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Fire Danger High - Lightning Expected

Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:58 PM

Prince George, B.C. – The Prince George Fire Centre is preparing for lightning- caused fires this weekend.

The fire danger rating is currently high to extreme as the hot and dry weather is expected to be followed by lightning this weekend which may or may not be accompanied by rain.

Crews have responded to five fires since Monday: two were caused by lightning and the causes of other three are under investigation.

Prince George Fire Centre fire fighters have responded to 216 fires since April 1; over half of those have been human-caused.

To report a wildfire or unattended campfire call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on most cellular networks. For more information on open fire restrictions or for updates on current wildfire activity, visit www.bcwildfire.ca , or call the information line

1-8883FOREST (1-888-336-7378).

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Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:58 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: lostfaith on August 7 2008 4:57 PM

Burn baby burn, I could use the overtime.

Posted by: Junco on August 7 2008 6:25 PM

Gee, Your statement encapsulates all that is wrong with our society in a nutshell.
Hopefully you spoke out in jest. I would not want to see someone lose their home in a wildfire so that you can supplement your income...but that's just me.

Posted by: lostfaith on August 7 2008 9:16 PM

Gee, did you see me write that I wanted someones home to burn? surely you jest.
What is it with some people that seem to always read crap into peoples posts that aren't there?

Your post encapsulates all that is wrong with our society.
Iliteracy is rampant.
The more I reread your post the more I shake my head at you for even thinking someone would write what you wrote.

Posted by: Junco on August 7 2008 11:29 PM

Sorry lostfaith but I take fires and their aftermath seriously so I may have been a little knee jerk in my reaction. Maybe your remark was meant to be funny and I just didn't get it. I wasn't looking to read any crap into it. Maybe others saw it as an innocuous comment and I just have no sense of humor. Peace out.

Posted by: northman on August 8 2008 8:27 AM

A good fire is what we need in this region from a forest health prespective im sure lostfaith could back me up on that one.

Posted by: lostfaith on August 8 2008 8:51 AM

Forest fires are a natural part of most ecosystems. Forest fires used to be left to their own until the forest companies convinced governments to fight them to protect the timber for it's value. Fire also used to take care of bug problems as well, the natural way. The pine beetle epidemic is mans fault due to corporate greed. Fire used to take care of the excess fuel on the forest floor minimizing the potential for huge fires.
Fire is a healthy thing and was here before we were. Some species of trees require fire to have their cones open to spread their seeds, it doesn't happen that way much anymore.