#washington fire

[trolley-problem]

So I moved to California less than a week ago from the midwest and I’ve never experienced wildfires. I saw them burning up an entire mountainside. The air here smells like a campfire. Please consider contributing to some relief funds for those affected

Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief/wildfire-relief.html

Los Angeles community relief: https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/

Undocumented Immigrants in Northern California: https://www.immigrantfundca.org/make-a-donation

Direct relief for victims of the fires (California): https://cpf.salsalabs.org/save-donate/index.html

Oregon and Washington Red Cross fund: https://www.redcross.org/donate/cm/kgwmediagroup-pub.html/

[smolcoffeewitch]

A Quick PSA

Hey just a quick shout out to everyone living in the Pacific Northwest right now if it’s smokey in your town STAY INSIDE, don’t do physical activities outside, and drink lots of water. The air quality index is in “very unhealthy” and “dangerous” for a lot of cities in the PNW. Please be careful and stay safe.

Also I know everyone’s been real good about help and relief and fundraisers for the hurricanes but don’t forget so much of the PNW is on fire right now and they could use some help and relief too.

[yahoonewsdigest-us]

Less smoke could mean more fire in Washington state

US News

Less smoke could mean more fire in Washington state

The massive cloud of smoke is expected to lift over Washington wildfires on Sunday, but as air quality improves fire behavior could become more erratic and intense, fire officials said. The Okanogan Complex of wildfires was measured at 374 square miles Sunday morning, after growing more than 100 miles larger Saturday in what fire officials said was a relatively calm fire day. Sunday was expected to be a different story. Once the smoke lifts, humidity drops, heat rises and fires flare up. The good news is that less smoke means restrictions on air travel will be lifted and more fire tankers can drop water and chemical retardant, Flory said.

It's like a flu opening in a fireplace. Smoke serves as a cap on the fire.

Suzanne Flory, spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service and the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team

The new firefighting resources come one day after the Obama administration approved Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's request for a federal emergency declaration to help firefighting efforts in the eastern part of the state. The new fire engines are coming from Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado, Inslee's office said. Sixteen large wildfires are burning across central and eastern Washington, covering more than 920 square miles. More than 200 homes have been destroyed and more than 12,000 homes and thousands of other structures remain threatened.

[intimatedrama]

First night of the fire.

[ahnsael]

I’m keeping an eye on the Washington fire in California (info here and here, news article here). It’s burning about 30 miles from our new house and still growing, with low humidity and high winds. And it’s moving in the direction of where we’re supposed to be moving.

Obviously I’m more worried for the people of Markleeville right now, who are about 2-3 miles away from the fire, but I’m gonna be keeping an eye on this one. It’s not expected to be contained until July 5th.

But don’t think I missed the foreboding nature of this fire sharing a name with the state we’re moving from.