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05-04-2016, 07:27 PM
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Thoughts & Prays for Members from Fort Mc, Alberta
We have a number of members here who are from Fort McMurray and many more members who have family and friends there.
The entire town of 80,000 has been evacuated and so far 1600 homes and buildings have been lost to fire and the fire continues to grow. Its looking like they will loose the airport shortly.
My thoughts and prays are with you all and I hope were ever you find yourself taking refuge again tonight that you & your family are safe and you have the strength to get through this devastating event
CNN - Entire Canadian City Forced to Flee Inferno
Those wishing to help these folks out can do so by donating to the Canadian Red Cross Alberta Fires Appeal
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05-04-2016, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Daniel A.
Trailer: Bigfoot 17.0 1991 dlx
British Columbia
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Well said Carol.
My daughter lives in Grande Prairie and is watching the situation closely as they are just as dry. It could be a rough summer in BC I drove 800 kms to Prince George in Feb. and there was no snow pack in the bush anywhere along the drive.
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05-04-2016, 10:00 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,710
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I tried to do a Search for members in the Fort McMurray area.. major fail. I could only grab member in Alberta. No matter... if you are suffering and are evacuated... my heart is with you hoping for the best. TRULY.
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05-04-2016, 10:45 PM
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Senior Member
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Fort Mc is home to many who work in the oil sands, so it may not show up on their profiles as their primary residents. I have two such family members who both happen to be down here this week to attend a family function.... looks like they will be staying here a little longer ...
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05-05-2016, 06:02 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Kelly
Trailer: Trails West
Oregon
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That fire situation is horrifying if all of the citizens in a remote town need to evacuate. But at least we know the members are likely to have a "bug out" trailer to help shelter them if needed.
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05-05-2016, 08:25 AM
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Junior Member
Name: Deb
Trailer: Trillium 1300
Ontario
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We are all watching across Canada. My union is getting ready to make a donation and urge everyone to do the same!
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05-05-2016, 08:49 AM
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[QUOTE=Carol H;585774]We have a number of members here who are from Fort McMurray and many more members who have family and friends there.
You can use Google Maps to get a bird's eye view of the city, roads, and the Tar Sands operations North of there. AMAZING!
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05-05-2016, 09:01 AM
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Due to shifting winds, they're getting ready to evacuate two more communities and move evacuees from Fort McMurray further away from the fire.
Alberta fire evacuees moved a 2nd time as weather shifts
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
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05-05-2016, 09:19 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Claire
Trailer: 1978 Trillium 4500
British Columbia
Posts: 323
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Ottawa announced this morning that they will match donations to the Red Cross.
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05-05-2016, 09:31 AM
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I got Family and lots of friends up there. Hope there all safe.
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05-05-2016, 10:22 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Rich & Linda
Trailer: Amerigo
Indiana
Posts: 296
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Praying
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05-05-2016, 10:59 AM
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Member
Trailer: 19 ft Escape
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Big thumbs up to Suncor, Shell, CNRL and all the other camps/mines that are hosting evacuees.
They took extraordinary steps to shut down, evacuate workers to make room everyone.
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05-05-2016, 11:26 AM
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Maybe members here could off to "host" evacuees in their driveway if they need some place to go.
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05-05-2016, 01:21 PM
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Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug P.
Big thumbs up to Suncor, Shell, CNRL and all the other camps/mines that are hosting evacuees.
They took extraordinary steps to shut down, evacuate workers to make room everyone.
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Yup, they have stepped in big time, donating truck loads of goods to evacuation shelters & checking on the whereabouts of all their employees - even those who are currently off work on leave time.
Also a big thumbs up to West Jet who has 10-11 jets flying since yesterday morning taking out those who are now trapped in the North. They were all told to go North when the evacuations started.... but now they find themselves in the path of the fire once again with no way out.
To but this situation into perspective, Fort McMurray is not a large city but its not a real small one lane town either - population of between 60,000 and 80,000 people. There is a fluctuation in population due to the number of people who work & live in the area during the week but have their principle residents elsewhere in the Canada - many from the Edmonton and Calgary regions, as well as BC and the Maritimes. Due to the nature of the main employment in the area, many of the families who have lost everything are young families.
CTV News - has some pretty amazing video that people took while they were trying to evacuate their homes - traffic grid lock with the fire burning beside them.
This story is far from over. This morning one of the fire officials stated that there is NOTHING that will stop this fire that continues to growing at a very alarming rate..... except rain and that is not in the forecast.
Thoughts and prays continue to go out to those in the area and those who have had family impacted by it.
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05-05-2016, 01:30 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chester Taje
I got Family and lots of friends up there. Hope there all safe.
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Chester, Facebook set up a Safety Check in area for all those in the Fort McMurray area that with a click it posted that they were safe.
If you are on Facebook click the above link and it will show you if any of your Facebook friends or family (you need to be their friend on Facebook for it to work) have indicated they are safe.
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05-05-2016, 01:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Chester, Facebook set up a Safety Check in area for all those in the Fort McMurray area that with a click it posted that they were safe.
If you are on Facebook click the above link and it will show you if any of your Facebook friends or family (you need to be their friend on Facebook for it to work) have indicated they are safe.
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Thank You for info.
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05-05-2016, 01:58 PM
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Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by k corbin
But at least we know the members are likely to have a "bug out" trailer to help shelter them if needed.
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Sadly if they lived in town its not likely that many of them had the time needed to hook up the trailer...
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05-05-2016, 07:14 PM
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Incredibly devastating fire....the television coverage highlighting the kindness and generosity of strangers is overwhelming.
The people of Fort McMurray are going thru our worst nightmare.
It shows us all how life can change in an instant due to natural disasters.
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05-05-2016, 07:40 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Kathy
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19
Washington
Posts: 600
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I've been following this story in our local paper. It must be devastating for those forced to leave so suddenly. I also fear that we will be looking at another really scary wildfire season here in the Western part of North America.
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05-05-2016, 11:22 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1977 TM14 Surfside / 2007 Toyota Tundra V8 2wd
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My son is in Ft St John, BC and had a fire a couple of weeks ago come near the town but it was controlled. My sister in law's
oldest daughter and family got out of Fort Mac and are now safe in Edmonton. It's looking like a bad year for fires in Western Canada.
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