Historic wind event - Pacific Northwest Monday 9/7/2020 ends Wednesday 9/9/2020

[DrHenley]

The evil b@$tards that are starting these fires deserve tortured.

I don't know which would be better, lower them slowly into boiling oil, or Mason Verger's hog torture from Hannibal (eaten alive by hogs starting at the feet). Burning at the stake might be more appropriate but it seems too humane, LOL.

 

[Dani]

This is a hard read, beyond words

Oregon wildfires trigger heartbreak for man searching for wife, teen son, mother-in-law
Chris Tofte encountered a severely burned woman who whispered to him, 'I am your wife'

https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-wildfires-search-burned-wife-teen-son-mother-in-law

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/st...fire-growth-oregon-santiam-canyon/3474149001/Was mother nature the real cause? Or did it have help from people who were cutting down the power lines? Is there even an answer to make that situation easier to accept? I just dont know. . .

 

[Dani]

@Arcticdude I am glad that you and your wife are safe right now. Did you go back down the mountain? Did you find Johnny? Sorry for all the questions. I am just a worry wort. . . just ask my hunny.

 

[Mountain trapper]

They're calling for a thunderstorm on Saturday. I hope it comes with rain. The fire is still inching it was toward our place. A friend's house is surrounded by flames right now.

 

[Dani]

Praying for thunderstorm on Saturday that brings rain. And the fires spare your place until then. Please take no chances and tell me you are at the church or someplace other than home.

 

[Maverick]

The rain we had was short lived, rain forecast for Fri and Sat, they are no longer calling for lightening. The AQI is going to be above 380 the rest of the week into the weekend. We haven't been cooking since we got here, we been eating cold sandwiches lunch and dinner, cold cereal in the morning. I'm using an electric percolator for my coffee, got to have my coffee. We aren't using the gas stove until the AQI goes down.... I miss my pipe!

 

[Maverick]

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/st...fire-growth-oregon-santiam-canyon/3474149001/Was mother nature the real cause? Or did it have help from people who were cutting down the power lines? Is there even an answer to make that situation easier to accept? I just dont know. . .

We may never know the truth. Politics and conspiracy theorist have clouded the judgment on both sides and taking away time from authorities to do a proper investigation.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Praying for thunderstorm on Saturday that brings rain. And the fires spare your place until then. Please take no chances and tell me you are at the church or someplace other than home.

Actually we're at home tonight. Just drove up to the fire line and talked with the fire boss. He thinks we should be ok for the night. There's no wind tonight.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Actually we're at home tonight. Just drove up to the fire line and talked with the fire boss. He thinks we should be ok for the night. There's no wind tonight.

Hoping you and your wife are hanging in there Arctic and that your home is still safe. Let us know when you can.

 

[Maverick]

Oregon wildfires: Woman seen holding suspected arsonist at gunpoint
The woman said she won’t be as nice should she face the same situation again

https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-wildfires-woman-seen-holding-suspected-arsonist-at-gunpoint

 

[Maverick]

Apparently the Feds thinks most of these fire are human caused including Cali, Oregon and Washington Fire Marshals.

We have the ATF and USFA (US Fire Administration), my old job LEI (USFS Law Enforcement & Investigations), the FBI were the first to be here. A lot of investigators here.

 

[Proud Prepper]

We are definitely at war with leftists democrats and there criminal thugs.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Last night we had a "great" view of the fires just west of us. The sound these fires make is really frightning. Today is so smokey that we can't see very far and breathing is difficult. The fire planes and helicopters can't fly today. But we did see several more tankers coming up the road today. The FS cut a fire line on our west side hoping to stop the fires advance our direction. What worries me now is the fire is working around to the south of us. If it crosses the road then that will block our only way out and we'll have to head north if it's not blocked in that direction too. We left a truck and trailer load of stuff down at a friend's irrigated hay field. Both Jeeps are loaded and ready to leave too.

 

[Mountain trapper]

The fire is over 80,000 acres now. Just pulled up the fire map and it looks like our place is right on the edge of the fire line. We'll go out later and have a look.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Just talked to the fire boss. He said we should be ok at home tonight but the winds are expected to pick up tonight and tomorrow. He said it will push the fire in our direction. We can be out of here in 10 minutes if we have to leave again.
Is there any way to redistribute all that rain that their getting down south? It just doesn't seem fair. Nobody needs that much rain.

 

[Dani]

@Arcticdude Just don't wait too long before you leave.

 

[DrPrepper1]

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Just talked to the fire boss. He said we should be ok at home tonight but the winds are expected to pick up tonight and tomorrow. He said it will push the fire in our direction. We can be out of here in 10 minutes if we have to leave again.
Is there any way to redistribute all that rain that their getting down south? It just doesn't seem fair. Nobody needs that much rain.

Stay safe. I feel anxious just reading your post. The thought of getting trapped freaks me out.

 

[DrPrepper1]

Oregon wildfires: Woman seen holding suspected arsonist at gunpoint
The woman said she won’t be as nice should she face the same situation again

https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-wildfires-woman-seen-holding-suspected-arsonist-at-gunpoint
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Seems like she caught this guy red handed. I am curious about how they catch someone that nobody sees? It would be easy to throw out a small amount of accelerant a match and keep on driving. The woods are so dense. It would be so easy to go undetected. I am glad that they are catching people, but it seems like law enforcement is facing an uphill battle.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Just talked to the fire boss. He said we should be ok at home tonight but the winds are expected to pick up tonight and tomorrow. He said it will push the fire in our direction. We can be out of here in 10 minutes if we have to leave again.
Is there any way to redistribute all that rain that their getting down south? It just doesn't seem fair. Nobody needs that much rain.

Arctic, I’m hyperventilating reading your posts. Please leave, if you haven’t already.

 

[Dani]

Arctic, I’m hyperventilating reading your posts. Please leave, if you haven’t already.

Yep, he's stressing me out too! I just got to remember he is the one in this situation and he will do what is best for him and his wife. I can understand not wanting to leave. . . And I may be doing the same in his situation. I didn't evacuate even knowing a Cat 4 hurricane was heading our way.. . Although I would take a hurricane over a fire anyday.

 

[Maverick]

Seems like she caught this guy red handed. I am curious about how they catch someone that nobody sees? Seems like it would be easy to throw out a small amount of accelerant a match and keep on driving. The woods are so dense. It seems like it would be so easy to go undetected. I am glad that they are catching people, but it seems like law enforcement is facing an uphill battle.

That's why they have the investigators here from various agencies Federal and states. If there were no lightening around the time of reporting and no power lines in the area then they start looking at the human element. We have a good network of lightening strike sensors both space based and land based monitors, at this point NOAA is involved.

 

[Maverick]

Sort of related to the fires, the Governors care package *sigh

Washington state is known for its apples -- but Gov. Jay Inslee didn't appear to do the popular fruit any public relations favors last week.

The Democrat, in an effort to bring comfort to communities in Eastern Washington devastated by recent wildfires, unknowingly and illegally gifted baskets of apples from his orchard in Olympia that were later found to be infested with apple maggot larvae, according to reports.

Thurston County, where Inslee lives, is an apple maggot quarantine area --meaning it was illegal for Inslee to bring homegrown apples from that area to a non-quarantine area like Douglas County, according to Q13 FOX in Seattle.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wa...ed-apples-to-wildfire-victims-regrets-mistake

 

[Maverick]

Mav and Arctic, sorry you are caught up in this. Stay safe...as much as you can anyhow. If you can get your hands on P95 respirators, they have activated charcoal that absorbs some of the harmful stuff in smoke. They really work.

We picked up 8 3M 7501 respirators and a box of cartridges.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

We picked up 8 3M 7501 respirators and a box of cartridges.

Thank you for spreading the word on the correct masks for your dire situation. Do you know if your home is still standing? If the question bothers you, just don’t reply.

 

[Dani]

Thank you for spreading the word on the correct masks for your dire situation. Do you know if your home is still standing? If the question bothers you, just don’t reply.

At this time I am more worried about Arctic than Mav. Mav seems to have a lot more support with family helping.

 

[Dani]

This is his heart and soul. That he put many an hours of sweat equity in. I totally get that. I would want to stay as long as possible myself. Although fires are not common here, hurricanes are.

 

[Maverick]

Thank you for spreading the word on the correct masks for your dire situation. Do you know if your home is still standing? If the question bothers you, just don’t reply.

My place is untouched, right now I'm the lucky few.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

My place is untouched, right now I'm the lucky few.

Such good news Mav!! We are all thrilled for you. Praying it stays safe.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Today the smoke is so thick that we can't see any flames at the moment. Last night all we could see was a red glow to the west. We're going out soon and will talk with the fire crews. As of last night the fire was just west of our driveway. I think they're making headway, but they're calling for strong winds out of the west tonight.
Right now I'm taking pictures of all of our stuff in case we need to file a claim when this is all over.
The forecast is still calling for thunderstorms on Saturday.
The wife was supposed to go to work yesterday but she delayed her flight until Sunday. She's devious. She knows that I wouldn't leave this place if I was alone.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Today the smoke is so thick that we can't see any flames at the moment. Last night all we could see was a red glow to the west. We're going out soon and will talk with the fire crews. As of last night the fire was just west of our driveway. I think they're making headway, but they're calling for strong winds out of the west tonight.
Right now I'm taking pictures of all of our stuff in case we need to file a claim when this is all over.
The forecast is still calling for thunderstorms on Saturday.
The wife was supposed to go to work yesterday but she delayed her flight until Sunday. She's devious. She knows that I wouldn't leave this place if I was alone.

She is smart Arctic, and clearly loves her man! You have shown yourself to be less than cautious with your health, so i am applauding her!