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Thread: Wildfire 2022
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09-20-2022, 09:55 PM #351
Cedar Creek fire is now at 114k acres. 11% contained. Fire has abated with moisture and cooling temps but I don’t think this one is done until the heavy rain/snow comes
From the maps it looks like the major Oakridge MTB trails weren’t affected, although Oregon Timber Trail goes right thru there
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8307/
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09-21-2022, 08:59 PM #352Hucked to flat once
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09-27-2022, 10:59 AM #353
Ops map of the Mosquito Fire, showing the old American, King, and Caldor fire areas. The good news, Mosquito is 85% contained. The ?good news--there's nothing left to burn.
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/photos/CATN...3.063-CDT.jpeg
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10-03-2022, 02:45 PM #354
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10-04-2022, 03:54 PM #355
Looks like the Gulf/Midwest is getting the big middle finger when it comes to fire danger:
“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
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10-04-2022, 04:13 PM #356
I wonder how they judge “normal” for the western US.
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10-04-2022, 05:09 PM #357
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10-04-2022, 06:03 PM #358
With all the different boundaries in that map I gave up trying to figure out which state was which.
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10-04-2022, 10:21 PM #359
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10-04-2022, 11:31 PM #360
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10-04-2022, 11:32 PM #361
Good article. Lots to unpack. Specific for certain western forests. Curious if this sort of media outreach and reporting is occurring in other regions: https://www.latimes.com/projects/sci...-7030col1-main
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10-06-2022, 01:09 AM #362
Mosquito Fire Soil Burn severity map released.
https://www.sierrasun.com/news/mosqu...-map-released/
I haven't read the article yet.
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10-20-2022, 08:18 AM #363
The carbon emissions from CA's 2020 fires--equal to all the state's cars for the year.
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/18/cal...-co2-emissions
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10-20-2022, 02:27 PM #364Registered User
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Grant County sheriff arrests prescribed fire burn boss for reckless burning after escaped RX burns 20 acres of private land.
Say goodbye to the NE Oregon prescribed fire program.
https://elkhornmediagroup.com/grant-...-burn-escapes/
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10-20-2022, 03:27 PM #365Hucked to flat once
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10-20-2022, 07:10 PM #366
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10-20-2022, 07:19 PM #367Registered User
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Update from the local newspaper:
https://www.bluemountaineagle.com/ne...8cf2c0539.html
This is sort of par for the course for the area with these sorts of threats being thrown around for several decades now. I’m actually surprised it didn’t happen under the last sheriff (the one the Bundy etc. were running to when the FBI confronted them). At one point as I recall the old sheriff was making noise about arresting people for doing RX fires in FEDERAL land.
The last fews years, decade, have also seen some pretty impactful fires in the area that from my reading have really soured an already bad relationship.
This attitude is not confined to the John Day area and will have a chilling effect on burn bosses in the NE OR area generally I assume if not nationally. Certainly anyone who isn’t required by their position to hold the qualification is going to think very carefully about maintaining that qualification which is going to be a problem for an agency that is trying to meet some challenging targets now that they have funding.
I’m sure the halls will be filled with conversations reminiscent of the Type III IC conversations following Thirty Mile.
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10-20-2022, 10:10 PM #368
Gee, that doesn't sound political at all. Any chance the private landowner set the fire themselves and then called the Sheriff?
If anyone should have been arrested for recklessness it was whoever gave the approval to proceed with blowing up fish barriers last spring on a red flag day. Surprise surprise it sparked a wildfire that burned over 500 acres.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/03/3...-service-says/
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10-20-2022, 10:56 PM #369
There are a lot of sheriffs in this country who've watched too many westerns and not enough Law and Order.
I'd expect the charge to be quietly dropped or dismissed.
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10-21-2022, 07:26 AM #370
I’m wondering if it would be possible to get federal, or maybe state, law enforcement to arrest that asshole sheriff for false imprisonment or something like that. IANAL, but…
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10-21-2022, 07:32 AM #371
The rancher should be happy that he got some free fuels mitigation instead of trying to cash in with an exaggerated acreage burned total. That’s beautiful country between John Day and Burns.
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10-21-2022, 08:03 AM #372Registered User
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I think they have to make some show of force here considering their current workforce issues and national push on RX and other fuels work.
DOJ involvement, lawsuits, etc
Arresting the sheriff won’t help, but they need to make it very clear that the agency has the FFs back.
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10-21-2022, 08:04 AM #373Registered User
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10-21-2022, 08:07 AM #374
Yes, I know it’s their land.
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10-21-2022, 08:09 AM #375Hucked to flat once
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+1. This should have been a tort claim for substantiated losses. Not a legal matter for a mid-level gov employee. Fuck that sherif. Maybe next time there’s a wildfire in Harney or Baker county threatening property they should pull back on the reigns and tell the sheriff it’s his turn to protect and serve.
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