Fires around the world

[Joan]

This from Yahoo News with many video clips and interviews. It is total devastation, one firefighter reporting 3-400 foot flames.

Alberta fire officials said B.C. has its hands full with its own wildfires and evacuations. "They had no capacity to house Albertans," Alberta Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis told The Canadian Press reporters.

Ellis told evacuees to take massive detours, either through Prince George, B.C., proceeding north and east to Grande Prairie, or south to Kamloops before going east to Calgary. The result was a long, slow-moving line of cars and trucks heading west through the mountains to B.C. in darkness, swirling smoke, soot and ash.

Parks Canada states in their latest update there were no reports of injuries or serious situations.


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Forgot to post the Yahoo News link apologies.

Canada wildfires 2024: Town of Jasper faces 'significant loss' of buildings, mayor calls wildfires 'our community's worst nightmare'

Park officials are reporting a "significant loss" in the historic town of Jasper, Alta., after one two out-of-control wildfires raged into the town on Wednesday, consuming homes, businesses and a well-known resort.

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[iamthatis]

Yup, it's sad, but at the same time it's not a tragedy because it was totally preventable. Aside from a fires being set intentionally by DEW and arsonists, there's also ignorant smokers who toss burning butts out the window, but even more than these, there's forest mismanagement and woke bureaucracies to blame:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1816313491420242120

A 1-minute video, the Liberals were warned about Jasper specifically in 2017:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1816563808141480007

 

[Voyageur]

A 1-minute video, the Liberals were warned about Jasper specifically in 2017:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1816563808141480007

Hundred percent, iamthatis.

The top photo is of Jasper from the year 1905, and then again in 1998. What is missing 120 years ago is there to see (additionally, like every other place in North America, the area is now packed with people/tourists, just like Kelowna in BC, a drought prone area with quick fire return intervals).

So, 120 years later there has been a mass build of ladder fuel and ground fuels. Juvenile forests, in some areas, have come up with stands in the thousands of stems per hector - stands that have not yet self-thinned (which will further add to forest floor fuel mats until decomposed). We have cyclical forest disease of many types, and out of the world of entomology, hordes of wood boring beetles that take flight, bore, make galleries and kill trees (this is what the guy was talking about, the pine beetle). To add to the risk, all and sundry have decide to live amongst fire prone areas in times of matching fuel buildups, that happen to correspond to populations buildups. Not a good recipe as something is always bound to happen i.e., a fire return interval will come. Then there are stupid people who make mistakes or, nutjob arsonists (or those primed with a directive) as was the case in the US, Alberta, Nova Scotia et cetera (all over really), and an increase of electrical phenomena.

To add an observation, because there are wildfires around me and many others have them, has been these odd wind events over the years, as if from mythology, Enlil aka "lord wind" as was written in transcripts, or from "A: Upper level wind convergence." They seem to come out of nowhere like a switch was hit and things get volatile very quickly.

Oct 2021

Q: (nicklebleu and his wife): It has been said that wind has decreased in recent times. Is that true?

A: In some places. Has increased in others. Also it is more compacted.

July 2024 re Quorum:

(Chu) Well, if they're in 4D, they might be controlling the weather too.

(Joe) But can they effect changes like cataclysms? Can they induce or provoke cataclysms?

A: Yes to all.

I also am curious to know if lightning strike fires have increased over past few years, this is something I have struggled to find information on.

They are pretty good at tracking and mapping lightning strikes, right down to GPS cords, like this one (curiously it has only 1 strike in BC). This one is from Oregon and it seems very good, which covers into my area and the little diamonds look to represent lightning strikes (had a look at some places that I knew this had taken place today, and sure enough these are points on this map).

To your question, seems cyclical, some years well back in time there were big concentrations. Perhaps it corresponds to the magnetosphere and what is happening in space (Pierre discussed this in his one book). As for fires starting, from my understanding, that depends if fire weather (index values) that include fuels. all line up. Lighting hitting the right place can be near 100% ignition. In other weather indices, a strike can ignite and stay small for weeks, until the weather switches and then it flairs up. Many produce nothing. Most of the time they will assess maps and look to locations, fuels and model risk, or they might fly to each and make risk assessment - create a risk map of them all to action or leave alone.

my 2 cents

 

[Benjamin]

Fires in Jasper town still exist but the big "100 ft wall of flame" has moved on. Apparently the (Enlil) wind increased suddenly which pushed the fire to move 8 km in 30 mins. Damage to the town is mostly on the south and west side which is mostly residential. Critical infrastructure is undamaged. The current estimate is between 30-50% of Jasper destroyed.

This is sad to see. The unique St. Mary and St. George Anglican Church is ash (Wednesday) now. Built in 1928 and completed in 1932, it had beautiful stained glass windows.



"Sir Galahad" window: 1) Knighting; 2) with Excalibur; 3) Grail Quest.



"New Heaven" window.

 

[Ca.]

Strange fire behavior at the #ParkFire (in Chico, California) was activated by an intentional vehicle rollover by Ronnie Dean Stout Il on 7-25-24.

Flurry of evacuations after Northern California wildfire explodes in size

A raging, wind-driven Northern California wildfire that started in Chico on Wednesday had swelled to 124,948 acres by Thursday night and forced more than 4,000 people from their homes in Butte and Tehama counties. The Park Fire is the largest wildfire the Golden State has seen so far this year, and with dry, hot, blustery weather in the forecast through Friday night, it’s showing little sign of slowing down.

The blaze was reported to be 6,400 acres Wednesday night, and by Thursday morning, the burn area had grown to 45,550 acres, according to Cal Fire. The fire is only 3% contained and could grow in the coming days, with hot, dry, gusty weather in the forecast through Friday. Officials said Thursday the fire may have been started by arson and a suspect was arrested in the case.

Evacuation maps were posted by both Butte County and Tehama County and you can also find information through the Butte County and Tehama County sheriff’s departments. Evacuation warnings have now been extended to some parts of Paradise and Magalia. Some 4,200 structures are threatened by the blaze, Cal Fire said.


The Park Fire started just before 3 p.m. Wednesday on the eastern edge of Bidwell Park in Chico and pushed into the Ishi Wilderness. Capt. Dan Collins, a spokesperson for Cal Fire, said the fire spread from the park “in a northerly direction because of the south wind it had on it.” An extremely rare "pyrotornado" was spotted over the blaze on Thursday evening.

“It made a significant run last night and got well established,” Collins added. “One of the factors of that was the fire got into areas with little to no burn history, and there’s very heavy vegetation. These areas are not easily accessible to ground resources.”

Bidwell Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the country and is known as the crown jewel of the college town 160 miles northeast of San Francisco. Located 11 miles from downtown Chico, the park comprises 3,670 acres dotted with hiking and mountain biking trails, picnic areas and swimming holes. The fire was first spotted within the park off Upper Park Road. Collins said a portion of the park’s eastern side has burned.

A 42-year-old man from Chico was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of starting the fire, according to a news release from the Butte County District Attorney’s Office. The man was detained after he was allegedly seen pushing a car engulfed in flames 60 feet down an embankment just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, Butte County DA Mike Ramsey said. Flames from the burning car spread to vegetation, and the man left the scene discreetly by moving “calmly” and “blending in” with other people in the area, the DA said.

Afternoon highs on Wednesday soared into the 100s, and the southerly winds fanned wildfire flames. A webcam with a clear shot of the fire showed massive amounts of smoke coming off it Wednesday and into Thursday morning.

Thursday marks the start of a cooldown in California, and temperatures are expected to be about 4 to 5 degrees cooler than they were Wednesday, with a forecast high of 100 degrees in Chico, Bill Rasch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office, said.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1816670079867597178

Despite the slightly cooler temperatures, conditions on Thursday and Friday will likely still be favorable for wildfire spread, with warm, dry, blustery weather in the forecast. Sustained winds of 15 mph and isolated gusts of up to 30 mph are expected, according to the weather service. A red flag warning is in effect through 11 p.m. Friday.

More significant cooling is expected Saturday and Sunday, and afternoon highs are likely to drop into the high 80s to low 90s. Humidity levels are also predicted to increase.

The fire triggered a series of evacuations Wednesday night into Thursday morning in both Tehama and Butte counties. By Thursday afternoon, approximately 4,000 people were under evacuation orders in Butte County, including 1,150 people in Cohasset, a community in the Sierra Nevada foothills, said Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. About 370 people were also ordered to leave their homes in northeast Chico, she said. The Chico Regional Airport is under an evacuation order.

“Fire personnel are currently focusing on evacuations and structure defense while concurrently building direct containment lines utilizing bulldozers, fire crews and fire engines,” Cal Fire said. “More resources have been ordered and are inbound from various areas throughout Northern California.”

 

[cholas]

The Park Fire has grown quite massive, now approaching 200k acres. The Southeast flank has picked up heat and speed and is moving towards.....Paradise (again).

Very sad. I lived in the area for many years, many years ago. Again we're seeing entire towns destroyed (Cohasset and possibly Forest Ranch).

Prayers for all affected. And the season has really just begun.

National Fire Situational Awareness

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[iamthatis]

There many fires in Alberta, Canada right now (176) but a sad one is in Jasper. I lived there for three years, and today I learned that a forest fire from the south has made it to the small tourist town. The town (~4700 + 25,000 tourists, campers and seasonal staff) was completely (reportedly) evacuated yesterday.

As you can see from this map, there are only three ways into and out of Jasper, two of which were blocked by the fire to the south and a smaller fire to the north 5km away. The third way takes you across into British Columbia.

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This is a photo of Maligne Lodge, a hotel at the southern end of the town, before:

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... and now.

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Some rain is expected tomorrow.

Buildings in Jasper in flames after wildfire reaches town - The Weather Network

Alberta government seeks help from military to combat wildfires, help evacuees

www.theweathernetwork.com

What do you make of this pic of the Church?



Green grass nearby, trees nearby still standing. There is a growing suspicion online that it was intentionally set on fire under cover of the wildfire. Trees are full of water, and sometimes they don't kindle because of that, and fires don't always burn everything in a rational and complete way. I admit, it does look strange to me - a Church made mostly out of stone all burnt out, while green grass and trees nearby.

 

[bianca etezete]

What do you make of this pic of the Church?

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Green grass nearby, trees nearby still standing. There is a growing suspicion online that it was intentionally set on fire under cover of the wildfire. Trees are full of water, and sometimes they don't kindle because of that, and fires don't always burn everything in a rational and complete way. I admit, it does look strange to me - a Church made mostly out of stone all burnt out, while green grass and trees nearby.

 

[Voyageur]

I admit, it does look strange to me - a Church made mostly out of stone all burnt out, while green grass and trees nearby.

Albeit with a Cedar Shake roof, which is basically kindling placed over a stone structure. With enough sparks (or even just the right spark), it sadly stood no chance.

 

[NormaRegula]

Strange fire behavior at the #ParkFire (in Chico, California) was activated by an intentional vehicle rollover by Ronnie Dean Stout Il on 7-25-24.

Flurry of evacuations after Northern California wildfire explodes in size
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We're starting to get bad air due to the Park Fire here in the SF Bay Area.

I'm not totally buying into the guy who rolled his car over being fully responsible for a fire of this magnitude. For one thing, he was arrested for arson way too quickly and publicly. In the past, arsonists were played down by the politicos and MSM because climate change narratives needed to be at the top. Could be he was the cause for whatever reason. Still, a wiggle in the back of my mind says this fire and the one in Alberta is far more nefarious and planned.

 

[Ca.]

I'm not totally buying into the guy who rolled his car over being fully responsible for a fire of this magnitude.

I thought the same thing. The PTB may have pulled another hat trick on the general population regarding its possible origin, as the #Parkfire has grown to about the size of Los Angeles and is still only 12% contained at 357k acres.

There will be no change in the forecast for temps to change soon as the heat wave continues.

Stay safe, those in the affected areas.

Park Fire burns over 360k acres on Monday, many evacuations remain

The Park Fire is 12% contained after burning 360,341 acres as of 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, according to Cal Fire. Officials say the fire grew exponentially

krcrtv.com

Updated Sun, July 28th, 2024 at 12:25 PM

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — The Park Fire is 12% contained after burning 357,341 acres as of noon on Sunday, July 28, according to Cal Fire. Officials say the fire grew exponentially late Friday into Saturday morning due to steep terrain and high winds, moving around four to five thousand acres per hour. The fire has forced evacuations in multiple Northstate counties.

Cal Fire's preliminary aerial structure assessment showed over 100 structures impacted by the Park Fire. However, after damage inspection on the ground, Cal Fire says 66 structures have been confirmed destroyed, 5 damaged, with 4,200 structures still threatened. There have been no injuries or fatalities reported.

Triple digit temperatures coupled with gusty winds contributed to the Park Fire's rapid growth this week. The fire began in Upper Bidwell Park, northeast of Chico, at around 3 p.m. on July 24, and quickly spread.

Cal Fire arson investigators and the Butte County District Attorney’s Office said Friday a man was arrested in connection to starting the blaze. The man was allegedly seen pushing a car that was on fire into a gully at Alligator Hole, where the fire started, officials said.

RELATED: Man allegedly pushes burning car into gully, sparks massive Park Fire

Cal Fire Public Information Officer Rick Carhart said while firefighters are trying to keep the fire from spreading, protecting property and saving lives are their top priorities.

"We’re not able to put every single resource we have on fighting fire, stopping the spread. We have to have firefighters protecting structures, making sure those structures don't get burned down," said Carhart. "So that's taking a fire engine off the fire line and putting it in a place we are saving lives, saving property—those are our two main priorities."

Thousands of people have had to pack up and leave their homes. Clay Ferguson lost his home in the fire, but said he was able to save all the animals from his nearby business. "At the end of the day, we were able to get all of our animals out. I mean, it cost us everything, but we got them all out, we’re just happy we saved all the lives we could," said Ferguson.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Butte and Tehama counties due to the Park Fire. Additional resources from FEMA and surrounding agencies are expected this weekend. Butte County issued an emergency proclamation to allow more resources to be used to help citizens impacted by the fire. Friday evening, Tehama County also declared a state of emergency.

Evacuation Information

For the most current evacuations in Shasta, Tehama, and Plumas counties, CLICK HERE. For the most current evacuations in Butte County, CLICK HERE.

EVACUATION ORDERS​

BUTTE COUNTY (Click HERE to view evacuation zones map)

• BUT-CH-120
• BUT-BM-235
• BUT-BM-236
• BUT-BM-237
• BUT-PHI-240
• BUT-PHI-241-A
• BUT-INS-244
• BUT-COH-250
• BUT-COH-251
• BUT-COH-252
• BUT-COH-253
• BUTE-FR-260
• BUT-FR-261
• BUT-FR-262
• BUT-FR-263
• BUT-FR-264
• BUT-FR-265
• BUT-FR-266
• BUT-FR-267
• BUT-FR-268
• BUT-FR-269
• BUT-FR-270
• BUT-FR-271
• BUT-FR-272
• BUT-FR-273
• BUT-CNE-312-A
• BUT-CNE-317
• BUTE-CNU-318-A

TEHAMA COUNTY (Click HERE to view evacuation zones map)

• MAN-410
• MAN-412
• MAN-414
• MAN-416
• MAN-418
• MAN-420
• MAN-422
• MAN-424
• MAN-426
• MAN-428
• DLS-446-B
• TEH-448
• PCK-468
• TEH-470
• PCK-472
• PCK-474
• PCK-476
• PSR-478
• PSR-480
• PSR-482
• TEH-496-B
• TEH-498-B
• TEH-500
• TEH-694-B
• TEH-696-A
• TEH-696-B
• TEH-698
• MIN-700
• MIN-702
• MIN-704
• MIN-706
• MIN-708
• MIN-710
• MLC-712
• MLC-714
• TEH-716
• TEH-720-B
• TEH-726
• TEH-728
• TEH-730
• TEH-732
• TEH-734
• TEH-736
• TEH-854-A
• TEH-856
• TEH-858
• TEH-882-B
• TEH-882-C

SHASTA COUNTY (Click HERE to view evacuation zones map)

• MAN-5000
• MAN-5010
• MAN-5020
• MAN-5030
• MAN-5040
• MAN-5050
• MAN-5060
• SHI-5070-A
• SHI-5070-B
• SHI-5120-A
• SHI-5140
• SHI-5150
• SHI-5170
• SHI-5180
• SHI-5190-B
• SHI-5210
• SHI-5220
• SHI-5230
• SHI-5240-A
• SHI-5250
• SHI-5260
• SHI-5270
• SHI-5330-A
• SHI-5340-A
• SHI-5350-A
• COT-8990-A

EVACUATION WARNINGS​

BUTTE COUNTY (Click HERE to view evacuation zones map)

• BUT-TOP-01
• BUT-TOP-02
• BUT-TOP-03
• BUT-TOP-04
• BUT-TOP-05
• BUT-TOP-06
• BUT-TOP-07
• BUT-TOP-08
• BUT-TOP-09
• BUT-TOP-10
• BUT-TOP-11
• BUT-TOP-12
• BUT-TOP-13
• BUT-TOP-14
• BUT-CH-149
• BUT-CH-150-A
• BUT-PHI-241
• BUT-INS-245
• BUT-INS-246
• BUT-MA-281
• BUT-MA-282
• BUT-MA-283
• BUT-MA-284
• BUT-MA-285
• BUT-MA-286
• BUT-MA-287
• BUT-MA-289
• BUT-MA-290
• BUT-MA-291
• BUT-MA-292
• BUT-CNE-311
• BUT-CNE-313
• BUT-CNE-314
• BUT-CNE-315
• BUT-CNE-316
• BUT-CNE-318-A
• BUT-CSE-361
• BUT-CSE-363

TEHAMA COUNTY (Click HERE to view evacuation zones map)

• TEH-408
• DLS-444
• DLS-462
• DLS-464
• DLS-466-A
• TEH-694-A
• TEH-496-A
• TEH-498-A
• TEH-718
• TEH-720-A
• TEH-722
• TEH-724
• TEH-840
• TEH-850-A
• TEH-852
• TEH-854-B
• TEH-882-A

SHASTA COUNTY (Click HERE to view evacuation zones map)

• SHI-5080
• OLD-5090
• SHI-5110
• SHI-5130
• SHI-5200-A
• SHI-5310
• SHI-5320
• SHI-5335
• SHI-5350-B
• SHI-5360
• SHI-5370
• SHI-5380
• SHI-5390
• SHI-5400
• SHI-5410
• SHI-5420
• SHI-5430
• SHI-5440
• SHI-5450
• SHI-5460
• SHI-5470
• SHI-5480
• SHI-5490
• SHI-5500
• SHI-5510
• SHI-5520
• SHI-5530-A
• SHI-5530-B
• SHI-5540

PLUMAS COUNTY (Click HERE to view evacuation zones map)
PLU-040

Cal Fire activated a fire information hotline for the Park Fire. They said residents can dial 211. People from outside of Butte County can dial 1-866-916-3566.

Evacuation Shelters ​

Butte County

• Neighborhood Church 2801 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico, CA 95928
• Butte County Fairgrounds: 199 E. Hazel Street in Gridley

Tehama County

• Red Cross - Los Molinos Vet's Hall: 7980 Sherwood Blvd, Los Molinos, CA 96055
• Evacuation Resource Center - St. Peter's Episcopal Church - 510 Jefferson St., Red Bluff, CA 96080
• Los Molinos Veterans Hall, 7980 Sherwood Blvd, Los Molinos, CA 96055
• RV parking-Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Rd. Red Bluff 96080
• RV parking-Moose Lodge, 11745 State Highway 99W, Red Bluff, CA 96080

Shasta County

• Bella Vista Elementary School., 22661 Old Alturas Rd, Bella Vista, CA 96008

Small Animal Shelters​

Butte County

• North Valley Animal Disaster Group: 2279 Del Oro Ave, Oroville, CA 95965 (8AM-9PM)

Tehama County

• 22005 Gilmore Ranch Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080 (8AM-5PM)

Shasta County

• Haven Humane 7449 Eastside Road

Large Animal Shelters​

Butte County

• Camelot Equestrian Park: 1985 Clark Road, Oroville, CA 95966

Tehama County

• Ridgeway Park (Self Service-provide your own set up and feed): 19725 Ridge Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080
• Corning Rodeo Grounds at Estill C. Clark Park (Self Service-provide your own set up and feed): 103 E Fig Lane, Corning, CA 96021

Shasta County

• Anderson FFA Farm: 1471 Ferry St, Anderson (Call 530-355-7036 before and confirm room). According to Shasta County Sheriff's, for those with RV's there may also be room to stay at the High School parking lot near your animals.
• Redding Rodeo Grounds: 715 Auditorium Drive, Redding. (Text 719-440-7255 with how many animals you are bringing, your name, contact info and you're ETA.) AT MAX-CAPACITY. Not currently accepting more large animals.

Animal Care Escorts - Tehama County​

As of Sunday, July 28, at 8 a.m. the Tehama County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) will be conducting escort operations into evacuation zones in order to evacuate, feed, and care for animals left behind amidst the Park Fire.

The escorts will allow 15-20 minutes for folks to provide for the basic needs of the animals or to load the animals up for removal. The TCSO said, this is not an escort to recover items or property or to evaluate property damages.

What you will need to reserve an escort:

• Call 530-529-7940 to schedule a time slot to be escorted. (The phone line will be available starting at 7:30 a.m.)
• Provide proof you belong to the property/location, by showing the home address on a driver's licenses, animal ownership papers, or other means of proof.
• The hours of operation for the escorts will be 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 28th. The TCSO said in a media release, depending on call volumes other options may go into effect on Monday, July 29.

Road Closures​

• Route 32 at the junction with State Route 36 in Tehama County and at Bruce Road in Butte County
• Cohasset Road at Rock Creek, Upper Park Road at Wildwood
• Keefer & Hicks
• Hicks & Oasis
• Forks of the Butte Bridge
• 32 & Yosemite (Eastbound only)
• 99 & Meridian
• 32 & Upper Humboldt
• Meridian/Butte Tehama Line
• Cohasset/Eaton

All roads south of State Route 44 between Black Butte Road to the west and Brokeoff Meadows Road to the east in the evacuation

GoFundMe has created a central hub for those impacted by the fires burning in the Northstate. To donate to the fire victims, click HERE.

For firefighter and public safety, PG&E says they have de-energized powerlines in and around the fire area. Around 2,084 customers in Cohasset, Forest Ranch, Butte Meadows and East Chico are without power. In the Tehama County communities of Manton, Mineral, Paynes Creek and Mill Creek.

You can watch Cal Fire's latest operational update for more in-depth details:

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It looks like this guy should have been locked up already, we’ve got to do a better job keeping criminals off of the streets.

 

[Benjamin]

What do you make of this pic of the Church?

While I agree that it does look suspicious now, the church was not completely made of stone. As Voyageur said, cedar shingles that have been baking in the heat for days/weeks doesn't take much to light up. And once it did, there's a lot to burn inside a church.

Have a look at the burn map that was released today. You can see in some places the 'irrationality' of wild fires. In a way, kinda like tornadoes. 33% of the town destroyed overall. Highly residential weighted but not exclusive.

Do you see, sorta central in the town, the two small, red triangle areas on the right edge of the burn zone? The Anglican Church is was located in the larger of the two, on the right.



What's not shown on the map is JPL (Jasper Park Lodge), which is the crown jewel of hotels in Jasper (Yeah. It's beautiful!). It would be roughly located to the right of the compass arrow, off the map. Only a few cabins were burned but the main lodge was untouched.

Now, rather then the church being suspect of arson, I wait to know the cause of the fire(s) in general. There is nothing being said about that other then 'under investigation'. I don't believe there was a thunderstorm in the area because nobody is saying, even suggesting, there was. The historical map shows no rain and temperatures ranging between 24º- 33º before the evacuation order on the 22nd. The other thing that I find suspicious can be seen on the first map I posted. The main fire to the south blocking escape and another smaller fire blocking escape to the north, at the same time. Maybe there's nothing suspicious about it. Cigarette out the window?

 

[Voyageur]

I wait to know the cause of the fire(s) in general. There is nothing being said about that other then 'under investigation'.

It was from anthropomorphic climate change, they keep reminding (and anthropomorphic may be close, not the climate part - see the end).

The fires came from different directions (source was likely lightning which would be consistent with BC fires that started before and then blew up on the same night - yes, still have not found cause) and combined. So, one came from the south at Athabasca River and one came in from the north west direction. They knew the risk potential on the 22nd, if not before (they train in Incident Command for this very eventuality). You can see the timeline from July 22 to July 25th post wildfire.

Jasper wildfire: Here’s how quickly flames engulfed a town | Globalnews.ca

It took less than two days for a fast-moving wildfire to reach the Alberta Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, where multiple structures were burned Wednesday night.

globalnews.ca

July 22​

7 p.m.: The first wildfire burning to the northeast of the town of Jasper is reported to Parks Canada. A second fire to the south is reported shortly after.
[...]

July 23​

10 a.m.: Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis says during a provincial wildfire update that the fire burning south of Jasper is about 12 km from the town on both sides of the Athabasca River. He warned wind “may exacerbate the situation.”
[...]
6 p.m.: Fire officials with Parks Canada say the “north wildfire” is estimated to be at least 270 hectares in size, burning between the Jasper transfer station and the Jasper air strip, on both sides of Highway 16.
The “south wildfire” is estimated to be 6,750 hectares in size and is burning further away from the town, down the Icefields Parkway.
[...]

July 24​

11:10 a.m.: Ellsworth with Parks Canada says the size of the southern fire is now estimated to have grown 60 per cent overnight to 10,800 hectares, and is about eight km from the town of Jasper. The north wildfire is five km from the town and remains at roughly 270 hectares in size.
She says the “aggressive fire behaviour” seen throughout Tuesday continued overnight, with consistently high and gusty winds that are expected to last through Wednesday and further grow both fires.

6 p.m.: Portions of the south wildfire reach the outskirts of the town of Jasper. Parks Canada says suppression efforts by helicopter bucketing “proved ineffective,” and water bombers could not assist due to dangerous flying conditions. Conditions also prevented other fire control efforts.
6:40 p.m.: Parks Canada says “wildfire reached the Jasper townsite.”

In Eastern BC, winds were hard from the south - like a Sirocco wind, and by evening suspect at the same time, there was a hard pacific westerly flow switch. Seemed very similar to the year before.

Readers on Jasper may be interested in this in terms of wildfires (it's the same all over BC in many geoclimatic zones):

The Fires of Jasper by fRI Research

In the warm, dry year of 1646, a fire burned in Jasper National Park on the mountain slopes beside the Athabasca River.
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Douglas-fir offer these reports with particular clarity, matching well enough the instrument weather and climate records. This is how the team has learned that there are many stories like the 1646 fire. As you might expect, fire years were very often times of drought. But there were exceptions; it was in the wetter, cooler years of 1711 and 1901 that Jasper saw wildfire.
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Between 1646 and 1915, there have been forest fires in this area of Jasper National Park every 16 years on average—or maybe better to say at least that often, because the records of early fires kept in surviving trees could still be burnt up in later blazes. In nearly all of the recorded fires, climate was the main factor. There was some chance, of course, in where and when lighting struck to ignite a blaze. And we know from the Forest History Program that people have for hundreds of years been clearing land for forage and hunting by starting fires in spring.

But then in 1907, the government established the park. Local people were displaced, fire use was prohibited, and by 1913 fire was actively suppressed. In 1915 there was one more wildfire in the study area. Since then, none have reached even a hectare in size before being snuffed out.

The question burning in the minds of the researchers was why? Has the climate in Jasper just been unusually cool and wet for the last 103 years? Have there not been lightning strikes to ignite another wildfire? No. There have been many drought years since 1915; there have been 101 lightning ignitions that we know of (and probably many more that we don’t).

And yet across the entire 92,000-hectare park, there have been only eight fires that grew larger than 40 hectares before they were extinguished. There is only one credible explanation: for more than 100 years in Jasper, the diligent efforts of humans to suppress fires have usurped climate as the main influence.

The mosaic of forest patches of all ages and densities created by small, periodic fires that has long been the norm, was replaced by an aging forest unprecedented in its density and uniformity across the landscape, a homogenous tangle of understory under a largely unbroken canopy.

 

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Cross post from @Vulcan59:

Randall Carlson's Work: Striking similarities (Comets, Geology, Catastrophism etc.) through Decades of meticulous research?!

If true, Bendall telling Carlson that “there is a non-disclosure agreement with Mazda“ is a good way for him to justify “why he can’t show facts about that claim“ to Carlson. That’s probably how he keeps Randall on the hook in regards to this claim. There would be easy ways Randall could check...

cassiopaea.org

Within the above link, Randall Carlson has a particular podcast (#002) on Wildfires. Here, Randall takes one through scientific papers, U.S. statistics (surprise surprise), the Forest Service and Federal EPA policies et cetera, including State. Said policies have driven us to where we are. Where we are (general) is in variegated stages within these latter periodic fuel cycles that have now been incrementally building and building.

Also pay attention to the spotted owl, as it has a demise and described cause, and not by what one has been told.

Not discussed by Randall per se, is what looks to be increasing geomagnetic storms. Given the right conditions, lightning can result in near 100% ignition. So, with fuel build-up's and these added electrical charged drivers, it is not hard to understand how we could become suddenly inundated and overwhelmed (it is taking place), and not be able to do any effective suppression.

Interesting talk, (osit):

#002 The "Unprecedented" Wildfire Crisis - Squaring The Circle: A Randall Carlson Podcast

Today we'll discuss the nature of the socalled "Unprecedented Wildfires that plagued Texas for weeks. We'll break down the claims and look at the objective facts concerning weather patterns and the ac

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Madeira’s south coast fire intensifies as low humidity, wind, and temps increase.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1826194627059147154

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NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Crews battling the massive Park Fire were tested by strong wind gusts Saturday evening into the overnight hours Sunday, however, they were able to increase containment lines, officials said in a Sunday update.

As of Tuesday, the Park Fire has burned 429,401 acres across Butte and Tehama counties and has reached 55% containment. The fire is currently the fourth-largest fire in California’s history.

The Tehama County Sheriff's Office lifted all remaining evacuation warnings for the Park Fire on Tuesday.

The weekend's wetter weather aided in increased containment across the fire line. However, warmer and dryer weather is expected throughout the week, officials said in Monday morning's update.

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Cal Fire shared photos on Facebook Sunday saying mop-up operations are in "full effect" and crews are beginning to pull hose off the line. So far, 1.5 million feet of hose have been collected on the Park Fire, and they aren't done yet.

The Park Fire started in Upper Bidwell Park, northeast of Chico, on July 24, and was human-caused, according to officials. Investigators said Ronnie Stout II, 42, of Chico, was allegedly seen pushing a burning car into a gully at Alligator Hole, where the fire first ignited. Stout is facing several charges.

Residents have been able to return to their communities as evacuation orders get lifted, but some are coming back to a pile of rubble where their homes once were.The Park Fire destroyed 637 structures and damaged dozens more.

Some parts of the Lassen Volcanic National Park reopenedSaturday following evacuations being lifted.

Road Closures​

Tehama and Shasta Counties

• Highway 172 between Mineral and Hole in The Ground Campground
• Highway 89 between the junction with State Route 36 and Summit Lake

Caltrans said the Park Fire has caused damage on Highway 36 from just west of The Dales through the east junction with Highway 172 in Mill Creek, on Highway 32 between the Butte/Tehama County Line and Deer Creek, and in areas on Highway 172 and Highway 89. Motorists should plan on one-way traffic control in these areas for continued emergency restoration efforts, including hazard tree removal and disposal, guardrail repair, erosion control and sign replacement.