Fire season again

98Z5V · September 8, 2020

8 minutes ago, DNP said:

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

I can understand why someone with a tractor is up in the hills in Cali. I completely get it for real, not joking. Just sucks to be caught up in that, though. That's why we have things to watch like this...

Magwa · September 8, 2020

another bigger fire started yesterday about 2.00PM it started just a 1/2 mile to the west of the fire they just got contained two days ago within a hour it had grown to over 500 acres and sadly took 8 homes that we know of so far no further info since last night winds up to 40 mile a hour pushed the fire it is called the Clover fire we evacuated but were able to come back to our home as the wind pushed it to the west......2020 this year sucks!

RedRiverII · September 8, 2020

2020 sucks, sorry Magwa for the horrible conditions by you.

DNP · September 8, 2020

Stay safe Mags. We’re waiting to see what the wind does today. Reporting is terrible...wish they would give us some better updates. Weather is weird right now and all the smoke laid down and spread across the county. You can’t even tell where the fire is on the wildfire cameras.

unforgiven · September 8, 2020

Be safe brother 👍

Cunuckgaucho · September 9, 2020

Be safe down there, fires are big enough that we're getting air quality advisories here from them which usually isn't the case.

Magwa · September 9, 2020

total from this fire is one sheriffs truck 13 homes 38 out buildings but no life lost.....

DNP · September 9, 2020

No life lost is a good one. Sorry for those who lost their homes. So far, we’ve got two injury/illness reports. 20 homes, 25 out buildings. They knocked it down really wel yesterday, but still only 11% contained. Not a lot of active burning but there is some starting back up with the winds today. We’ve got almost 700 guys on it right now. Hoping they hold it back today. They’ve already said they aren’t going to get in front of it due to the dangerous winds right now....so we’ll hope they can keep it as quiet as possible.

DNP · September 10, 2020

Guys did a kick ass job on our fire. And in 115 degree heat during the first part of it. Tuesday gave us higher humidity and not much wind. They had most of the active burning knocked down, but everyone was on edge for the wind coming in. Wind was milder than expected and the guys were all over any flare ups. It stayed stable and they continue to create the containment lines. We’re good for this fire it seems and we’ll be watching out for the next. This could be a nasty season.

sketch · September 17, 2020

The last week has been pretty hazy and hard on the lungs.. today was probably the worst when the sun is red! I throw my steak in a pan and put it on the front porch to smoke , who needs a gmg 😷🍻 hope everyone is safe from the shitstorms these days.

Cunuckgaucho · September 17, 2020

Here in Vancouver

98Z5V · September 17, 2020

You okay @DNP? Had a few days over here that were completely overcast, because of the smoke. Couldn't see the sun, driving home (west) right into it. It was a nice break here, and kept the sun-heat-temps here down to the mid-90s - but it can't be good for you over there...

edgecrusher · September 17, 2020

9 hours ago, 98Z5V said:

You okay @DNP? Had a few days over here that were completely overcast, because of the smoke. Couldn't see the sun, driving home (west) right into it. It was a nice break here, and kept the sun-heat-temps here down to the mid-90s - but it can't be good for you over there...

We are getting smoke out here from the west coast

DNP · September 17, 2020

Still smells Smokey and we have some haze, but all good in SD. Those guys had our fire knocked out pretty quick and then just stayed on top of it. Terrain makes the “containment line” hard to achieve quickly, but they didn’t have a lot of active fire when the winds kicked up. It’s still being mopped up, but that one is over. Cali still blazing all over though. Only good news from that is there’s going to be a lot of ground that won’t burn again for sometime. Hoping for as many homes and lives spared as possible, but his whole place needs to burn. It’s been way too long for most of it.

jtallen83 · September 17, 2020

It isn’t real thick here in Kansas but still makes a cool picture.

Armed Eye Doc · September 17, 2020

4 hours ago, DNP said:

but his whole place needs to burn. It’s been way too long for most of it.

Nature uses fire to renew the land. People used to set small , controlled fires to prevent the big ones. Then the environmental whackos got in charge.

DNP · September 18, 2020

I argued that with a woman at work. I know. I know. Why bother arguing with a woman....they’re always right. That’s what my wife tells me anyways, and she usually is. So the woman at work was telling me the crazy fires up north are because we’ve intruded into the forests. She was confused when I agreed, but then explained that our actions to “protect” everything is what has lead to this. We put out ever fire that lightning has started. Our involvement in nature wether for the belief we are doing something good, or through our ignorance doing something bad...we have an affect. Even our “good” actions can have negative outcomes.

Edited September 18, 2020 by DNP

Armed Eye Doc · September 18, 2020

"Nature is perfect. But we need to help it be better."

I'm sure that has been said be some environmentalist at some time.

shepp · September 18, 2020

3 hours ago, Armed Eye Doc said:

Nature uses fire to renew the land. People used to set small , controlled fires to prevent the big ones. Then the environmental whackos got in charge.

2 hours ago, DNP said:

I argued that with a woman at work. I know. I know. Why bother arguing with a woman....they’re always right. That’s what my wife tells me anyways, and she usually is. So the woman at work was telling me the crazy fires up north are because we’ve intruded into the forests. She was confused when I agreed, but then explained that our actions to “protect” everything is what has lead to this. We put out ever fire that lightning has started. Our involvement in nature wether for the belief we are doing something good, or through our ignorance doing something bad...we have an affect. Even our “good” actions can have negative outcomes.

I had some idiot spouting how this is trumps fault and people like me denie science.

I came back at him with science telling him how his leftist states have cut forestry and land management funding, which has turned those states into tinder boxes and I never heard back from him. I know droughts are part of it but a well maintained forestry program sure helps.

shepp · September 18, 2020

This was Monday or Tuesday night, today was the first clear day all week other wise it’s been foggy/hazy

shepp · September 18, 2020

14 minutes ago, Armed Eye Doc said:

"Nature is perfect. But we need to help it be better."

I'm sure that has been said be some environmentalist at some time.

“Fire is mother nature’s broom”

DNP · September 18, 2020

38 minutes ago, Armed Eye Doc said:

"Nature is perfect. But we need to help it be better."

I'm sure that has been said be some environmentalist at some time.

We are nature. Get out of evolutions way.