canadian wildfire may 2016

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by rob love

If you watch this video you will see what was going on behind that vehicle and why those cars (and the motorcyclist) did not worry about blocking the fire truck. They were in trouble. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCc1FvZ3g0Q

You can also watch the small fire in the shrubbery at the house on the corner erupt into something much bigger.

From 2:19 to 2:49 it goes from a small spot fire from drifting embers to something capable of engulfing the house! 30 sec!!

Originally Posted by Chris Vickery

Folks, remember, in Fort Mac there is essentially one way in and out.
The highway is a nuthouse at the best of times...

I've got to congratulate many of those drivers for their traffic manners in that situation. I would have completely understood the motorcyclist scooting past the whole line of traffic, or at the very least shielding himself from radiant heat on the driver's side of the pickup. Instead he patiently waits his turn in a line of traffic. Other drivers too patiently wait in a an orderly line. In the right hand lane of the road closest to the road when their is no two way traffic except for Emergency Services! This says volumes about the inherent courtesy of Canadian drivers compared to Australians.

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