Wildfire update

It hasn't been too smoky in town lately, which almost makes me forget there are still six wildfires burning in the Fort Mac area. The biggest one, which is still out of control, has more than doubled in size since my last post. It's now 468,000 hectares, or about 1.16 million acres. I read somewhere that it's the second largest fire in Alberta's history. It doesn't pose a threat to Fort McMurray (at the moment anyway!) but you know it's pretty serious when Gregoire lake is closed to make room for this guy:

The "Martin Mars" - world's largest water bomber