#firefighting

CBC British Columbia @cbcbc_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net · 3d ago

What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 11 About 100 more Mexican firefighters are set to join B.C.'s wildfire fight, with more than 21,000 people under evacuation order across the province. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-bc-wildfires-aug-11-9.7302750?cmp=rss

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CBC Top Stories @cbctop_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net · Aug 08, 2026

The world wants more Canadian-made water bombers. Can Canada build them fast enough? The hand-built planes are unmatched in the firefighting aircraft market and are built to last for decades. Europe wants more of them than ever. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadair-water-bombers-de-havilland-europe-demand-9.7299520?cmp=rss

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Eric Maugendre on collectives @eric@social.coop · Aug 08, 2026

The EU's adaptation framework offers an illusion of preparation. Laying out plans for a 3°C drift average does not make it survivable. But it makes it seem so. 🧵 Europe is not even preparing for what happened recently! In the pine plantations west of Bordeaux, firefighters met the first pyrocumulonimbus France has ever seen. There was the largest firefighting mobilisation in EU history, and the destruction broke records anyway: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-largest-ever-wildfire-response-2026-summer-2026-06-02_en #climatePolicy #adaptation #megafires #wildfires #plantations #forestry #climateDrift #climateChange #firefighting #firefighters #France #EUPol #policy

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CBC British Columbia @cbcbc_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net · Aug 07, 2026

Wildfire that broke out in Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park now being held A wildfire discovered in Belcarra Regional Park on Wednesday afternoon is now being held. Evacuation orders and alerts in the Village of Anmore were rescinded Thursday afternoon, and parks in the area have reopened. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-wildfire-being-held-belcarra-park-anmore-9.7299194?cmp=rss

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Maria Langer @mlanger@mastodon.world · Aug 05, 2026

The smoke is so bad that a #firefighting #helicopter just flew past the side of my house, maybe 1000 yards away. I remember flying my helicopter from Wenatchee Heights about 6 miles down to the airport in bad smoke back in 2012. The airport AWOS claimed visibility 10 miles, but it was barely a quarter mile where I was. I took off and flu low level, staying within sight of the ground. (1/2)

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CBC Top Stories @cbctop_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net · Aug 06, 2026

B.C. wildfire conditions 'explosive and extremely dangerous' as crews brace for more heat, dry lightning The B.C. Wildfire Service is asking people recreating on Okanagan Lake to clear the way for firefighting aircraft that are gathering water to battle nearby fires. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-about-b-c-wildfires-on-aug-5-9.7296640?cmp=rss

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CBC Canada @cbccanada_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net · Aug 06, 2026

B.C. wildfire conditions 'explosive and extremely dangerous' as crews brace for more heat, dry lightning The B.C. Wildfire Service is asking people recreating on Okanagan Lake to clear the way for firefighting aircraft that are gathering water to battle nearby fires. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-about-b-c-wildfires-on-aug-5-9.7296640?cmp=rss