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re: Wildfire season check in for western baws
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:22 pm to bourbon_n_such
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:22 pm to bourbon_n_such
Stay safe!
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Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:23 pm to LegendInMyMind
It’s been blowing toward us most of the day. There’s no chance of rain anytime soon. Let’s hope for low winds to help the firefighters!!!
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:26 pm to lsumailman61
This is on Highway 180 across from Sassy Bass.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:40 pm to Frac the world
Was in Vancouver WA last week. Talking to sone locals I didn’t realize the e WA / OR area has seen uptick in fires last few years. No one I talked to blamed climate change, rather they all blamed environmental wackos for preventing controlled burns and clear out efforts.,
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:49 pm to Duffnshank
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Welp when you introduce pine beetles for no fn reason this is what you get.
A big part of that areas problem is the Mountain Pine Beetle. It is native, but has considerable outbreaks when it is hot and dry or after mild Winters. They're extending their range, though, thanks to warmer Winters in their northern range. Normally, they just target already diseased or weakened trees, but during severe or prolonged drought all trees are susceptible. They kill trees in one season, and they've killed a bunch during recent outbreaks. It is that fuel source, dead standing and fallen trees, that is a big problem.
Meanwhile, back East, it is the Emerald Ash Borer, a true invasive, that is the looming threat. They are already killing trees and spreading.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:51 pm to bourbon_n_such
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It’s been blowing toward us most of the day. There’s no chance of rain anytime soon. Let’s hope for low winds to help the firefighters!!!
Yep! Good luck, bud. Fire is scary, much more to me than storms.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:54 pm to Frac the world
Utah’s had over 600 this year. Just had one close to the capitol building that made my area pretty smoky. They got it out in a few days because it was in the hills by the rich people.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 10:58 pm to Frac the world
Missoula has had some bad days. We had nearly 3 weeks of 100+ degree temps with not too low lows. No appreciable rain in well over a month, and yet cat 2 hurricane winds the other night.
I’m surprised the fires aren’t worse. But it’s early yet. At least it has been cool the past week.
The main fire near here is 2800 ac 65% contained. Miller Peak. It’s pretty close to town.
I’m surprised the fires aren’t worse. But it’s early yet. At least it has been cool the past week.
The main fire near here is 2800 ac 65% contained. Miller Peak. It’s pretty close to town.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 11:04 pm to Frac the world
We dealt with wildfires last year in southwest Louisiana. Never really experienced locally in my life, it’s incredible the destruction wildfires can do in a short amount of time. Goodluck and prayers for yall!
Posted on 7/29/24 at 11:12 pm to LegendInMyMind
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All because some a-hole set a car on fire and rolled into a thicket.
I want to know more about this. Why? Was he trying to burn a body and cover up a murder? Insurance fraud? Just a psycho arsonist pyromaniac?
Posted on 7/29/24 at 11:24 pm to Bubb
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I want to know more about this. Why? Was he trying to burn a body and cover up a murder? Insurance fraud? Just a psycho arsonist pyromaniac?
Well, I'm sure there are a number of theories on that.
The arsonist is a 42-year-old ex-con who bought a 2007 Toyota Yaris for $7,500. He would drive that car to a park area with a "swimming area", full of people at the time (all witnesses), drive to the end of a road, get out, douse it in gasoline or something, set it on fire, lean back in, and push it into a thicket. He chose to do that on Red Flag day, which means extreme fire danger, in an area that was sure to start a fire that would burn quickly and be hard to reach with traditional firefighting equipment.
Depending on how "paranoid" or "cynical" a person wants to get, you can come up with a number of theories why he would do such as that.
Posted on 7/29/24 at 11:58 pm to Bubb
His car reportedly got stuck on a rock and while getting it unstuck the grass beneath it caught fire which spread to his car. He watched the fire grow and didn’t report it, just walked away after he pushed it into a ravine. Was also seen drinking earlier that day. Guys a complete piece of trash with a prior arrest history and rumored pedophile. They’re seeking a life sentence
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:00 am to Sam Waterston
What sucks is most fires up here are started by PG&E or homeless or white trash folks, not lightning strikes or anything
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:07 am to Frac the world
We're in northern Utah and the last week or so it has been incredibly smoky. Covering up the mountains pretty bad.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:31 am to CoachChappy
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Is that dickhead governor still not allowing control burns in the name of climate change?
Ask us residents of northern NM how much you should believe in the NFS and it's supposed "controlled" burns after spring of 2022, those people don't know their asses from a hole in the ground:
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Dates: Apr 6, 2022 – Aug 21, 2022
Location: New Mexico: San Miguel County; Mora County; Taos County
Burned area: 341,471 acres (138,188 ha; 534 sq mi)
Cause: Escaped prescribed burn (Hermits Peak Fire) & leftover burn piles (Calf Canyon Fire)
Coordinates: 35°45'32"N 105°30'11"W? / ?35.759°N 105.503°W
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:19 am to Duffnshank
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Welp when you introduce pine beetles for no fn reason this is what you get. Everything from Estes Park to Northern NM is a damn kindle waiting to light up now
Beetles wrecked havoc along SR35 along the southern Uintas. Then the kindling was never removed. I am surprised that area hasn't gone up yet.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:31 am to Frac the world
Congrats on living in a great place. Hope they get it under control soon.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:43 am to Frac the world
Been hazy for days in Boise. We need some rain.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 10:57 am to Frac the world
This is between my house and where I work. Drove through the smoke plume on my commute to work this morning.
View from work yesterday:
Drive home yesterday:
Driving back this morning:
View from work yesterday:
Drive home yesterday:
Driving back this morning:
This post was edited on 7/30/24 at 11:16 am
Posted on 7/30/24 at 10:58 am to Frac the world
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Colorado
Hope your Prius doesn’t melt “baw”
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