Fire Rips Through Operations Buildings at Mount Snow Ski Resort, VT Firefighters say it’s too early to know the cause of a blaze that ripped through the operations building at Mount Snow Ski Resort, VT although it looks like the Tuesday evening fire started in the carpentry shop. Thankfully nobody was in the building when the fire started, which burned down the carpentry shop, snowmaking controls, electrical, plumbing, and offices. We […] Fire Firebrains | June 5, 2019 0 Comments
Wildfire Season is in Full Swing in Canada | “This Fight is Going to be a Tough One” Claims Minister Forest fire season in Canada is already in full swing, with multiple communities under evacuation orders and thick smoke covering parts of Alberta, BC, and northern Ontario, reports CBC. In northern Alberta, tinder-dry conditions and intense heat have led to an explosive growth in wildfires, forcing about 10,000 people from their homes. Trout Lake, AB, a community about 190-miles northeast of […] Fire Firebrains | June 4, 2019 0 Comments
Forest Fires Are Causing Snow to Melt Earlier in the Season, Study Shows Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that may affect water supplies and trigger even more fires, according to a new study by a team of researchers at Portland State University, the Desert Research Institute, and the University of Nevada, Reno. It’s a cycle that will only be exacerbated […] Fire Firebrains | May 31, 2019 0 Comments
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