Interior BC forest fires

[eds1275]

Wow I was in Tsawwassen yesterday, hazy from the forest fire smoke drifting down and over from the interior. Today I am in Parksville on the island, it's smoky! And this morning when I was in Nanaimo, you could definitely smell it. I don't think the fires are worse than last year, but I guess the wind has just been pushing this way for too long.

[AtomSmasher]

Theres been a ton of fires around where I live in Southern California the past two weeks.  I actually got evacuated from my home last Thursday, but the firefighters managed to stop the fire at the edge of my housing tract.  Here's a pic from my bedroom window, I evacuated 2 hours after the pic was taken when the fire was significantly closer (but at the bottom of the hill, so not as impressive of a picture).

[Benevolance]

I don't think the BC fires are any worse this year; at least, the fires aren't threatening as many housing developments as years previous. I work in insurance so I get frequent updates about any fires that are looming near settlements. The number of people that will only try to insure something once a fire is already on its way is appalling.

Fortunately, the forecast for the weekend is constant rain. Hopefully some of that water makes it inland and helps the firefighting efforts.

[eds1275]

Aren't you required to have your home insured anyway?

[Benevolance]

It is generally required only if you have a mortgage. If it's a condo or townhouse, the building is covered by the strata policy and a mortgage lender doesn't care beyond that, but the strata policy does not cover any upgrades you've done or your any contents you own.