2. August 21, 2003 a random fire got out of control what had been a seasonal wildfire abruptly changed direction and transformed into a giant fire a 6-km wall of flame reached 50 m into the sky, the fire was suddenly whipping over the slopes, throwing off the energy equivalent of a an atomic explosion every 30 minute Crowsnest Fires Figure 3. Trees On Fire3
3. Elaine Hruby One resident at home that Saturday was Elaine Hruby At 10 a.m., authorities told her to leave immediately Hruby then drove about 20 km west along the valley, sat down on a rock ledge overlooking1,359-m-high Crowsnest Pass and watched the flames veer down on Hillcrest. Crowsnest Fires Figure 5. Mountain Fire5 Figure 4. Woman4
4. Results: In 2003 the Crowsnest fire blaze burned over 20,000 hectares of forest, affecting not only the timber industry, but also local businesses. Tourism was hit hard, but other businesses like local dry cleaners, gas stations, restaurants and office services maintained a steady business. Created ecological diversity and allowed the development of rich undergrowth that wasn’t there before. Crowsnest Fires Figure 6. Re-growth6
5. Image Citation: Flames [Online Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from http://www.ijs365.com/ENGLISH/originals_images/fire.jpg Passifiume, B. (Photographer). (n.d.) [Photograph of the road to Crowsnest Pass], [Online Image]. Retrieved September 18, 2009, from http://bryanpass.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/dsc_0034.jpg Trees on Fire [Online Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ut/moab_fo/fire.Par.15124.Image.-1.-1.1.gif Woman [Online Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from http://www.cksinfo.com/clipart/people/women/woman-01.png Mountain Fire [Online Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from http://www.noaa.gov/features/resources_0109/images/fire1.jpg Re-growth [Online Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2009, from http://www.jeffersonscd.org/Phoenix_Guide/images/Aspen-regrowth.JPG The End
