26 July 2018, 20:09
Nordic2Large forestfires in Sweden
25000ha are burning. Help have come from Italy, France, Lituania, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Poland , waterbombing aircrafts, Helicopters, firemen , firetrucks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbQHyx8nc5QJAS39 dropping gbu49 agains the forestfire.
https://www.bing.com/videos/se...5C80200&&FORM=VRDGAR26 July 2018, 22:34
HannayAre there any good online maps showing where the fires are?
OK...I googled "brandkarta" and found this on Skogsstyrelsens website:
https://www.skogsstyrelsen.se/...ster/brandkarta2018/ If you have any other recommendations, please let me know.
26 July 2018, 23:05
Hunt InterIf we dont get some rain soon the whole of Europe will be ablaze if were not careful.
28 July 2018, 15:34
Nordic2SOS emergency callcenters map of fires in terrain.
https://www.sosalarm.se/trende...ser/lagesbild-brand/The four large ones are 3 in Los-Kårböle Hälsingland. One in Trängslet military exercise feild in Älvdalen Dalarna/Härjedalen.
29 July 2018, 01:49
boarkillerGood luck out there
Tough deal
I live in fire prone part of US, so I get the drift
You guys hang in there
29 July 2018, 12:03
Nordic2Its looking better now it has been rain so only the big fires are burning until they are out of fuel. We are not used of this type of heat and drought very little rain from may until now. Warmest juli in 260 years. Its just forest burning peoples houses have been saved.
31 July 2018, 03:52
p dog shooterLots of new moose food for the next 10 years or so.
31 July 2018, 12:37
Nordic2Yes but we already had young forest for moose food production, 130m$ of timber has been destroyed with 50-100 years of time to get it back to the land owners.
05 August 2018, 02:11
A.J. Hydellquote:
Originally posted by Nordic2:
Yes but we already had young forest for moose food production, 130m$ of timber has been destroyed with 50-100 years of time to get it back to the land owners.
Good gawd, dude! Get that fire-fighting
Swedish Bikini Team to hose it down.
You can thank me later.
05 August 2018, 13:20
Nordic2The female rescue leader looked very nice then i was firefighting.
05 August 2018, 17:07
A.J. Hydellquote:
Originally posted by Nordic2:
The female rescue leader looked very nice then i was firefighting.
Good on that. But very sad to hear of all the timber lost due to the fires.