Revised "Crowsnest Fire" Simple Presentation
- 1. The Crowsnest Pass: Forest Fire of 2003
- 2. BeginningWhat began as a random firesoon escalated into a giant wall of flame.
- 3. EvacuationOn August 23rd, the Hamlet of Hillcrest was evacuated.“I didn’t know what to take” “you start doing crazy things” -Elaine Hruby (local resident forced to evacuate )
- 4. AftermathThe Crowsnest Fire of 2003 burned20,000 hectares of forest. (A view from the International Space Station)
- 5. AftermathThe Spray Lakes Sawmill was able to salvage some of the burnt lumberThe sawmill company was allowed 28% of the annual allowable salvage rights. This slightly lessened the impact of the forest fire.
- 6. TodayWhile forest fires seem to only have a negative impact on the environment and economy, burned areas create ecological diversity and allows for the development of new, rich undergrowth.
Editor's Notes
- #3: On August 21st of 2003, a random fire broke out in the Crowsnest Pass Mountains. This fire evolved into a seasonal wildfire, and soon progressed into a giant forest fire. The wall stretched 6km and reached a height of 50 meters. The force of the fire was equivalent to an atomic explosion every 30 minutes
- #4: At 10am on Saturday the 23rd authorities told Elaine Hruby, a local resident evacuate. After putting her cat, dog and random memorabilia in her car Hruby then drove about 20 km west along the valley, sat down on a rock ledge overlooking1,359-m-high Crowsnest Pass and watched the flames veer down on Hillcrest. Despite her horror, she couldn’t stop looking. “I felt masochistic, sitting on the outcropping,” Hruby recalls. “But those flames were like a magnet.”
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