Forest Fires/Wildfires

[Foul Mike]

Here in Colorado we have 4 major fires going on and I think a few smaller ones that have been put out or they are working on before they get big.
California has some big fires too, as well as Wyoming and Montana.
We have the 2nd. largest fire in Colorado recorded history going on right now at about 125,000 acres last I heard. That is a lot of land.
Colorado has vast swaths of Pine Beetle Kill areas all over the mountains and when that catches fire ONLY Mother Nature will put it out and we are not getting any rain.
Several hundred miles to the East, where I live, there is plenty of smoke in the air and the only good thing about it is the beautiful Sunrise and Sunsets.

Are any of you in these fire areas? and getting ready to Bugout and Pray?

 

[Threadcutter308]

Here in Colorado we have 4 major fires going on and I think a few smaller ones that have been put out or they are working on before they get big.
California has some big fires too, as well as Wyoming and Montana.
We have the 2nd. largest fire in Colorado recorded history going on right now at about 125,000 acres last I heard. That is a lot of land.
Colorado has vast swaths of Pine Beetle Kill areas all over the mountains and when that catches fire ONLY Mother Nature will put it out and we are not getting any rain.
Several hundred miles to the East, where I live, there is plenty of smoke in the air and the only good thing about it is the beautiful Sunrise and Sunsets.

Are any of you in these fire areas? and getting ready to Bugout and Pray?

We're in pretty good shape here in Western Warshington......We've had rain in the last couple of days and no fires that I'm aware of on the Westside. We are getting smoke from the Siberian fires, but nothing like two or three years ago when a third of British Columbia was on fire.

Good luck and God speed to any/all of you in harms way

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

AZ is on

Lots of lighting strikes last night.

 

[BytorJr]

What I don't quite understand, is that yes we should allow some fires to burn, but obviously others we cannot. Yet in the cannot category I'd really like to know why the FAA, Forest Service, etc will not allow the 747 tanker to be used. Granted, they are allowing a DC-10 to fly, but a 747 holds almost twice that amount of fluid. Is there a technical reason they won't allow this thing to fly in US and disperse liquid or is it purely political? Not that I'd be wanting to fly a DC-10 or 747 low and slow over fires.

 

[Foul Mike]

As of this AM in Colorado we have--

Grizzly Creek Fire at 29,992 acres--11% containment
Pine Gulch Fire at 124,934 acres--17% containment
Cameron Peak Fire at 16,461 acres--0% containment
Williams Fork Fire at 10,288 acres--3% containment

That is a lot of land I used to hunt and fish.

Maybe it all needs to burn and burn the trash out of those areas. Lots of Beetle kill that the US Forest Service did nothing about over the years and didn't allow logging in many areas so what do they expect when a fire starts? We are seeing it now.

 

[MrSmith]

Down here we've had a few but I have to credit the fire fighters on hammering 'em fast. Beetle kill was bad around here. A drive over Wolf Creek is sobering. Due to the drought I think the massive effort I've seen here to get them out quickly, while small(ish), is so you have resources available when needed for others.

Lots of coverage on the "News" about this fire season and how bad it is, and all fires are bad for something. Here is a website I watch for information, a good overview. https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm Note this year is 8th out of the last 10 years on acres burned to date.

Thank you,
MrSmith

 

[Maggot]

As of this AM in Colorado we have--

Grizzly Creek Fire at 29,992 acres--11% containment
Pine Gulch Fire at 124,934 acres--17% containment
Cameron Peak Fire at 16,461 acres--0% containment
Williams Fork Fire at 10,288 acres--3% containment

That is a lot of land I used to hunt and fish.

Maybe it all needs to burn and burn the trash out of those areas. Lots of Beetle kill that the US Forest Service did nothing about over the years and didn't allow logging in many areas so what do they expect when a fire starts? We are seeing it now.

Sending you ....

 

[BytorJr]

Rain Dance = Wash black car, bring out microfine polishing liquid and foam pads, hand glaze, double carnuba wax (Pinnacle Souveraen), polish glass and re-coat with rain-x like coating = massive rain within 4 hours.

Wait...I'm giving my secret away...oh well, for the good of mankind I guess.

 

[ZiaHunter]

Hasn't been a bad fire year in NM to date. The Engelmann Spruce forests have been devastated by beetle kill. Up to several years ago you didn't see much in the San Juan's but has spread quickly in the Rio Grande drainage. Once a fire gets going in the dead timber not sure how you can stop it.

 

[Rthur]

Hasn't been a bad fire year in NM to date. The Engelmann Spruce forests have been devastated by beetle kill. Up to several years ago you didn't see much in the San Juan's but has spread quickly in the Rio Grande drainage. Once a fire gets going in the dead timber not sure how you can stop it.

Have been watching this.
A few years back the one around Los Alamos was fair sized.

R

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

Wildfire Situation | Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention

wildlandfire.az.gov

It is getting bad everywhere

 

[Maggot]

Wildfire Situation | Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention

wildlandfire.az.gov

It is getting bad everywhere

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Dayum, we've been getting too much rain. The tomatoes are splitting and rotting. Wish I could send you some.

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

Dayum, we've been getting too much rain. The tomatoes are splitting and rotting. Wish I could send you some.

We would graciously accept all your excess rain. It’s been miserably hot to boot.

 

[Aries256]

Thankfully our little valley in commifornia has been unaffected yet, yet. The diablo winds havnt started yet

 

[Foul Mike]

Sadly we have TOO many people that just want to go camping and they just have to have a "Campfire" in order to make the experience right. Smores and all of that shit.

When you leave a campsite,-- piss on the "Campfire" and empty your water bottles on ALL of the embers.

Small fires springing up all over because of the lack of that mindset.

Our rural Fire Protection Depts. are taxed and tasked with that , as well as sending trucks to fight the Big Ones.

Cold camp or stay home. You don't need a fucking campfire. It is drier than a popcorn fart out there.-- Go Home--, and stay the fuck out of the way of the crews that are working.

Firefighters hate Smores, they want nothing to do with that shit.

They know you had to have had a fire to makem right, this is not the year. Next year they may love them. Who knows.

 

[wolf13]

Thankfully our little valley in commifornia has been unaffected yet, yet. The diablo winds havnt started yet

I'm currently getting a bunch of ash but should remain unaffected due to terrain. Fires are about 15 miles away though.

Going to be a rough couple months once the winds pick up.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

As of this AM in Colorado we have--

Grizzly Creek Fire at 29,992 acres--11% containment
Pine Gulch Fire at 124,934 acres--17% containment
Cameron Peak Fire at 16,461 acres--0% containment
Williams Fork Fire at 10,288 acres--3% containment

That is a lot of land I used to hunt and fish.

Maybe it all needs to burn and burn the trash out of those areas. Lots of Beetle kill that the US Forest Service did nothing about over the years and didn't allow logging in many areas so what do they expect when a fire starts? We are seeing it now.

I'm regretful for those who are losing property. I hope they are well insured and at least recover financially. With that said, let it burn. The beetle kill has ruined our forests here and this is likely the only way to get rid of them before they kill the entire forests. Swaths of brown pine trees on entire mountain sides with only more beetles to kill what's still green.

There was so much smoke this morning that I could look directly at the sun just after sunrise and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I can't imagine what a real nuclear winter would be like if only that much smoke could cut out 98* producing sun. It was similar to the last eclipse.

 

[striped1]

I am supposed to drive out through Glenwood Springs, CO in 14 days. May have to take the south route through the springs to get up to my elk hunting grounds outside of Crested Butte.

 

[Supersubes]

We have a bunch of fires going on around us. For a while there it was a new one per day virtually, due to lightning. Most go out or get rained out. Been covered in smoke for about a week now.

 

[rtB]

Fortunately the monsoons have finally started where I'm at in AZ. We've gotten a fair amount of rain the last few days.

 

[hlee]

For everyone that wants H-town to flood so that they can get an inch of rain, all I gotta say is wildfires make for beautiful sunsets. Carry on...

 

[Aries256]

Sadly we have TOO many people that just want to go camping and they just have to have a "Campfire" in order to make the experience right. Smores and all of that shit.

When you leave a campsite,-- piss on the "Campfire" and empty your water bottles on ALL of the embers.

Small fires springing up all over because of the lack of that mindset.

Our rural Fire Protection Depts. are taxed and tasked with that , as well as sending trucks to fight the Big Ones.

Cold camp or stay home. You don't need a fucking campfire. It is drier than a popcorn fart out there.-- Go Home--, and stay the fuck out of the way of the crews that are working.

Firefighters hate Smores, they want nothing to do with that shit.

They know you had to have had a fire to makem right, this is not the year. Next year they may love them. Who knows.

 

[TheBigCountry]

Buddies out in Texas right now on one of them. I miss fighting them, but the politics involved in some of it is for the birds. When you can’t even come up with some sort of mitigation plan/pX burn plans to knock down years of dead growth and whatever due to “environmentalism” or whatever, you’re creating a ticking time bomb.

 

[HiDesertELR]

Not fun, prayers out to those in fire country. Up in Tahoe, smoke is thick from fires down wind.

Wasn't expecting the West to be on fire at least until Nov 5!

 

[BikePilot]

I’m in the mountains but I’m the eastern edge of them. No fires close to me but the smoke is bad and the ash is making a mess of everything.

 

[powdahound76]

I am supposed to drive out through Glenwood Springs, CO in 14 days. May have to take the south route through the springs to get up to my elk hunting grounds outside of Crested Butte.

dont know exactly where you are headed, but 285 through salida and over Monarch pass might be a good route.
you can get to the roaring fork area if you cut across the north rim and go through Paonia. Tad slower and 10x prettier.

they do think they will have I70 open in a few days though.

Also, if you have never had wildland fire training. Read up on what to do if it happens. We just had a backpacker rescued near the Cameron Pass fire.

 

[Frank Warren]

I’m in western Co.( Grand Junction )the Pine Gulch fire is approx 15 miles north but it’s now spreading west , variable winds create conditions from almost tolerable to Awful ! I work outside and use 3-4 masks in 6 hours I have some lung problems but have no choice I must take care of my customers.

 

[Gregor.Samsa]

I’m in Napa. We jus t got through the last fires. 18 families at my daughter’s school lost their homes last time. My wife’s friend at church who was recently widowed just lost hers. This shit is devastating. We’re in for another round of lightening this weekend. Crazy. Sad.

 

[BAMCIS]

Buddies CDOT Patrol is Douglas Pass.
Way back assisted in High Meadow,lived in Bailey.
Then Coal Seam,,Glenwood.
After Glenwood,,Missionary Ridge ,,Durango.

Prayers for all around Grizzly Creek.
My favorite trail,,up and over to Transfer Trail. Or biking the canyon bike path,,up to State Bridge on a long weekend camp over.
Still call Roaring Fork Valley home.

 

[Herb Stoner]

What I don't quite understand, is that yes we should allow some fires to burn, but obviously others we cannot. Yet in the cannot category I'd really like to know why the FAA, Forest Service, etc will not allow the 747 tanker to be used. Granted, they are allowing a DC-10 to fly, but a 747 holds almost twice that amount of fluid. Is there a technical reason they won't allow this thing to fly in US and disperse liquid or is it purely political? Not that I'd be wanting to fly a DC-10 or 747 low and slow over fires.

Saw a 747 working a fire near me recently so it is being used. Not sure if there are limitations for using it in some other areas.

 

[XLR308]

Lots of smoke and my vehicles covered in ash daily, the problem is it's not burning up the fucking bums that need to be torched.

 

[BytorJr]

Saw a 747 working a fire near me recently so it is being used. Not sure if there are limitations for using it in some other areas.

Awesome, I knew at one time they'd been grounded for fires. Maybe logic finally prevailed. Glad to hear!!

 

[Frank Warren]

Lots of smoke and my vehicles covered in ash daily, the problem is it's not burning up the fucking bums that need to be torched.

Yeah some urban renewal via a wall of fire for 5min. Downtown would be best for whole town

 

[XLR308]

Yeah some urban renewal via a wall of fire for 5min. Downtown would be best for whole town

why in the fuck was the flamethrower banned by the Geneva convention when it was so effective.

 

[Foul Mike]

Plenty of smoke in NE Colo today. Coming from both Cali. fires an in state fires. The air is just right for that now around here.
My snot locker is running and my eyes are irritated.
Frank Warren, I could not agree with you more. A lot of trash needs burned out of our mountains.

 

[Joeydias3]

I’m right in the middle of the big fire here in California. Pics don’t do the smoke justice. It’s terrible.
First pic is when it first got started

the second is a few days later. It’s had the sun blocked out since Tuesday

 

[Joeydias3]

Also been raining ash for a week

 

[Joeydias3]

The fire, from my driveway

 

[Jefe's Dope]

This is probably 20 minutes after sunrise this morning. Not a cloud in the sky. It's all smoke.

The sun is circled.

About five minutes after the first shot.

 

[2aBaC̶a̶]

Some days is less than a mile visibility.

 

[Nik H]

As of this AM in Colorado we have--

Grizzly Creek Fire at 29,992 acres--11% containment
Pine Gulch Fire at 124,934 acres--17% containment
Cameron Peak Fire at 16,461 acres--0% containment
Williams Fork Fire at 10,288 acres--3% containment

That is a lot of land I used to hunt and fish.

Maybe it all needs to burn and burn the trash out of those areas. Lots of Beetle kill that the US Forest Service did nothing about over the years and didn't allow logging in many areas so what do they expect when a fire starts? We are seeing it now.

I know little about this subject but I have read a bunch of stuff that talks about the negative effects of all of the anti-logging regulations. It has created a lot of propellant for these fires.

Not to mention, destroying peoples' livelihoods

 

[DIBBS]

I was working on this one for a couple days and they brought in another team. 13-15000 acres, but making progress. The beast is alive.
Northern North Central WA, just south of the British Columbia border.

Palmer Fire burning in Okanogan County

- A wildfire has burned about 100 acres of grass, brush and timber in a remote area near the Canadian Border.

www.khq.com

 

[Mwalex]

You guys close to the fires take care and leave when you need to..

 

[W54/XM-388]

There is this thing called firebreaks and they work really well.
Too bad idiots don't understand reality.

When I was younger we used to spend a full month making big firebreaks by hand all around our property to prepare for the yearly area catching flaming fire.

 

[Krob95]

I live right on the front range in northern CO and depending on wind direction, it’s really bad, or not as bad. Today was the worst I’ve seen it. On my drive to work this morning, I couldn’t make out the mountains, I couldn’t make out much east of me either. Probably had 5-10mi visibility. Needless to say, this shit sucks.

 

[Zatchmo]

With allergies to everything, and everyone paranoid about someone sneezing having the virus, it's been rough. I sure hope the rains come soon.

 

[BG94591]

I lived in Vacaville up until 3 years ago. My wife works there as a dispatcher and I work for the SO. We’ve been hammered. It completely decimated NW Solano County. The fire blew up and people literally had 10 minutes to get out of their houses in the middle of the night, the LNU lightning complex fire is now the second largest fire in Ca history. The ranch I hunt between Napa and Vacaville is completely burned to the ground. I had 11 people and 5 dogs staying at my house because they’d been evacuated twice that day. I live about an hour north so I told anyone that needed a place to stay to get to my house. It’s been absolutely insane.

 

[Laseredge]

Sunrise this AM in Estes Park, CO. Cameron Peak fire is 25-30 miles NNW. At least the overnight temps have been mid 40’s and the smell of smoke is not bad until midday.

 

[powdahound76]

Smoke is rough. I have been having headaches, blaming working on the computer from a less than perfect home office.
My buddy said he has had the same with all the smoke.

@Foul Mike keep yourself well. I have a feeling this crap is going to be around for a while and really mess with us respiratory and sinus wise before its all done. I am actually rinsing my sinuses out a couple times a week or more to help. And of course I take a daily asthma med, so that helps too.

For those who have it worse (looks like in it CA) and have to evacuate or lose stuff I feel terrible.

I do agree, we could have sensible management of our forests. There is actual science out there about this.

Y'all take care.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

From another local forum.

Said it was 11:20 am yesterday. Not sure where but assume close to one of the fires.