Little White / Gillard fire

[Frisk]

There's 12 years of new growth and dry grass/brush in the burned off area!

It can be easily contained in those fuels.

[crazymum]

I'm going to assume it is above the fire guard from 2003, so if it does burn down hill it should hit both the fireguard then the old burn in myra-bellvue park which wont give it much fuel to burn towards town.

There is so much more new fuel in the 2003 fire area. its had 12 years to regrow, so it might slow it down, but it will still give lots of fuel for it to burn

[crazymum]

It can be easily contained in those fuels.

There are lots of new trees in that area as well, as well as old brush piles that would burn.

[Fancy]

Those that have been in the front lines of fire fighting - raise your hand.

[Frisk]

Fire rarely burns downhill, especially if the wind isn't blowing that direction and there is limited fuels.

[mpadt]

I was hiking and driving in this area on the fire guard road that they made, and there's so much growth since the last big fire.....could jump that road sooooo easily. Never be too confident....since anything is possible......

[tsayta]

Didn't the 2003 fire burn straight down the hill and burn houses??

[crazymum]

Fire rarely burns downhill, especially if the wind isn't blowing that direction and there is limited fuels.

So how do you explain the 2009 glenrosa fire that burned downhill? or any other fire that has burned downhill?

[canuck500]

There was certainly fire burning downhill in Oliver a few weeks ago, all it takes is some downslope wind and those light fuels do burn pretty quick.

[Frisk]

I said it rarely happens, but yes, occasionally it does.

[ifwisheswerehorses]

(2003) Part of the problem was that it went through the trees so fast that it left a lot of fuel on the ground. That was one of worries, that if it turned on itself it would just keep going.

[Fancy]

Fire rarely burns downhill

Fire burns where there is fuel - Shelter Cove burned right to the road.

[tsayta]

Fire rarely burns downhill, especially if the wind isn't blowing that direction and there is limited fuels.

Thank you for the map. Let's check the facts:
-lots of post 2003 fuel growth
-fire burns down hill if winds push it.
-wind is blowing downhill now
-firefighters are taking this seriously

[Frisk]

Here's a new pic.

[Fancy]

Thank you for the map. Let's check the facts:
-lots of post 2003 fuel growth
-fire burns down hill if winds push it.
-wind is blowing downhill now
-firefighters are taking this seriously

Agreed - considering the firefighters are requesting boaters give them room - they must be taking it seriously or they'd move on to the next fire.