2020 Wildfire Season

[old goat]

Woke up at around 3am shivering from the cold (42°). Had to dig out my down comforter from the closet.

95° two days ago, 50 mph winds on Monday, 70s yesterday, 95° by the weekend. Stick a fork in me, I'm done with this crazy year!

But it's not done with you. Or the rest of us.

[KQ]

But it's not done with you. Or the rest of us.

I may not make it.

[KQ]

Washington Fire Map, Update on Sumner Grade, Cold Springs, Pearl Hill, Evans Canyon Blazes



A map demonstrating the multiple wildfires that are burning across Washington state on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

[KQ]

Lincoln City Police Department

UDATE--PLEASE BE ADVISED:
A LEVEL 3-GO NOW Evacuation is in effect for ALL of East Devils Lake Rd from the Lincoln City Outlets north to Hwy 101.
A LEVEL-2 GET READY Evacuation is in effect for EVERYONE north of NE Holmes Rd on both the east and west side of Hwy 101.
The greatest concern is the embers spreading from the fire to surrounding areas, so be vigilant and ready to evacuate.
LCPD Officers are currently assisting with evacuations.

[KQ]

Oregon State Police

Smoke is affecting half the state. Wildfires from all over #Oregon are still causing issues for travelers on many highways. If you must travel drive slow, turn your headlights on and know your route before you depart by calling Oregon Department of Transportation travel information line @ 511 or checking www.tripcheck.com

Closures include but are not limited to:
I-5 at MP 21
OR 126 MP 0-54
OR 22 MP 13-81
US 20 MP 71-26
OR 18 MP 1-7
OR 224 MP 26-50
OR 242 MP 55-84
OR 99 MP 8-17
US 97 MP 228-249
ORE 138 MP 15-47
US 199 MP 34-42
ORE 62 MP 98-103

#pnw #oregon #wildfires #wildfiresmoke #wildfireseason

[Timberridge]

Looks like Mars.

[4matic]

In the eye of a hurricane there is quiet, for just a moment, a yellow sky

[beer30]

Tokatee up by Blue River, it still there? God, it’s a slice of heaven 👏

[KQ]

Fork! Fire just flared back up! I called the FD about the smoldering stumps yesterday and they said they just had to burn out. Guess they decided to do just that.

[Meadow Skipper]

95° two days ago, 50 mph winds on Monday, 70s yesterday, 95° by the weekend. Stick a fork in me, I'm done with this crazy year!

+1

[seano732]

The Embarcadero, San Francisco:
https://twitter.com/jachristian/stat...303913984?s=21

[From_the_NEK]

The Embarcadero, San Francisco:
https://twitter.com/jachristian/stat...303913984?s=21

Looks like scenes out of Blade Runner 2049

[seano732]

Looks like scenes out of Blade Runner 2049

[The SnowShow]

The Embarcadero, San Francisco:
https://twitter.com/jachristian/stat...303913984?s=21

Fuck, is that filtered at all? Holy shit!

[4matic]

Not filtered. No one ever seen anything like this. The closest for me is St Helens eruption. I was in Eastern Wa. after the blast. This is more dramatic. The color of the light is disquieting. It feels like you are in a mad max movie.

[KQ]

Not filtered. No one ever seen anything like this. The closest for me is St Helens eruption. I was in Eastern Wa. after the blast. This is more dramatic. The color of the light is disquieting. It feels like you are in a mad max movie.

St. Helens is what I was thinking too. Sky was like that in W2 on Sunday/Monday. So eerie.

[KQ]

No words.............this year can just go right to hell..........



BREAKING: 1-year-old who fled Cold Springs Fire with family on foot dies



MALOTT - Okanogan County Sheriff’s officials have confirmed that 1-year-old Uri Hyland, the daughter of 26-year-old Jamie and 31-year-old Jake Hyland of Renton, has died in the Cold Springs Canyon Fire.

Uri and her parents were at their property near Cameron Lake Road and Paxton Canyon Road between Omak Lake and Malott in OThe Hylands were forced to abandoned their vehicle after crashing it and was later gutted by the blaze. The family was reported missing on Monday and were found on the bank of the Columbia River by a boat patrol that was out looking for them. All three were burned. Uri was already deceased when rescuers arrived and both Jamie and Jake had 3rd degree burns. Both were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment.

Okanogan County Sheriff Tony Hawley says his department will treat this incident as a homicide unless further investigation confirms that the Cold Springs Canyon Fire was not human-caused. kanogan County when the fire surrounded them

[Buster Highmen]

Vibes, KQ. Hang in there, this should settle out by the weekend.

[skaredshtles]

Jeezus. That's fucking awful.

[ill-advised strategy]

Fork! Fire just flared back up! I called the FD about the smoldering stumps yesterday and they said they just had to burn out. Guess they decided to do just that.

MS or I could facetime or audio with you and talk you through putting stump holes out.
I’m off work at 9:30 eastern...

Shovel, hoe, bucket, leather gloves....


Generally: dig down so you can follow the smoldering roots, rob the smoldering parts of their heat by mixing the smoldering parts with cold dirt and mud. Keep digging and mixing until you’ve chased down all the smoldering parts. Feel for heat carefully with the back of your hand.

Obviously be cautious with your surroundings...unstable trees/limbs, power lines, zombies, grizzly bears...

We can do it “together” over the phones if that would help.

[bobz]

Fuck, is that filtered at all? Holy shit!

The irony is that most attempts to photograph the bizarre lighting result in the camera filtering it to appear more normal. No, it's really that bad. It's pretty much dark out; street lights are on. Another strange thing is that (thankfully) the AQ isn't all that bad, as the smoke seems to mostly be far above us. Also, it's pleasantly cool out; was supposed to be in the 80s today, and it's currently mid-60s, basically night-time temps.

We aren't in the thick of this, at all (our local fires seem to be winding down). But still, here we are, in mid-day orange twilight.

[old goat]

All National Forests in CA now closed.

[KQ]

MS or I could facetime or audio with you and talk you through putting stump holes out.
I’m off work at 9:30 eastern...

Shovel, hoe, bucket, leather gloves....


Generally: dig down so you can follow the smoldering roots, rob the smoldering parts of their heat by mixing the smoldering parts with cold dirt and mud. Keep digging and mixing until you’ve chased down all the smoldering parts. Feel for heat carefully with the back of your hand.

Obviously be cautious with your surroundings...unstable trees/limbs, power lines, zombies, grizzly bears...

We can do it “together” over the phones if that would help.

So kind!

FD is on it now with a dozer, water and chainsaws. They said they're going to pull it out into the open plowed field. Hopefully this will be it. Would rather this didn't happen but glad it was daylight and not at night when no one was awake to see it. I did monitor it last night but yanno... I got to sleep sometime.

[jackattack]

Cold Springs/Pearl Hill Fire shot about 5 hours after it was reported to have started at 2:30am on Labor Day. We were camped on Big Hill above Lake Chelan.

[Toadman]

Younger brother just texted me that he's evacuating Estacada, OR. Have heard most businesses are closing up and sending employees home.