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  • bubba
    Senior Member
    Missouri Star
    • Mar 2013
    • 13781

    .....more fires!

    Right now, there is a huge fire in the mountains about forty miles east of us. Then probably that much further east, there is another, bigger fire. To the south in Oregon, there is another one, started by teenagers playing with fireworks. It is about 15,000 acres and today jumped the Columbia River from Oregon into Washington.

    Again, I cannot see Mount Rainier and you could hardly see the sun today. There is coatings of ash on everything. Tonight, the moon is so orange it looks like a pumpkin!

    Here is a picture from earlier to show you just how bad it is......

    090517 fire smog.jpg

    Please keep the fire fighters in your thoughts. They have also called up a few hundred Army personnel to help fight the fires starting in a few days.
    pat.

    No rain....no rainbows!


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  • Simply Quilting
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    • Dec 2013
    • 5761

    #2
    Re: .....more fires!

    Praying. On Monday, in the Midwest the sky turned a weird color from all of the smoke coming for the west. It was so strange. My mil said that it looked like this when the eclipse happened as they were not in the total but particial area.

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    • JCY
      Senior Member
      Missouri Star
      • Jul 2013
      • 13970

      #3
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      My niece lives in Brookings, OR. The Chetco Bar Fire is only 5 mi. from the town. This fire was started in July by lightning. The smoke was so bad one could hardly see the signal lights one block ahead. She said it's hard to breathe even in the house. She's at a level 1 pre-evac stand-by. At this time, they don't think the town is threatened, but fire activity is so fickle. The wind direction can change in an instant. We've had smoky haze in Colorado for several days. I saw on the web last night that there are 80 fires burning in the west. I heard about the fire east of Portland and closing of the Columbia River Gorge fwy. Sorry to hear it jumped the river.

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      • KarenC
        Senior Member
        Missouri Star
        • Apr 2015
        • 6498

        #4
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        So sad. There appears to be destruction and devastation everywhere you turn.praying for the firefighters and everyone affected by these fires as well as those in the path of Irma.
        Karen
        Spring, TX

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        • auntiemern
          Senior Member
          Missouri Star
          • Mar 2012
          • 15429

          #5
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          Prayers for all battling these fires, and those in their paths.
          Blankets wrap you in warmth, quilts wrap you in love

          Marilyn......
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          • seaturtle
            Senior Member
            Missouri Star
            • Jul 2015
            • 2424

            #6
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            Sorry to hear about the fires in the west and floods and storms in the south. It is devastating to think about. Sorry to hear that it jumped the river. Prayers for all involved.
            Cindy

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            • EnumclawGramma
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              Missouri Star
              • Mar 2012
              • 2885

              #7
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              It's bad Pat. We were out in Enumclaw a couple days ago and you could totally see the fire in the foothills. There's a Facebook group gathering water and supplies for the firemen. Crystal Mt. resort was evacuated. Greenwater may be next. This is my old stomping grounds, it's hard to see this happen. The fire actually jumped the PCT, my son and his GF were just hiking up there a week or so ago! Yeesh!
              sigpic~~Libby~~

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              • Cool Breeze Quilter
                Senior Member
                The Guild President
                • Sep 2015
                • 816

                #8
                Re: .....more fires!

                I'll keep the firefighters and everyone in the area in my prayers.

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                • SallyO'Sews
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                  • Nov 2012
                  • 6311

                  #9
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                  So scary. Praying for all of you. Including Roger!

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                  • bubba
                    Senior Member
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                    • Mar 2013
                    • 13781

                    #10
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                    Originally posted by SallyO'Sews View Post
                    So scary. Praying for all of you. Including Roger!
                    You crack me up!!!
                    pat.

                    No rain....no rainbows!


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                    • Kgrammiecaz
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                      • May 2013
                      • 6232

                      #11
                      Re: .....more fires!

                      This is horrible - I do not know which is worse, floods or fire - but scary for sure. Prayers for all!
                      Karen
                      Life is short - Live everyday to the fullest

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                      • bubba
                        Senior Member
                        Missouri Star
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 13781

                        #12
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                        I've a friend who lives up in Greenwater with his wife and daughter. They are about six miles from one of the big fires and set to go as soon as they are told to hit the road. He is also trained in search and rescue and goes all over to assist agencies with that (911 in NYC, etc). Because of the fire, he is on standby to go to Puerto Rico, but they told him to stay put until his at home danger has passed. I have another friend who is already down there helping.....it's terrible. When we lived on Okinawa, we went thru two super typhoons. There was virtually no damage because the buildings there are all made of cement with outer walls about six to nine inches thick. They certainly knew what they were doing when they built there.
                        pat.

                        No rain....no rainbows!


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                        If you can't be nice.....BE QUIET!

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                        • mommadeb
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                          • Dec 2011
                          • 2016

                          #13
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                          Please be safe. We were just out in WA, ID and MT in June and July. I am so glad we are not travelling there now. We were encircled by fires in July when we were in Nevada. Scary stuff.

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                          • bubba
                            Senior Member
                            Missouri Star
                            • Mar 2013
                            • 13781

                            #14
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                            Originally posted by mommadeb View Post
                            Please be safe. We were just out in WA, ID and MT in June and July. I am so glad we are not travelling there now. We were encircled by fires in July when we were in Nevada. Scary stuff.
                            I actually left the house today. It is much cooler than yesterday, but the smoke is just as bad. Still can't see the sun. I am beginning to know what it must feel like to live in China. I would hate to be a tourist here right now, that may have saved up for a great yearly trip.
                            pat.

                            No rain....no rainbows!


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                            If you can't be nice.....BE QUIET!

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                            • Ginny B
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                              • Jan 2012
                              • 5674

                              #15
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                              So scary. Prayers for all those in the areas of the fires.
                              Ginny B
                              Levittown, NY

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