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Thompson Nicola Regional District in BC has issued multiple evacuation
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orders and alerts as well across their region as the
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wildfire continues to rage on there.
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The out of control wildfire.
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Forced many residents to leave their home and livelihood behind.
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One of them is my next guest, Crystal Smith. She
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joins us now from Cash Creek, b C. Thank you,
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Crystal for joining us today.
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My pleasure.
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Now we know that you had to make that difficult
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choice to evacuate from your home.
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Tell us about what it was like in that moment
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for you.
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Well, it was literally a moment. I was watching the
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fire all day long that day, and I was positive
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the whole day that it wasn't going to come anywhere
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near us because our property had no trees. We'd recently
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expanded our wrecking card and there's a giant lake behind
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and so you know what, it's just going to go by,
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and I just spent the day keeping my grand As
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soon as we saw those claims come start coming down
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over that mountain, we were like, okay, the very most
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important things, and you know, everything's important, but the most
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important things were our children and our animals, and my
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husband got our most important parts of our fleet to
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be able to rebuild. Fortunately, so it's devastating to lose
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everything you've ever had, Like right from my own childhood,
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I had things that I'll never see again.
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I cannot imagine what this time must be like for you,
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and in that moment too, when you're trying to make
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this critical decision to make sure that you're saving your family.
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And I understand we're looking at some images from your
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home now. Of course, this is the home that you've
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had to leave behind. Do you have any sense of
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what has happened here or how the situation has developed there?
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No, I've only seen the same pictures that everybody else
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has seen because they won't They're not going to let
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us back in because it's dangerous obviously. You know, in
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twenty seventeen when they evacuated us, nothing even burned and
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they didn't let us back for three or four weeks
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from what I can remember, So I can only imagine
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how long it's going to take. But it's you know,
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winter comes way earlier here than everywhere else, So if
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we are to stay there for the winter, we do
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need to be let in sooner than they believe we
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need to be let in to clean up a spot,
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put down a temporary home that's warm enough to withstand
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the Caribou winters, which are pretty intense.
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How challenging has the past twenty four hours been for you?
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Of course, you also are trying to stay strong for
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the family, make these decisions. You have to be a
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voice of calm as well, so that there's not panic.
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I mean, how challenging is that for you? How hard
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is it for you?
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It's it's a major roller coaster. You know, one minute
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you're laughing, the next minute you're crying. You know, sometimes
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I even feel guilty for smiling or laughing because at
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the devastation that's all around. But when I'm laughing, it's
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with my family, it's with my children, it's with my grandchildren,
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you know, trying to convince my grandchildren that you know,
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everything is okay when you know, you really feel like
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it's not. But we have had so much support that,
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you know, it's incredibly difficult to hang your head when
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so many incredible people are putting their hands out and
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holding your head up for you, like it's it's impossible.
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Actually, it's wonderful to hear.
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Please carry on, Really, we won't really, I don't think
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it's really going to set in until we actually go
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there and see it and have to start cleaning it up.
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You know, Crystal, As you mentioned, it's wonderful to hear
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that families like yours are getting so much support from
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the community. I do want to ask too, in terms
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of how the situation has evolved over the course of
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the past few years. Have you can you remember a
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time when it was this dire of a situation. You
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mentioned that before you have had to evacuate your home,
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was there a real fear? Then?
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Has the fire situation in your region changed drastically?
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Well, that fire was ten years ago, and it burnt
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everything around us, and that was another thing that made
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me feel like, no, this isn't going to happen. We
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already had a fire, and so you know, it was just, yeah,
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it was yeah, not so unbelievably unexpected. And you know,
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I try not to feel stupid for thinking that the
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house was going to be okay, because I was right
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up until the end confident that that fire was not
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going to touch our house, and it absolutely flattened everything.
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I mean, it's just so so difficult to think about
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how you and your family must be processing all of this.
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I wanted to ask you also, in terms of.
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The response that you've seen from officials, from firefighters, do
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you feel like there's been enough communication? Because I know
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you made a last minute decision as you were watching
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those flames.
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Approach that okay, we've got to go. Do you think
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that there was enough warning and enough protection in place? Well?
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I don't myself personally, don't know exactly what happened, but
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there are there are speculations, and I do know that
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the backburn in twenty seventeen is what drove me out
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of my own and as far as I know, the
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attempt at a backburn again is what's driven us has
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destroyed our home this time. And you know, I can
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appreciate all the efforts. I absolutely appreciate all the efforts.
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And it's not one single person. It's a massive, massive
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group of people. And you know, yes, politics have to
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be involved, and money is everything, which is so sad,
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But I just don't think any of these provinces anywhere
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have the skills to defend fires like this. I believe
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it has to do with climate change, and you know,
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Mother Nature trying to clean herself up, because that's just
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the way she is and has been for you know,
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thousands of years to get into that. But I don't
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think there was anything anybody could do.
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Now, Crystal.
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I wanted to just ask you one final question. You
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mentioned that this is something that you've experienced before.
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This is down their.
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Second time, So I want to ask, how do you
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feel about going back to the same area.
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It is what it is? It's, you know, the same
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question that you ask somebody who keeps moving back to
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a hurricane ridden town or an earthquake ridden town, or
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you know, like one nobody's going to buy our land.
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We can't afford to just go buy a new piece
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of land and start over. We can't just walk away
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from it. So and the industry that we're in that
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people are going to need us. There's going to be
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so many people that are going to need us to
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help them clean up and get rid of all the
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burnt stuff, because you know, every person who lost their
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home had at least a car or a piece of
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equipment or something that they can't move themselves. They can't
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just chop up an old burnt tractor and take it
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to the dump. They rely on people like us, and
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we're going to be there as soon as we can.
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We're going to be there, Crystal.
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Once again, I very much appreciate you sharing with our
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viewers the experience of the people who are enduring this
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right now so that they can have a clear picture
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of what it's like. And I know it's difficult for
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you to process, So thank you once again for joining us.
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Thank you.
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That is Crystal Smith.
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She is a Thompson Nicola Regional District evacue and we
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reached her today in Cash Creek, BC.
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Thanks again, Crystal, Thank you.
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Thompson Nicola Regional District in BC has issued multiple evacuation
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orders and alerts as well across their region as the
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wildfire continues to rage on there.
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The out of control wildfire.
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Forced many residents to leave their home and livelihood behind.
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One of them is my next guest, Crystal Smith. She
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joins us now from Cash Creek, b C. Thank you,
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Crystal for joining us today.
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My pleasure.
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Now we know that you had to make that difficult
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choice to evacuate from your home.
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Tell us about what it was like in that moment
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for you.
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Well, it was literally a moment. I was watching the
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fire all day long that day, and I was positive
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the whole day that it wasn't going to come anywhere
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near us because our property had no trees. We'd recently
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expanded our wrecking card and there's a giant lake behind
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and so you know what, it's just going to go by,
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and I just spent the day keeping my grand As
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soon as we saw those claims come start coming down
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over that mountain, we were like, okay, the very most
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important things, and you know, everything's important, but the most
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important things were our children and our animals, and my
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husband got our most important parts of our fleet to
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be able to rebuild. Fortunately, so it's devastating to lose
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everything you've ever had, Like right from my own childhood,
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I had things that I'll never see again.
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I cannot imagine what this time must be like for you,
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and in that moment too, when you're trying to make
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this critical decision to make sure that you're saving your family.
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And I understand we're looking at some images from your
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home now. Of course, this is the home that you've
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had to leave behind. Do you have any sense of
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what has happened here or how the situation has developed there?
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No, I've only seen the same pictures that everybody else
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has seen because they won't They're not going to let
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us back in because it's dangerous obviously. You know, in
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twenty seventeen when they evacuated us, nothing even burned and
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they didn't let us back for three or four weeks
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from what I can remember, So I can only imagine
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how long it's going to take. But it's you know,
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winter comes way earlier here than everywhere else, So if
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we are to stay there for the winter, we do
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need to be let in sooner than they believe we
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need to be let in to clean up a spot,
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put down a temporary home that's warm enough to withstand
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the Caribou winters, which are pretty intense.
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How challenging has the past twenty four hours been for you?
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Of course, you also are trying to stay strong for
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the family, make these decisions. You have to be a
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voice of calm as well, so that there's not panic.
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I mean, how challenging is that for you? How hard
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is it for you?
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It's it's a major roller coaster. You know, one minute
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you're laughing, the next minute you're crying. You know, sometimes
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I even feel guilty for smiling or laughing because at
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the devastation that's all around. But when I'm laughing, it's
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with my family, it's with my children, it's with my grandchildren,
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you know, trying to convince my grandchildren that you know,
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everything is okay when you know, you really feel like
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it's not. But we have had so much support that,
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you know, it's incredibly difficult to hang your head when
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so many incredible people are putting their hands out and
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holding your head up for you, like it's it's impossible.
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Actually, it's wonderful to hear.
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Please carry on, Really, we won't really, I don't think
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it's really going to set in until we actually go
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there and see it and have to start cleaning it up.
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You know, Crystal, As you mentioned, it's wonderful to hear
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that families like yours are getting so much support from
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the community. I do want to ask too, in terms
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of how the situation has evolved over the course of
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the past few years. Have you can you remember a
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time when it was this dire of a situation. You
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mentioned that before you have had to evacuate your home,
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was there a real fear? Then?
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Has the fire situation in your region changed drastically?
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Well, that fire was ten years ago, and it burnt
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everything around us, and that was another thing that made
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me feel like, no, this isn't going to happen. We
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already had a fire, and so you know, it was just, yeah,
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it was yeah, not so unbelievably unexpected. And you know,
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I try not to feel stupid for thinking that the
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house was going to be okay, because I was right
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up until the end confident that that fire was not
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going to touch our house, and it absolutely flattened everything.
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I mean, it's just so so difficult to think about
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how you and your family must be processing all of this.
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I wanted to ask you also, in terms of.
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The response that you've seen from officials, from firefighters, do
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you feel like there's been enough communication? Because I know
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you made a last minute decision as you were watching
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those flames.
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Approach that okay, we've got to go. Do you think
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that there was enough warning and enough protection in place? Well?
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I don't myself personally, don't know exactly what happened, but
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there are there are speculations, and I do know that
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the backburn in twenty seventeen is what drove me out
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of my own and as far as I know, the
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attempt at a backburn again is what's driven us has
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destroyed our home this time. And you know, I can
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appreciate all the efforts. I absolutely appreciate all the efforts.
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And it's not one single person. It's a massive, massive
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group of people. And you know, yes, politics have to
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be involved, and money is everything, which is so sad,
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But I just don't think any of these provinces anywhere
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have the skills to defend fires like this. I believe
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it has to do with climate change, and you know,
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Mother Nature trying to clean herself up, because that's just
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the way she is and has been for you know,
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thousands of years to get into that. But I don't
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think there was anything anybody could do.
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Now, Crystal.
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I wanted to just ask you one final question. You
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mentioned that this is something that you've experienced before.
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This is down their.
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Second time, So I want to ask, how do you
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feel about going back to the same area.
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It is what it is? It's, you know, the same
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question that you ask somebody who keeps moving back to
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a hurricane ridden town or an earthquake ridden town, or
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you know, like one nobody's going to buy our land.
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We can't afford to just go buy a new piece
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of land and start over. We can't just walk away
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from it. So and the industry that we're in that
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people are going to need us. There's going to be
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so many people that are going to need us to
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help them clean up and get rid of all the
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burnt stuff, because you know, every person who lost their
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home had at least a car or a piece of
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equipment or something that they can't move themselves. They can't
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just chop up an old burnt tractor and take it
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to the dump. They rely on people like us, and
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we're going to be there as soon as we can.
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We're going to be there, Crystal.
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Once again, I very much appreciate you sharing with our
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viewers the experience of the people who are enduring this
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right now so that they can have a clear picture
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of what it's like. And I know it's difficult for
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you to process, So thank you once again for joining us.
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Thank you.
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That is Crystal Smith.
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She is a Thompson Nicola Regional District evacue and we
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reached her today in Cash Creek, BC.
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Thanks again, Crystal, Thank you.
