Crowsnest Fires
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A massive wildfire in Crowsnest, Alberta generated as much energy as an atomic explosion every 30 minutes, burning through 20,000 hectares of forest. Resident Elaine Hruby was evacuated with no time to collect her belongings and later watched the fire from a distance, feeling drawn to its flames. While tourism profits declined after the fire, local businesses like restaurants, dry cleaners, and gas stations did not suffer significant losses in revenue.
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Crowsnest Fires
- 2. August 21, 200360 km wall of fire reached 50 m in the airEnergy of an atomic explosion emitted every 30 minutes
- 3. Resident EvacuationsIe. Elaine HrubyEvacuated at 10:00 amNo time to collect personal belongingsSome watched the fire burn in the distance“I felt masochistic, sitting on the outcropping,” Hruby recalls. “But those flames were like a magnet.”
- 4. Aftermath of the fire:20,000 hectares of forest lost
- 6. Restaurant, dry cleaners, gas stations, and office services did not suffer decline in profit
- 7. Spray Lake Sawmills Profits-28 % quota of the annual allowable salvage rights Ecological diversity in the forest