Fire getting closer - rain no help at all.
Aug. 6th, 2021 11:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
agoodwinsmithThis page shows the fires in BC:
https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f0ac328d88c74d07aa2ee385abe2a41b
If you zoom in on the area a little east of Kamloops, you can see Salmon Arm, where I live. You will see that the White Rock Lake fire is huge and growing. The big ragged red area is the fire's footprint. The red boxy areas are those under evacuation order (people must leave). The orange boxy areas are those under evacuation alert (be ready to go at a moment's notice). You'll notice that the evacuation alert has nearly wrapped its arms around Salmon Arm.
The boxy nature of the orders and alerts is because they are based on electoral districts. While not a perfect match to the randomness of nature, there are already communication structures in place that serve the election process which can be repurposed for fire information.
We just had a little cloudburst of rain that barely dampened the asphalt of my driveway.
https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f0ac328d88c74d07aa2ee385abe2a41b
If you zoom in on the area a little east of Kamloops, you can see Salmon Arm, where I live. You will see that the White Rock Lake fire is huge and growing. The big ragged red area is the fire's footprint. The red boxy areas are those under evacuation order (people must leave). The orange boxy areas are those under evacuation alert (be ready to go at a moment's notice). You'll notice that the evacuation alert has nearly wrapped its arms around Salmon Arm.
The boxy nature of the orders and alerts is because they are based on electoral districts. While not a perfect match to the randomness of nature, there are already communication structures in place that serve the election process which can be repurposed for fire information.
We just had a little cloudburst of rain that barely dampened the asphalt of my driveway.
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Date: 2021-08-06 09:10 pm (UTC)*looks at your blog entry*
...yikes.