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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1447540" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>There are 29 large fires burning in Oregon as of today and many more small ones. They are predicting dry lightning tomorrow, so that means more will start most likely. The smoke has been choking me and burning my lungs for days. It is bad even inside the house. The schools canceled all games and all outdoor activities are strongly discouraged. Smoke was so thick the last week that the sun looked like a pale red glow and I can't see any of the surrounding hills when looking out my front window. Even the barn which is just a few 100 feet from the house is in a thick gray haze. The air quality has been running between extremely inhealthy and hazardous. They said on the weather report that the particulates in the air were so high they could not measure them with the device they used. It went as high as it could go, but it was not high enough.</p><p></p><p>The biggest fire is South East of us and is at about 150,000 acres. That one was less than an acre when first started by lighning about a month ago, but it was in wilderness so they were not allowed to fight it. Had to wait until it came out of the wildernss onto private land and then it burned at least 9 homes. It was stopped short of the coastal towns but not before many were evacuated. It has now traveled all of the way across the coastal mountains and they have issued an evacuation for anyone West of 199. </p><p></p><p>Close to home are the Umpqua Complex at over 25,000 acres and the the Horse Prarie fire that just stated a week ago, but has already consumed almost 15,000 acres of timber. That one is threatening Riddle and Glendale and evacuation orders have been issued for many rural homes. It has been really hot with many temperatures in the 100's for the last week. There are not enough people available to fight these fires so all they can do is attempt to protect homes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1447540, member: 9933"] There are 29 large fires burning in Oregon as of today and many more small ones. They are predicting dry lightning tomorrow, so that means more will start most likely. The smoke has been choking me and burning my lungs for days. It is bad even inside the house. The schools canceled all games and all outdoor activities are strongly discouraged. Smoke was so thick the last week that the sun looked like a pale red glow and I can't see any of the surrounding hills when looking out my front window. Even the barn which is just a few 100 feet from the house is in a thick gray haze. The air quality has been running between extremely inhealthy and hazardous. They said on the weather report that the particulates in the air were so high they could not measure them with the device they used. It went as high as it could go, but it was not high enough. The biggest fire is South East of us and is at about 150,000 acres. That one was less than an acre when first started by lighning about a month ago, but it was in wilderness so they were not allowed to fight it. Had to wait until it came out of the wildernss onto private land and then it burned at least 9 homes. It was stopped short of the coastal towns but not before many were evacuated. It has now traveled all of the way across the coastal mountains and they have issued an evacuation for anyone West of 199. Close to home are the Umpqua Complex at over 25,000 acres and the the Horse Prarie fire that just stated a week ago, but has already consumed almost 15,000 acres of timber. That one is threatening Riddle and Glendale and evacuation orders have been issued for many rural homes. It has been really hot with many temperatures in the 100's for the last week. There are not enough people available to fight these fires so all they can do is attempt to protect homes. [/QUOTE]
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