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OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts) Wed Jun 7, 2023, 09:54 PM Jun 2023

Maybe we need to have a Canadian.US joint action against this this fire?

It affects us all.

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Maybe we need to have a Canadian.US joint action against this this fire? (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2023 OP

We are helping ❤️ Murphyb849 Jun 2023 #1

multiple countries are mobilizing including Portugal and Spain Blues Heron Jun 2023 #2

France sending 100 firefighters. moondust Jun 2023 #4

What would that be? (aside from hoping my brother'etc' make it home to IA safely elleng Jun 2023 #3

In Maine, we've had a low pressure system locked in for 5 days. Overcast OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2023 #5

Brother etc may have been there too, in addition to NH and VT, as brother attended Colby. elleng Jun 2023 #8

It more depends on rain. roamer65 Jun 2023 #6

I think we are... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #7

Nova Scotia leased some Montana water bombers. Then they didn't need them so Nova applegrove Jun 2023 #9

Murphyb849

(613 posts)

1. We are helping ❤️

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 09:56 PM

Jun 2023

Link to tweet

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Blues Heron

(8,834 posts)

2. multiple countries are mobilizing including Portugal and Spain

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 09:56 PM

Jun 2023

moondust

(21,286 posts)

4. France sending 100 firefighters.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 10:04 PM

Jun 2023

elleng

(141,926 posts)

3. What would that be? (aside from hoping my brother'etc' make it home to IA safely

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 10:02 PM

Jun 2023

from ?Montreal/Toronto? after their son/my nephew, who hopes to head back to China after receiving his doctorate @ Brown in RI (Dr. Sam, ancient chinese literature! What an obscure family I've got!!!)

Yes, BREATHE!

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)

5. In Maine, we've had a low pressure system locked in for 5 days. Overcast

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 10:10 PM

Jun 2023

and rain.... no smoke....yet....

elleng

(141,926 posts)

8. Brother etc may have been there too, in addition to NH and VT, as brother attended Colby.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 10:18 PM

Jun 2023

Overcast here, no rain until Monday next.

roamer65

(37,953 posts)

6. It more depends on rain.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 10:14 PM

Jun 2023

The longer this “flash drought” continues, the harder it will be to snuff out the fires.

We haven’t had rain for least 3 weeks or more in Michigan. Another month of it and both us and Ontario will be ablaze.

2naSalit

(102,778 posts)

7. I think we are...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2023, 10:17 PM

Jun 2023

Some of my pals over here have deployed.

Canada has helped us over the decades, I see them here in Montana during fires that get nasty around here.

applegrove

(132,207 posts)

9. Nova Scotia leased some Montana water bombers. Then they didn't need them so Nova