“Judi,
“”-Dag Forgot to include this link, referencing my mention of the 'National Interagency Fire Center'… This link explains the creation of this agency, relating back to 1910 and the ‘Big Blowup’ that raged through Washington, Idaho, Montana…destroying massive acres and lives… Canada apparently has ignored the knowledge garnered from that catastrophe of so many years ago…California, as well… we in my Northwest still remember.”-Dag
In the summer of 1910, a devastating series of forest fires swept over Idaho, Montana, and Washington, culminating on August 20–21 in what is known as the "Big Blowup." Coming only five years after the U.S. Forest Service’s establishment, this seminal event made a deep and lasting impact on the agency. Three future Forest Service chiefs were directly involved in the Big Blowup, as were several other men who would exert influence over the agency’s fire protection policy following the fire. It pushed forest fire issues into the public discourse, and led to new fire prevention and suppression policies, policies that still influence fire management around the world today.
The first fire of the 1910 season broke out on the Blackfeet National Forest in northwestern Montana on April 29. Though District (now Region) One Forester William Greeley expressed optimism about the Forest Service’s ability to cope with the coming fire season, the young agency was undermanned, underfunded, and under-prepared for what was to come. Fires continued throughout the ensuing summer months (in fact, fires throughout the West plagued the agency), and the agency scrambled to combat them. By August, the region was experiencing drought conditions. Clarence B. Swim of the Forest Service recalled: "The late summer of 1910 approached with ominous, sinister, and threatening portents. Dire catastrophe seemed to permeate the very atmosphere..." -- More...
So there, you have it. Never trust a prime minister who self-identifies as a FEMINIST; one who continues to red flag Global Warming even though it’s mostly a media-hyped hoax, and one who poses as Canada’s Prime Minister, but who in reality, is an agent on everyday duty for ‘Professor’ Klaus Schwab’s World Economic Forum.
Meanwhile, keep right on digging, former Marine Mr. Dag!