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Crowsnest Pass Fires

Dec 25, 2014

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Page 1: Crowsnest Pass Fires
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A 6 KM WALL OF FLAME REACHED 50 M INTO THE SKY.

THIS PRODUCE ENOUGH ENERGY EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF AN ATOMIC BOMB EVERY 30 MINUTES.

50

m

Photo by: suttonhoo

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At 10:00 a.m, Elaine Hruby was asked to evacuate her residence.

She was unable to collect her belongings.

20 km west along the valley, she watched the flames veer down on Hillcrest

Photo by: Airman 1st Class Stephanie Sinclair, U.S. Air Force

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Local businesses have maintained steady business.

Spray Lake Sawmills are able to use a significant amount of burnt lumber and own 28 % of allowable salvage rights.

20, 000 hectares of forest has be burnt down.

Tourism and timber industry have suffered

Photo by: Håkan Dahlström's

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Over time, a burned area:

Creates diversity that wasn’t there before;

Has large stands of timber smoother the light and inhibit undergrowth.

Burned area looks black and devoid of life.

Photo by: Wing-Chi Poon