Due to the unusually windy conditions last night, the wildfire to the north of us threw embers some 10km, including over a ~2km wide stretch of water, to start several new fires. The fire crews in our district are already stretched to breaking dealing with several severe fires, and to top it all off we've got weather conducive to lightning storms predicted for the next ~48 hours. And this is pretty much the same situation throughout interior BC. What a complete mess. I feel a bit like the civilians in the Glittering Caves during the battle of Helm's Deep, if you'll forgive the nerdery.
Anyway, if you live anywhere in the area, it's go-bag packing time.
