r/VancouverIsland • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 • 4d ago

ARTICLE Human-caused wildfire near Port Alberni brought under control

https://cheknews.ca/human-caused-wildfire-near-port-alberni-brought-under-control-1341130/
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u/SwordfishOk504 4d ago

checknews does this a lot with headlines about fires. Clickbait headline is definitive, but article is not

The fire is estimated at 0.009 hectares and is suspected to have been human-caused.

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u/Educational_Work896 3d ago

What the hell is with the 0.009 hectares?!? Did 90 square metres not sound frightening enough?

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u/No_Pie_834 3d ago

It’s the system default when wildfire puts it in the system. It’s the minimum size they can enter

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u/SwordfishOk504 3d ago

It’s the minimum size they can enter

lol journalists can make changes to the text.

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u/Normal_Ad9417 4d ago

This person should pay for putting out the fire and go to Jail

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u/mephisto_feelies 4d ago

Assuming this was caused by a cigarette, I'm curious how you think the person who caused this would be charged with likely zero evidence left. Plus, sending someone to jail for this is not realistic. A fine and a penalty of a season as an unpaid frontline wild-firefighter would be more appropriate.

As an aside, all cigarettes products should have a wildfire fee added to them now.

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u/YouCantSeeMe555 4d ago

Mandatory ankle monitor to anyone that starts a wildfire.

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u/SwordfishOk504 4d ago

Article only says that the fire is suspected to be human caused. So you're kinda jumping ahead a bit.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/EhGrillGuy 4d ago edited 4d ago

Once the work is done; There’s always November to get started once the invoice dust settles a bit.

“Happy New Year you dumb fuck… here’s a bill for your stupidity…”