca/firewire/current.php

 

 

 

Alot of resumes

[ame206350]

BCFS is certainly holding the pursestrings rather tight right now, unless you fly a Crane, 214, or work for CC Helicopters... Oh well, it's still way early.

 

AR

 

Seems a little strange for sure. 205's sitting and nobody can get on....weird.

[putz]

seems pretty simple really, BCFS knows times are tough and there is not alot of medium work around, hence all the spec helicopters. They feel no need to put anyone on a 3 day hire to have them available as in years past cause they know we have no where else to go.

 

It maybe the greatest money saving plan of the year or if we see two provinces get going at once a "see you later and YES THE FERRY IS BOTH WAYS"

 

****By the way where is the forestry guy that was one here a while back that was so interested in our input? Maybe he could give us all a rundown on how the hiring of helicopters goes in BC as it seems every district seems to have a different thought on the subject. Would be interesting to know and then maybe we wouldnt have to fly spec everywhere and they wouldnt have to answer the phone every ten minutes to talk to someone looking for work????

[autorevs]

Easy cure for that flog all the machines east and we can have a good old golf tournament with all the crews. Then when the BC starts to burn up they can pay full tariff to ferry them all back west.

[happyfeet]

Yet another practical bit of information courtesy of Happy Feet

 

BC

 

http://bcwildfire.ca/Weather/Maps/danger_rating.htm

 

 

HF

[happyfeet]

More intel

 

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/...ires-alert.html

 

Radar

 

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=XSS

 

 

HF

[happyfeet]

 

ZAP! :shock: Lightning Detection map!

 

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/lightning/index_e.html

 

 

HF

[happyfeet]

Sat images !

 

The central provinces seem to be getting some sunshine! Maybe this could dry things out a little!

 

http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeswestpacus.html