A group of residents in Spokane, Washington have decided to take a proactive approach to the wildfire smoke plaguing the Pacific Northwest.
According to the “Blow Spokane’s Smoke Away to Canada” Facebook event, residents are planning to blow the smoke away using high powered fans.
"This Friday, every resident must place at least 5 box fans on their roof. Turn your fans on to the highest setting, and aim them toward northeastern Canada," reads the event description.
"Team work makes the dream work. Let’s do this, Spokanites. Let’s send this smoke right back to those Canucks!"
“There are roughly 550,000 residents of the Spokane, Washington metropolitan area (per worldpopulationreview.com),” continues the event description.
“To get rid of this smoke, we have to work together as a community. After much deliberation and mathematical calculation, we have figured that it is absolutely possible for us to blow this smoke away with high powered fans.”
As of Tuesday afternoon, over 1,300 people say they will attend the event while 2,300 admit to being interested.
Will it work? NowMedia has reached out to multiple environmental experts and received zero replies, which may indicate that the idea is ludicrous.
The event's organizer, Caleb Moon has admitted to "trolling" in the event's comments, implying that he "had no idea it would go this far" in reaction to the swell of media attention.
There are more than 500 active wildfires currently burning in B.C., bringing the total since April 1 up to 1,925 wildfires.
Much of the province remains under Environment Canada’s air quality advisory, although a new weather system is expected to bring some "fresh" air to the province later this week.
The “Blow Spokane’s Smoke Away to Canada” event is scheduled to begin Friday, but hopefully the new weather system will clear the smoke naturally and allow cooler heads to prevail.
Click here to visit NowMedia's Fire Watch page for up to date information on the province's wildfire situation.
