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Crowsnest Fire
August 2, 2003,
Figure 1. Northwest Crown Fire Experiment1
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A random fire got out of control.
The energy equivalent of an atomic explosion
A 6-km wall of flame reached 50 m into the sky.
Every 30 minutes
Figure 2. Ridge Forest Fire2
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Elaine Hruby
Her husband was working in Fort McMurray
At 10 a.m. authorities told her to leave…
She grabbed the lamp
and a little plastic Buddha.
..immediately
her jewelry
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She drove about 20 km west along the valley
sat down on a rock ledge
and watched the flames Figure 3. Hillcrest Fire: August 2, 2003.3
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“I felt masochistic, sitting on the outcropping,”
“But those flames were like a magnet.” (Steven Frank, 2003)5
Figure 4. Crowsnest Mountain, Looking West: August 2, 2003.4
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The blaze burned over 20,000 hectares of forest
Impact
Figure 5. Burned Trail.6
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Tourism was hit hard
Impact
Figure 5. Burned Trail.6
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Impact
Spray Lake Sawmills, will use a significant amount of the burnt lumber.
Figure 6. Lost Creek Fire, Looking South: July 2003.7
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Impact
It has a 28% quota of the annual allowable salvage rights
Figure 6. Lost Creek Fire, Looking South: July 2003.7
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Impact
Salvage efforts depend upon the amount of root scorch and the cost to pursue the salvage.
Figure 7. Turtle Mountain Fire: August 2, 2003.8
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Ecological Significance
A burned area is black and looks devoid of life
Figure 8. Fire creates the conditions that allow the regeneration of a variety of plant species.9
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Over time it creates diversity
Ecological Significance
Figure 8. Fire creates the conditions that allow the regeneration of a variety of plant species.9
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It allows for the development of rich undergrowth.
Ecological Significance
(Jennifer Isaac, 2003.)
Figure 8. Fire creates the conditions that allow the regeneration of a variety of plant species.9
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SOURCES
1. Image obtained from: PLOS Biology. (2004). World on fire, [Online Image] Retrieved September 21, 2009, from http://www.plosbiology.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0020054.g001&representation=PNG_M
2. Image obtained from: Foothills Amateur Radio Society. (2003). Forest fire threat analysis in crowsnest pass, ab, [Online Image]. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geog376/students/class06/fire/ridge_forest_fire.jpg
3. Image obtained from: Knight , Jason. (photographer). (2003). Forest fire threat analysis in crowsnest pass, ab, [Online Image]. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from : http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geog376/students/class06/fire/hillcrest.jpg
4. Image obtained from: Knight , Jason. (photographer). (2003). Forest fire threat analysis in crowsnest pass, ab, [Online Image]. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from : http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geog376/students/class06/fire/crowsnest_mtn_west.jpg
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5. Steven Frank (2003, August 13). A summer in flames. Retrieved from http://www.globalforestscience.org/newsroom/gf_news/pdf/8-18-03Time.pdf
6. Image obtained from: Foothills Amateur Radio Society. (2003). Forest fire threat analysis in crowsnest pass, ab, [Online Image]. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from : http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geog376/students/class06/fire/ridge_burned_trail.jpg
7. Image obtained from: Knight , Jason. (photographer). (2003). Forest fire threat analysis in crowsnest pass, ab, [Online Image]. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from : http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geog376/students/class06/fire/lost_creek_fire_south.jpg
8. Image obtained from: Knight , Jason. (photographer). (2003). Forest fire threat analysis in crowsnest pass, ab, [Online Image]. Retrieved September 21, 2009, from : http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/geog376/students/class06/fire/turtle_mountain.jpg
9. Image obtained from: Kafka, Victor (Photographer). (1998). The ecology of fire, [Online Image].Retrieved September 21, 2009, from http://www.pc.gc.ca/~/media/progs/np-pn/eco/regen200.ashx
10. Jennifer Isaac, (2003). Crowsnest fire burns timber and tourism. Alberta Venture, Retrieved from http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=326
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