Southern europe destroyed in fires. What to do?

[VetLegion]

Arhem, you all gloaters should remember that in shortage of firefighters, military recruits get sent in. And you do remember MarkG is in the Greek army and could get fire duty, do you?

[DanielXY]

Us Northeners cant give u any money right now ... we have to wait and see how much of our land is going to burn down... There are already some fires ... comparable small ... but who knows when the heat keeps up ...

[Jack_www]

I would just like to point out that forest fires are a natural part of the eco-system. When there is a lot of over growth and people put out the small fires that could get rid of the small stuff it builds up for years and years untill you get a massive wild fires.

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Arhem, you all gloaters should remember that in shortage of firefighters, military recruits get sent in. And you do remember MarkG is in the Greek army and could get fire duty, do you?

I think that's why they're gloating.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Boddington's

Greeny lefties would moan about this...

Uh, no we wouldn't. It mimics natural fires, but you wouldn't know that because the UK is always too wet for big forest fires.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Jack_www
I would just like to point out that forest fires are a natural part of the eco-system. When there is a lot of over growth and people put out the small fires that could get rid of the small stuff it builds up for years and years untill you get a massive wild fires.

DON'T FORGET THE YELLOWSTONE FIRE!!!

[H Tower]

A third of Portugal burned? I want to see a reputable source for that one.

And as others have pointed out, controlled forest fires prevent the big ones, just be careful they don't get out of hand. The US Park service learned that one at yellowstone.

[DanielXY]

Actually "only" a area about the size of luxembourgh burned in portugal. thats far from a third

[Gangerolf]

What should we do? I blame the tourists from the north. They are the culprits for most of the fires. Should there be a tax in northern europe intended to fight fires in the south? I think there should

Pay for your own damn fires you lazy wogs

Is that the kind of reply you were fishing for?

[VetLegion]

Gangerolf, you are an arrogant blondie northerner

I have just checked, yes the news sites say that in Portugal the area the size of Luxembourgh (sp?) has burned so far. About 2150 square kilometers or 2.4 percent of the whole surface of Portugal. Only 31% of the country is forests so up to 10% of their forests could burn this year (if I calculated it right)

[Bereta_Eder]

Portugal has just 3.000 firefighters. Greece with an equal to Portugal population has... 17.000 firefighters, some of which went to Portugal to help out.

Portugal maybe just wasnt prepared. Whereas Greece, with all the arsenist/cosntructors drooling venoumous saliva over its nice forests, was forced to get prepared (not that it actually worked).

Miracously enough, and I'm sure this is just an accident there werent any damaging fires in Greece this summer, unlike previous summers, something that the ruling party has been desperate to exploit politically. (cause its going dooooown)

Of course they're not fooling anybody the bastards. Maybe there's nothing left to burn anymore.

[ottok]

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[Frozzy]

The EU should fund a European Firefighting Agency. It would be split into the 15 or so member countries. But with funding from the EU

[Sikander]

Originally posted by H Tower
A third of Portugal burned? I want to see a reputable source for that one.

And as others have pointed out, controlled forest fires prevent the big ones, just be careful they don't get out of hand. The US Park service learned that one at yellowstone.

Actually they learned it at Los Alamos.

[Gangerolf]

"The EU should fund a European Firefighting Agency."

Or at least create a fund that could pay for sending firefighters from one country to another in situations like these