tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post3206346685656943086..comments2024-02-04T14:05:34.412-08:00Comments on Rim Country Gazette: Death by EuphemismJames Keyworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16778065398076170813noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post-9319932490679799772017-07-29T05:58:38.493-07:002017-07-29T05:58:38.493-07:00in Alberta's National Parks there are multiple...in Alberta's National Parks there are multiple smoke problems in addition to the smoke from prescribed burns. There is the threat to visitors from the smoke from fireplaces in urban centres and the smoke levels in campgrounds routinely exceed Canada's 30 microgram standard. Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post-86693628022867362982017-06-27T05:00:10.512-07:002017-06-27T05:00:10.512-07:00This article is well written, with valid argumenta...This article is well written, with valid argumentation on points that should concern all of us who live in the Rim Country. Do we really want to breathe prescribed burn and managed wildfire smoke year 'round, risking heart attack, asthma, COPD, cancer and stroke, for a management practice that "may" reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires and, again, "may" not? Shouldn't the long-term effect of forest fire smoke (which can travel hundreds of miles from the site of the burn and last for weeks) on all those who have to breathe that smoke be taken into account when determining management practices, not just the immediate risks at the time of the burn and within a close radius of the fire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post-88298677837775598092017-06-25T12:50:55.121-07:002017-06-25T12:50:55.121-07:00The accellerant they use for lighting the slash pi...The accellerant they use for lighting the slash piles and control burns is toxic and makes me very ill. Much of the control burning is done when birds are nesting and animals have young in burrows. It is criminal for the USFS to be allowed to pollute the air so badly. The government wants businesses and taxpayers to pay a carbon tax for pollution, while at the same time the Feds are paying the FS to create carbon pollution with all the control burining. Our taxpayer dollars are being used to sicken us to death with this smoke. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post-54860760084715532932017-06-24T14:12:09.874-07:002017-06-24T14:12:09.874-07:00I agree. This article clearly explains the U.S. Fo...I agree. This article clearly explains the U.S. Forest Service lies & deceit. They have lied to us for years now & their burns are causing cancer, COPD, Asthma, High blood pressure, A-fib and many other serious conditions. I know because I now have COPD & A-fib caused by the burns, and several friends have died with sudden heart attacks & strokes as a result of the smoke. Don’t believe me? Keep breathing it & find out because the EPA states that prescribed burn smoke is twelve times more deadly than cigarette smoke. So.....if you won’t breathe second hand cigarette smoke, why breathe first hand prescribed burn smoke. Visit this website. They explain it better than I can: http://www.prescribedburns.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post-21552114907119030592017-06-23T20:20:10.997-07:002017-06-23T20:20:10.997-07:00anyone affected in America needs to realize the he...anyone affected in America needs to realize the health risks of prescribed burning and demand this sickening practice stop ASAP. If you agree that air pollution is bad, then make the USFS stop polluting the air ! Thx, -ConradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post-10333326476601202222017-06-23T13:27:56.488-07:002017-06-23T13:27:56.488-07:00This is so true. When are the people of Payson go...This is so true. When are the people of Payson going to band together<br />and get our politicians to protect our health and to find other means <br />to manage our forests. See tinyurl.com/calmvideo2016Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com