In Spain, a fast-moving wildfire killed at least 12 people — several of them apparently while trying to escape. Authorities say some victims left their cars or ignored shelter instructions as flames r
Here in southern California we've had to evacuate twice in 3 years. Several years ago a fire was clocked at 50mph as it came down the side of a mountain into a neighborhood and burned up over 200 homes. Fortunately the homes had been ordered to be evacuated well in advance but one elderly couple waited too long. People who think nothing of packing and leaving home for a weekend holiday will suddenly become irrationally fixed to the inside of their homes refusing to leave out of fear. I say leave early and avoid the rush!
People in Spain WAKE UP. Just like in LA, USA, this fire was probably a D E W , energy weapon by the government etc. For some agendas like land grab or smart cities planning etc. And they DO kill people they don't care. Is the aluminum on the cars melted..? The tire rims or engines or glass? Is the land in prime areas like beach or mountains? Or near minerals or resources areas? You need to start paying attention to EVERY event now. Governments are killing and taking!
Dr. Anabela Bonada is right. I am from the north of Spain and there is a sentence that the fires are fought in winter by clearing the forest and removing all the undergrowth, improving the forest roads and firewalls. Abour information in several languages...I am sure they it was so, it is a rural area, but quite close to turistic places.
As a former forest fire fighter in Northern British Columbia, Canada there are things you need to understand about fires and fire behaviour.
First listen and pay attention to your local authorities over alerts and evacuation orders not listening is an almost certain way to get hurt, killed or lost. If they tell you to evacuate do so don’t argue, material things can be replaced lives cannot.
Keep a go bag ready to go year round for every member of the family in a clearly marked area. The go bag should contain several changes of underwear you can wear the same clothes for days but underwear needs to be changed regularly. Keep chargers for electronics in the bag and battery packs as well. Any important documents like passports, identification and legal or home related insurance should be kept in the bag. Travel sized personal products like shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and so on should be kept in a ziplock bag as well. 2 bottles of water and non perishable foods should be kept as well. If you have pets have a carrier out in the open and easily accessible and not buried. Bring plenty of water for your pet(s) and required food.
DONOT fill the bag with keepsakes, photo albums, person
We, as global citizens, need to reconsider our way of life. We cannot continue mass-consuming cheap, disposable products, overconsuming food and water, and depleting our forests and water basins. Our lifestyles need to change.
The ultra-wealthy and large corporations are driving ecological destruction through environmentally destructive business practices, but we also support that system through our own patterns of mass consumption.
We have removed vast numbers of trees that once provided shade, stabilized the soil, reduced erosion, and helped regulate local climates. We have also depleted our water basins and degraded the natural systems that once made ecosystems more resilient.
If we began changing our way of life immediately, we could start repairing these ecosystems. Future heat waves would still occur, but they would be far less devastating because healthy ecosystems have natural defenses that help regulate temperature, retain water, and recover from extreme weather.
From a Southern California perspective--not fleeing a fire can be much more deadly. Wild fires out here burn entire neighborhoods to the foundation, melt cars and burn everything that can burn. Sheltering in place would be a death sentence.
The most recent fire in my area was four days ago, where we had to evacuate our horses from our boarding facility.
As someone who has lived in a part of the world prone to forest fires for over 60 years now... RUN, the second you know a fire is near ou RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
I just survived the wildfire at ILLE SUR TET, France.
I stepped outside, and the smoke was very thick. It was hard to breathe, and I saw smoke coming from three different directions.
From being in California, I know that’s a very bad sign, as if we were about to be surrounded by fire.
I got my pets and wagon and managed to make it to the evacuation station.
It was terrifying, and I don’t really feel comfortable being in a place that is at high risk of wildfires right now after this.
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First listen and pay attention to your local authorities over alerts and evacuation orders not listening is an almost certain way to get hurt, killed or lost. If they tell you to evacuate do so don’t argue, material things can be replaced lives cannot.
Keep a go bag ready to go year round for every member of the family in a clearly marked area. The go bag should contain several changes of underwear you can wear the same clothes for days but underwear needs to be changed regularly. Keep chargers for electronics in the bag and battery packs as well. Any important documents like passports, identification and legal or home related insurance should be kept in the bag. Travel sized personal products like shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and so on should be kept in a ziplock bag as well. 2 bottles of water and non perishable foods should be kept as well. If you have pets have a carrier out in the open and easily accessible and not buried. Bring plenty of water for your pet(s) and required food.
DONOT fill the bag with keepsakes, photo albums, person
The ultra-wealthy and large corporations are driving ecological destruction through environmentally destructive business practices, but we also support that system through our own patterns of mass consumption.
We have removed vast numbers of trees that once provided shade, stabilized the soil, reduced erosion, and helped regulate local climates. We have also depleted our water basins and degraded the natural systems that once made ecosystems more resilient.
If we began changing our way of life immediately, we could start repairing these ecosystems. Future heat waves would still occur, but they would be far less devastating because healthy ecosystems have natural defenses that help regulate temperature, retain water, and recover from extreme weather.
The most recent fire in my area was four days ago, where we had to evacuate our horses from our boarding facility.
I stepped outside, and the smoke was very thick. It was hard to breathe, and I saw smoke coming from three different directions.
From being in California, I know that’s a very bad sign, as if we were about to be surrounded by fire.
I got my pets and wagon and managed to make it to the evacuation station.
It was terrifying, and I don’t really feel comfortable being in a place that is at high risk of wildfires right now after this.