The wildfire which has now caused an evacuation of over 80,000 people in Fort Mcmurray is slowly getting worse. The fire is being fueled by the dry and windy conditions caused by the lack of rainfall in that area of Canada. The fire has destroyed over 1,600 homes and is now closing in on the neighboring province of Saskatchewan, home to over a million people. The fire is also getting relatively close to an energy plant. Fire fighters say that this fire is by no means under control. Power grids are down and water is undrinkable in some areas. Despite warning of evacuation in these areas there are many people who refuse to leaver their homes.
Questions: 1. What do you think the fire department and fire officials should do to stop the fire?
2. Why do you think some people are not willing to leave there homes despite a notice of evactuation.
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Well done! -5 for being late.
There isn't a lot you can do to try and stop a wild fire this big. They probably dont want to leave their home because they dont think they are going to be hurt, or nothing bad will happen to them, would just want to walk out.
I think the only thing that they can hope for is some rain to help knock the fire down and then they can move in and try to take the rest of the fire out. I think that some people aren't willing to leave their homes because they are so attached to them and they feel that their homes aren't currently in danger but as the firefighters know, the fire can spread very rapidly.
I don't think I'd be super willing to leave my home either. I've made so many memories in my home and it is just my home ... I can understand why they wouldn't want to leave the memories.
Yes I agree, but I would rather go make new memories than to die trying to save the old ones with a house that could burn dowm.
I think that they should do whatever they can to stop the fires including making different land impressions to try to stop the spreading.
I think they should start digging trenches to help stop the fire. I'm sure they don't want to leave their belongings behind.
Get help from everyone they can, even from the US if they need to. Some people are stubborn idiots who don't realize that their personal safety is more important than a building.
The fire is really out of control and they are getting a lot of help.
I think that is very difficult to try to keep something like that under control but they have to try. I think that some people are not willing to leave because they have all of their belongings in there and dont want to leave them behind incase it actually does reach there house.
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