Blessings of the blue Perigee Moon. #BlueSuperMoon #MoonMagic #Goddess #witchystuff

The world might be going to hell but can tomatoes anyway. #gardening #GardeningMagic #LocalFood #Homesteading #SupportYourLocalFarmers

My garden is just on the verge of spewing pounds and pounds and pounds of cooking apples, pears and plums. It's almost sinister.. The kitchen is going to be canning chaos in a week or two. Love autumn.. #gardening #GardeningMagic #FoodPreservation #Harvest #homesteading #FoodSecurity

During this terrible fire season, I think what scares me most is being woken up in the middle of the night by either a phone alert to evac or a knock on the door as in tactical evacuation. I know how groggy I am, and how confused I feel if I was in a deep sleep then suddenly woken. The thought of having to do all the things to evac my pets, and myself in that situation is intimidating. So, when there is a strong threat of fire that is within, say 20 kilometres, I do a few things ahead of time: Write out a detailed list of what to do in what order and tape it to the inside of the door I would be leaving by. (I start the list with "put on glasses" because for sure I would forget until I am driving away) Put halters on the cats so they are easier to catch. (they are indoor so I can leave them on for a week or two at a time) Hitch the tent trailer up to the truck and leave it hitched. Load the truck with the carrier for the chickens with food and water for them. Have the emergency kits up to date in the vehicles. Have the evac kit and anything that is necessary close to the door. Have the roof sprinkler hose attached to the tap. Leave outside lights on during the most dangerous times. #ClimateDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Prepping #GetPrepared #Wildfire

A few things to remember: Make sure you have the correct alert app downloaded onto your phone for your area. Different apps are used for different areas. And you have to register your number to get the alerts. Someone told me today they were getting alerts from a fire much farther away from them than a closer fire in which they were getting no alerts. Sometimes the system screws up but at least be sure you have your info correct. Keep your vehicles gassed up or charged up, keep all your devices fully charged, and battery packs charged up. Power outages are widespread in fires when lines go down. Sitting in the dark, in thick smoke, not knowing what is going on is terrifying. Keep updated emergency kits in each vehicle. As the very minimum, make sure you carry a fire extinguisher, 1st aid kit, basic tools, food/water, clothing, and the list of phone numbers in case your phone breaks or goes dead. Borrowing someone's phone only works if you have the numbers to call. If you are only just going out to grab some stuff from the store, be prepared and take at least a water bottle, your phone and your emerg kit. Anything could cause you to get stuck- a fallen tree on the road, a sudden traffic jam, etc. And don't wait until the last minute to get what you need. When an evac order is called, the roads are suddenly jammed. Knowledge is power. Don't get bogged down in social media "crazy stories" instead of actual verifiable facts. Keep situational awareness front and centre. #CanadianWildfires #Kelowna #Shuswap #ClimateDisaster #ClimateCrisis #BCWildfires #Prepping #GetPrepared

Here are a bunch of fire and heat map links. I did not compile this list (credit to trancen on reddit) "This one seems to be one of the better ones.

NASA-FIRMS

Fire Information for Resource Management System

This one is really good you can really zoom in and see the hot spots.

Redirect

Pretty good. you can see where the fire was and is now.

EFFIS - Welcome to EFFIS

The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) supports the services in charge of the protection of forests against fires in the EU countries ...

Some others....

Canadian Wildland Fire Information System / Système canadien d'information sur les feux de végétation

The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS) creates daily fire weather and fire behavior maps year-round and hot spot maps throughout the...

Worldview

Worldview: Explore Your Dynamic Planet

The NASA Worldview app provides a satellite

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and m...

Zoom Earth

Zoom Earth | Weather Map & Hurricane Tracker

Interactive weather & radar map. Track hurricanes, cyclones, storms. View LIVE satellite images, rain maps, forecast maps of wind, temperature for ...

NOAA OSPO

NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO)

NOAA

https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/ " #CanadianWildfires #BCWildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDisaster

"Provincial State of Emergency. August 18, 2023 August 18, 2023 at 6:25 pm On August 18, 2023, the Province of British Columbia declared a Provincial State of Emergency, under the authority of the Emergency Program Act, to support ongoing response and recovery efforts caused by wildfire. A Provincial State of Emergency allows the Province to enact Emergency Orders, including travel restrictions to specific areas if needed. ..."

EmergencyInfoBC - Government of British Columbia

Provincial State of Emergency Expired: Sept. 14, 2023. - EmergencyInfoBC

The Provincial State of Emergency issued by the Province of BC on August 18, 2023, expired at the end of day Thursday, September 14, 2023 (Pacific ...

#BCWildfires #CanadianWildfires

I just read an unconfirmed report from someone working the fire by Shuswap Lake that the fire was SILENT. That means that there is no longer any trace of moisture in the grass and foliage. This is a very bad sign. #CanadianWildfires #AdamsLake

I just drove back from the Okanagan today (from family memorial service). The fires in Kelowna are intense and moving with the wind. Fire jumped Okanagan lake in several spots last night. Many houses lost, 1000s are evacuating. As far as I know, the fire around Shuswap Lake has not jumped the lake yet, but is moving east rapidly. As always, I am amazed by the people on the ground jumping in to help move cows, horses, all livestock, give people property to put their animals on, camp and stay safe to wait this out. It seems like the shitty people are just sprinkled in among all the really great people that are doing all they can to help out. It was also fantastic to have my ham radio on in the car and when I came around the last mountain to my valley, the same great guys that I talk to every day on the net were there asking how the conditions were and if I or anyone needed help. They let me know about trees down in the wind and power outages in our whole area. Knowing that I could call them and get help if needed was assuring. #CanadianWildfires #Kelowna #ClimateDisaster #ClimateCrisis #BCWildfires #Hamr #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

Did my honey extraction today on probably the hottest day of this week. I only got 2 mediums from the 4 hives as I make sure all of them have a full deep of honey going into winter. They all have that now so the rest of August might be a tiny trickle of honey making but not much now. I am happy as it was a full 5 gallons for the household for the coming year. None for sale this year but we'll see what next year brings. #beekeeping #homesteading #HoneyFlow #bees #pollinators