2020 Wildfire Season

[SkiBall]

Added this to our growing lists of idiots in the gender reveal thread. WTF is with people?

These same people are going to parenting so we have that to look forward to.

[old goat]

And what happens when the kid is born and decides it doesn't like the gender that was revealed?
Gender reveal parties seem to be the acme of self-absorption, but I suppose someone will think of something even acmier. Or maybe they already have.

Yep, they have. The birthing cakes. The human race never disappoints.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Wind storm hit here right on time per predictions. Horrible outside - blowing dust & smoke so bad visibility is about a quarter mile if that. Nasty nasty day. A fire start would not be good right now.

This is what it looks like out at the airport right now:

Fire started on the Colville reservation last night and jumped the Columbia River, think about that for a few minutes. The fire is burning uncontrolled driven south by fierce NE winds through Douglas and now Grant counties. This looks bad, the town of Mansfield is entirely cut off by the fire, surrounded. Add to the smoke massive dust plumes and it’s looking apocalyptic. Visibility is decreasing in Wenatchee and I can smell smoke. Wind is howling.


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[beer30]

Amazing looking map of the west on weather.gov! Hold tight guys

[KQ]

Fire started on the Colville reservation last night and jumped the Columbia River, think about that for a few minutes. The fire is burning uncontrolled driven south by fierce NE winds through Douglas and now Grant counties. This looks bad, the town of Mansfield is entirely cut off by the fire, surrounded. Add to the smoke massive dust plumes and it’s looking apocalyptic. Visibility is decreasing in Wenatchee and I can smell smoke. Wind is howling.

Yeah, saw it had jumped the mighty Columbia. Amazing.

Emergency evac notice just issued for Douglas Co.

#ColdSpringsCanyonPearlHillFireUpdate: Level 3 Evacuation Notices issued for Mansfield. All routes out of town are unsafe for use due to extreme visibility conditions. Residents asked to securely shelter in place if possible or use emergency shelter at the Mansfield School gym.

[abraham]

Fire started on the Colville reservation last night and jumped the Columbia River, think about that for a few minutes. The fire is burning uncontrolled driven south by fierce NE winds through Douglas and now Grant counties. This looks bad, the town of Mansfield is entirely cut off by the fire, surrounded. Add to the smoke massive dust plumes and it’s looking apocalyptic. Visibility is decreasing in Wenatchee and I can smell smoke. Wind is howling.


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Holy shit

[John_B]

Holy shit

Seriously. There is also a fire just outside of Chelan and one is now starting to go on the west side of Loup Loup Pass as well. Fuck I hate this.

[LongShortLong]

Lot of backpackers in the wilderness areas of those forests. wonder if they will try and chase them out.

Would be tough to find them. Also, I've never seen this one - all ignition sources banned. Usually they let you use a backpacking stove:

As of 5PM on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, until further notice:

The use of ANY ignition source is prohibited on all National Forest System lands (campfires, gas stoves, lanterns, etc.) throughout California.
ALL developed camprounds and day-use sites are temporarily closed.

In the old days, they usually left the backpackers alone. The wildernesses are mostly high enough they don't burn well. E.g. Yosemite allowed campfires during the Rim Fire. Ofc, just about no one backpacking will see this notice before they finish their trip

Tried to find the order to see if they distinguish between gas stoves and propane stoves. Odd they don't mention cigarettes/lighters/matches as ignition sources.

[LongShortLong]

I didn’t get more details, but they’re very familiar with the area. I’m guessing they were cut off from their car. They were hiking in to meet their daughter. My friend was taking off from Tahoe to Bishop and hiking in to meet them on the east side.


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Apparently the whole Kaiser/Florence/Edison area was/is under evacuation order (PCT/JMT remain open).
https://www.fresnosheriff.org/media-...uations-2.html

Campers lower down were told to drop their RV trailers and take a dirt road.

[Meadow Skipper]

Seriously, I couldn’t think of a better place to ride it out. My FB fire bro’s and I have been shaking heads and posting our stories of waiting it out in far worse places. But I guess I understand being worried if this is your first fire. Still, I would have passed on the evac helicopter ride.
https://www.facebook.com/15565771912...9152579004994/

[bobz]

Apparently the whole Kaiser/Florence/Edison area was/is under evacuation order (PCT/JMT remain open).
https://www.fresnosheriff.org/media-...uations-2.html

Campers lower down were told to drop their RV trailers and take a dirt road.

We were planning on going to the Florence/Edison area this holiday weekend, but opted against the idea because we figured it would be a worse 3-day weekend shitshow than usual due to people escaping 110 degree valley temps (what with that one-lane road and somewhat limited dispersed camping options now that that whole concept has gone totally mainstream).

Anyway, VVR just reported that they're evacuating the place today, with a few of the 50 people remaining there backpacking back out onto the smoky JMT, and the rest being caravaned out with sheriff escort. I assume that it's the same deal at Mono HS and Florence; I'm guessing that some people will remain tending Muir Trail Ranch.

This sucks for the backpackers out there, but they should be pretty well equipped to suffer through bad smoke for the day or two that it takes them to get to the East Side trailhead of their preference (unless they want to tough it out for the full length of their current food supply to their intended destination). And with probably about half of the groups out there having an inReach with them, I'm sure everyone knows what's up by now, not to try to exit via Florence or Edison, etc. As for the no-stove rule, it's not so much aimed at high country backpackers, who, let's face it, are not a threat to anything; it's more about discouraging the guys from setting up a two-burner and then leaving it unattended while dispersed-camping on a thick bed of dead pine needles.

[Jax]

Middle Fork Fire, Mt. Zirkel Wilderness/Routt NF (north of Steamboat up Mad Creek)

Taken from the driveway today. The winds and high temps really blew it up. Two heavy choppers made a few runs right over my house. Second pic for perspective.



Dumpster fire on point for 2020

[wooley12]

Smoke has arrived over the pass from the east side. There goes the air.

[Norseman]

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West:

[Norseman]

check out the goddamn dust plus smoke being blown out of E-WA and N-OR :

[2FUNKY]

Thank you north wind.
Signed, north Idaho peeps.
Vibes for anyone in the stream...

[muted]

The small town of Malden, Wa is mostly gone. So shitty.

[GoldMember]

The small town of Malden, Wa is mostly gone. So shitty.

That was the town my family lived in when I was first born. Totally decimated. Still know a lady that lives there, taking care of her mother. Trying to find out her situation. Sucks.

[2FUNKY]

The small town of Malden, Wa is mostly gone. So shitty.

Oh man. So shitty. Cool little town.

[KQ]

check out the goddamn dust plus smoke being blown out of E-WA and N-OR (30 min ish after I grabbed the above images):

It is nutz over here! My power went out around 4:30p. Roads/hwys are closed. Wildfire in Colfax, level 3 evacuation. Wildfire in Hermiston shelter in place. Wildfire in Benton Co, level 3 evac.

Everytime I open FB there is a new posting from emergency management.

[KQ]

Fuck my field is on fire!

[frorider]

Shit.

[stradissimo]

Fuck my field is on fire!

I feel humbled by a complete lack of ability to help in any way.
Stay safe.

[Meadow Skipper]

Shit, shit, shit!

[~mikey b]

yikes