Likely Jan LukasJul 24, 2024

A few of things about the current emergency (as of June 24, 2024) in #Jasper, #Alberta:

Note: I am in #Edmonton, ~5 hours west, 'watching' at a distance.

1. On the surface, the Jasper #evacuation could seem similar to that of #FortMcMurray #ymm eight years ago (2016). Some similarities include limited highway options for egress and the entire population needing to leave at the same time.

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#ABfire
#wildfires
#EvacuationOrder
#EmergencyPlanning

Show threadnaturaldynamicsJul 24, 2024
@likelyjanlukas and waiting in traffic jams, for over an hour, and no place to go, for four hours to the west still had barely any accomodations, so a total clusterf''k
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@natureshelperokanaganhighlands

Oh definitely! Alas, I haven't run across antone really discussing the #fuel issue during the #Jasper #wildfire #EvacuationOrder.

I have no doubt it would also be a problem.

It was definitely discussed during the 2016 #FortMcMurray #ymm evacuation, as temp fueling stations, water, etc had to be set up en route.

😢

Jul 24, 2024 at 9:10pmWeb