Fire season again

[Magwa]

well I have been retired from the fire department for 4 years now since the last big fire around here now we have another 2 days ago a power line about a mile from our house blew and started a fire it grew from zero to 300 acres in 4 hours and now is at 500 acres luck was on our side it has been burning away from us.... be careful where it is dry..

[Radioactive]

38 minutes ago, Magwa said:

well I have been retired from the fire department for 4 years now since the last big fire around here now we have another 2 days ago a power line about a mile from our house blew and started a fire it grew from zero to 300 acres in 4 hours and now is at 500 acres luck was on our side it has been burning away from us.... be careful where it is dry..

Magda where are you located? Something like 560 fires in Idaho right now. I grew up in Idaho, graduated from Coeurd’Alene high school. Lived in rathdtum, hayden  lake,(northern part of state) twin falls, jerome, hagerman (southern hi desert).

[Magwa]

3 hours ago, Radioactive said:

Magda where are you located? Something like 560 fires in Idaho right now. I grew up in Idaho, graduated from Coeurd’Alene high school. Lived in rathdtum, hayden  lake,(northern part of state) twin falls, jerome, hagerman (southern hi desert).

I lived in Rathdrum for 27 years and spirit lake I am now down near Orofino on the Nez Perce Reservation..

[Radioactive]

1 hour ago, Magwa said:

I lived in Rathdrum for 27 years and spirit lake I am now down near Orofino on the Nez Perce Reservation..

Did a lot of fishing in spirit lake - cold ass water awesome trout.

[Radioactive]

Lewiston smell doesn’t make it that far does it?

[shepp]

Been watching @MONTANA308 fighting them in the Missouri breaks on Instagram, he’s back to moving cattle around so things musta settled 

[98Z5V]

2 hours ago, shepp said:

Been watching @MONTANA308 fighting them in the Missouri breaks on Instagram, he’s back to moving cattle around so things musta settled 

Miss him around here. 

[shepp]

22 hours ago, 98Z5V said:

Miss him around here. 

Me too I’m glad to keep in touch with him, his videos and pictures are amazing!

 

he was back to fighting fires last night

[Magwa]

On 9/2/2020 at 12:12 PM, Radioactive said:

Lewiston smell doesn’t make it that far does it?

no thank goodness

[DNP]

Got one going down the road from us tonight. Probably 12 miles away or so. Luckily the wind isn’t coming our way, but hopefully they get it knocked down. Windy and dry today. Spreading pretty fast. About 1500 acres last I checked. Just started this afternoon. Could see the glow tonight when I got home. 

 

Edited September 6, 2020 by DNP

[98Z5V]

Shiit - which direction is that, from your place, brother?  West of you?

[DNP]

Yes. That was looking West. Winds changed, but still headed away from us. Currently heading South and East. Looked good this morning, but away she went. Photos should be in order of the day. 

[DNP]

They aren’t sure what it’s doing. They’ve now issued an evacuation warning to the entire back county.  It’s been burning away from us, but they said screw it. Everyone be ready to leave  we issue an evac order. Which is kinda chickenshit, because yeah, we’re all supposed to be ready to leave during fire season. Issue the warnings where you think it’s headed, or people will learn to ignore the warnings.  Chicken little, boy crying wolf, whatever. 
 

a little glow in the horizon

[Armed Eye Doc]

26 minutes ago, DNP said:

we’re all supposed to be ready to leave during fire season. Issue the warnings where you think it’s headed, or people will learn to ignore the warnings.  Chicken little, boy crying wolf, whatever. 

That is why so many people don't leave during a hurricane warning.  We'll, that and the fact that the government won't let you go back in to secure anything after until they think it is ok while the looters have their way.

[Armed Eye Doc]

32 minutes ago, DNP said:

a little glow in the horizon

I hope it stays away from you.  Close enough to see a glow is too close for me.

[DNP]

After seeing the ground the fire covered in one day back in 2003 Cedar fire...we know a small blaze can go county wide in a heartbeat. That was a perfect storm. Hope we don’t see another one like that for many many years. 
information is little. They don’t provide very good updates. This morning they called it 4000 acres. This afternoon they called it 5300 despite it covering quite a distance. Would be nice to see better coverage of it. I know the info is available. 
 

alertwildfire.org has some bitchin cameras linked and some cool features. I keep it up when I’m at work so I can see what’s happening around the county. 

[98Z5V]

I hope it stays to the west, and doesn't jump that major ridgeline out there.  If you think it's gonna, I can get there before it does - which gives you about 4.5 hours to get a tanker up there with extra hoses.  I'll run a hose.  I might not know what I'm doing with a firehose, but I don't like losing a fight...  

[DNP]

If it looks like it’s coming our way...I’m booking up the house and hauling outta here. If it’s gonna burn, now would be the perfect time before we start building. My plans get approved Tuesday AM and I’ll be paying fees like crazy. It took 3 weeks after approving the the grading plans for them to produce an invoice and issue the permit....so expecting the same. I should have a building permit before October and then we’re off to the races. I’d rather it burn before the sticks go up. 

[98Z5V]

I'll speed for you.  I can get there in 3 and change.   I'm just sayin'... 

[DNP]

It’s gonna take a north blowing wind and a good one at that. See the map. My house is circled in the upper right. 

[DNP]

17,000+ acres, 3% contained, Santa Ana winds start tomorrow. Boy I hope they make some progress tonight. At least it cooled down a bit today. 15 degrees or so. 

[98Z5V]

They calling this thing "The Valley Fire," brother?  It doesn't look nice, that's for certain.

[DNP]

Valley Fire is the one. Started in Lyon’s Valley. 

[98Z5V]

I saw some Cali Wildfire shiit in the news where a "gender-reveal party" caused a major wildfire - I had to search that out, and make sure that wasn't the one close to you.

All this "Gender-Reveal" bullshiit is completely gay.  It's for people that don't have ANYTHING else going on in their life, but THIS party will make them socially acceptable, or whatever the fuk they think it's gonna do for them.  If this is their highlight, I just think they're losers.

Sorry.  I slipped...  Rant Off...

[DNP]

This one was started by a tractor somehow. Still don’t have all the details. Poor bastard.