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08-23-2015, 03:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Pacific NW Fires
Had a text message conversation with "Sheepdog" yesterday . They live in Northeastern Washington . He is an LEO. He said that they were very busy with the smoke and fires. I think we should keep all our folks in the Pacific NW in our prayers.
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08-23-2015, 03:48 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,547
M.O.C. #2283
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Larry we need to keep all people in our western states in our prayers. They got a mess out there. We had smoke from the fires here in western Va earlier this summer.
Lynwood
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08-23-2015, 04:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,690
M.O.C. #12947
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We are currently staying in Oakhurst, CA, south of Yosemite. We are getting quite a bit of smoke filling the area from the Rough Fire, in the Sequoia & Kings Canyon Park area. That fire is currently at 50,000 acres, and still growing, and is only 7% contained. There are over 2,000 fire fighters fighting it, and the terrain is very dangerous. Anyone interested, this is the info link for this fire. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4456
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08-23-2015, 05:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: West Richland
Posts: 1,253
M.O.C. #17164
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Just got back home here in Tri-Cities WA from Phoenix. Could not even see the ground from up in the air always. Most of these fires are thre plus hours away from here. When we left on Thursday the air quaility had gotten quite a bit better and you could actually see the sun and blue sky. Today when the plane door opened it was just the smell of wood smoke and and haze. Maybe a visibility of around a mile or bit more depending on which direction your looking out the family room windows. Saw pictures from a coworker who is on the fire line up north of here. Nasty looking pictures that his wife shared but they were being fed well. I think he is on a Stryker Team that is being loaned to help out and has been gone from work a couple of weeks. Those guys and the rest of the others are doing the best they can against a lot of overgrown growth that is almost impossible to fight effectively.
Tom Marty
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08-24-2015, 02:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hanover
Posts: 1,471
M.O.C. #13325
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We're in Denver, leaving for Ogden today. Smoke and haze has been so bad you seldom see the mountains at all even here. Looks like Wash. DC pollution thirty years ago, but not yellow.
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08-24-2015, 03:38 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pahrump
Posts: 2,523
M.O.C. #1081
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I chased and fought those fires out west in the mountains for over 30 years and don't miss it at all. A lot of extremely hard work not only fighting the fires but having to climb through that country as well. It is a young mans job for sure! I pray for the firefighters safety each day along with the folks who live there!
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08-24-2015, 04:31 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Port Orchard
Posts: 1,153
M.O.C. #3403
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The smoke is starting to clear here in western Washington this morning which is great for us BUT bad for eastern Washington. Red flag conditions again for the eastern side with high winds and hot temps. We lost three firefighters last week and are praying that we don't lose anymore this fire season. We need our normal rain back soon.
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08-24-2015, 06:12 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Pensacola (mail forward service)
Posts: 3,198
M.O.C. #13740
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Probably clearing in western washington because it decided to take a vacation in new mexico. Woke up yesterday and thought we had a morning of clouds being at 7000 ft level of santa fe. Turned out that a low system brought us the smoke from washington. Still hazy today and can't see jemez mountains from santa fe skys rv park...but can see airport today! Oh well, hope things get bettrr up there fast and doesn't repeat next year. John
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08-24-2015, 12:54 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Boise
Posts: 288
M.O.C. #13564
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Last two days in Boise, Idaho we have had air quality alerts due to all of the smoke. Today it has cleared alittle bit but still not great. I have to go to northern Idaho tomorrow for work and will be driving through the areas near where the fires are burning. Should be fun!! Hope the Montana doesnt smell like smoke for the night.
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08-24-2015, 02:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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Gotta love the brave Firfighters out there doing crazy hot dangerous work,and we Appreciate it very much  ,they saved my Sisters Ranch a couple of years ago in CleElum
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08-30-2015, 07:52 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Redding
Posts: 1,421
M.O.C. #12339
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I was getting coffee last weeks at Dutch Bro's. Had fighters from Hawaii in parking lot! . I said guys, that's one hell of a long drive. They laughed and I thanked them for coming to Redding. I Bought a crews worth of coffee, found out the owner was buying drinks for them as well. I said let this small donation offset your cost. We have lost two men in our Trinity and Humbolt fires and others in last two years. These are brave men and women who deserve words of encouragement! Please thank them
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