WESTERN US FIRES - Live Thread

Various ^ | 9/5/17 | me

[LucyT]

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Check out # 55.

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[Rushmore Rocks]

Same here. Indoors/AC. Smoke’s so bad we can’t see across the canyon to Bear Country. We have local fires to west and south of us. Been that way for days now. No rain soon.

Stay safe.

[goodnesswins]

CHETCO Fire has grown to over 150,000 acres (Southern Oregon)...more evacuations are going on. Illinois Valley on Level 3 evac I believe, and they’ve been told no new resources available to help.

[IYAS9YAS]

We’re getting some pretty good haze here in central New Mexico from large fires in CA. Wasn’t sure what it was at first, as the last time it was like this, we could actually smell the smoke in the air, but there’s no smell, just the haze.

[snarkpup]

Colorado is smoke filled form these fires. Can’t see the foothill from 3 miles out.

Visibility here in Grand Junction is about the same. The Mesa County health department has issued a warning to seniors and others who may be sensitive to bad air to avoid exertion.

[grey_whiskers]

Shouldn't that be, err, umm, Smoky Backroom instead?

[PGalt]

Thanks for the post; ping, LucyT. Very interesting thread. Thanks to all posters. GREAT thread BUMP!

[windowdude]

Prayers for all involved.

[goodnesswins]

This is the LODGE that is about 2 miles from the Eagle Creek Fire...Firefighters are currently trying to protect it...it has been FOAMED in the past..for protection. Here is latest report: TARGET="_NEW>www.kgw.com>

I-84 which is closed is a MAJOR highway through the Columbia Gorge. Hwy 30 is closed, also, and there are limits on traffic on the Washington side of the Gorge also.

[Steve Van Doorn]

make sure you path out is clear.

[little jeremiah]

Just finding this thread. IV Evac Level 3 just for a few small holdings on the other side of the Illinois River, that are near national forest. Half of Illinois Valley (west side of 199) is Level 1. Nasty smoke, the last 2 days the worst.

Inciweb has sort of better news for the next few days, RH will be up.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5385/

Are you being affected by smoke or danger of fire?

[goodnesswins]

Info on the Multnomah Falls Lodge... www.multnomahfallslodge.com

[goodnesswins]

I’m in Salem....we have smoke, haze, but nothing like others south of us. I don’t think a lot of people, however, understand the extreme fire activity in the West.

[goodnesswins]

I tried getting this posted in breaking news...maybe you can get a mods attention.

[goodnesswins]

https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

1.7 million acres reported on fire....

[Don W]

The last week has been pretty much smoke-free, but there is a heavy pall here (88 miles NNE of Seattle) as of this morning. When the sun does show, it is an angry red, but it is completely obscured most of the time.

The temperature is being slightly moderated, but the air “feels” heavy. It’s only 77* @ 51% humidity, but it seems like 90*.

[goodnesswins]

2656 square miles of the West are on fire.....

1.7 million acres EQUALS 2656 SQUARE MILES....ANYONE LISTENING????

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Colorado is smoke filled form these fires. Can’t see the foothill from 3 miles out.”

I need that cleared up starting two weeks from today .
I only want to see pristine clean mountain air over Estes Park

[CodeToad]

Sorry, but Estes will be socked in as much as anyone.

We’re getting western State fires blowing lots of smoke our way.

[little jeremiah]

I try to avoid mods’ attention.... ;-)