Comments by "BunzeeBear" (@bunzeebear2973) on "CP24" channel.

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  12. Lightning does the majority of the starts. Once a fire gets going it creates its own updraft...and sends flaming bits of bark high into the air and further afield. I know as I as 2 km from the fire front and was told to get out of my house. Fortunately it never got closer but I was amazed at the size of the chunks of ash that was by the house (the size of Loonies so I know these were glowing red hot while in flight. I have had lots of campfires so know pieces 1/4 the size can still be red hot and burn your foot as it crackles out of the campfire. Fortunately my lawn was greenish so the ember when it finally landed cooled off. Had it been dry brown grass, it would have lit up, spreading that fire farther faster. I quickly scanned the roof and my roof was still in good condition so the asphalt shingles are hard to ignite. A cedar roof would be dry wood (so, easier to ignite) . The results of the fire is nothing. You still see black nearly full length trees. . Imagine for a moment that the entire tree is gone and the tree root system underground...for 30 feet it is just ash. That is a forest fire of much heat. It looks like gopher burrows in a place gophers do not live. . The cause of the fire was a lightning strike. Forestry saw the strike but I guess in most cases there is a little fire that goes out on its own quickly. . This time it didn't. It hit dry stuff and continued to burn up a valley gorge(that is all basically wild park land so, natural unkempt forest lands) Air naturally blow up these gulleys away from the colder lake water as the land is warmer than the water.Many houses were lost. (I believe it was 350 but I am pulling that out of my arse, as I can't remember anymore). It was 10 years ago. . It was amazing to see NOTHING left of a house except concrete...and sometimes a brick chimney. Aluminum siding was melted away, total structures were gone. ( you got a chance to go up in those areas to look around (much later). I had no business in that area cuz I did not live there, but I work in construction so checking on possible job options did give me a right to look for potential work. The fire was spotty when it came to houses. The odd house burnt to the ground while the wooden garden shed is untouched, or the houses to the left of it and the right of it stood unscathed. . I believe we all are going to experience a forest fire near our home at least ONCE in our lifetime. . Now waiting for "FIRST CONTACT so I can phone home"
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