I thought that was the best strategy? Let it burn itself out and reduce the fuel supply, just like what would happen naturally. Because that's all you heard out of conservative's mouths over the past few decades as half of California burned.
How's the Forest Fire Season in your neck of the woods?
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Steve Connally
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Couple things. The smoke mo
The smoke is moving south secondary to a low pressure system. If it was following the Coriolis it would be moving northeast. South of the equator it would be moving southwest. Is that incorrect?
Coriolis effect is the relative motion of a moving body not attached to earth, relative to earth's surface. In the northern hemisphere, it would cause an apparent deflection to the right of an object's motion. Its effect is negligible over short distances or slow speeds.
The smoke is going to travel with the wind at whatever altitude it's at, and the wind is responding to physical forces such as pressure gradients and centrifugal force, as well as thermodynamic forces. Wind direction can be highly variable over distance, altitude, and time, and that can cause the smoke to take circuitous paths and to disperse widely.
The smoke is going to travel with the wind at whatever altitude it's at, and the wind is responding to physical forces such as pressure gradients and centrifugal force, as well as thermodynamic forces. Wind direction can be highly variable over distance, altitude, and time, and that can cause the smoke to take circuitous paths and to disperse widely.
evo
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Welp the ‘Merican’s did us in..: that and the winds have shifted so we are getting some of that good ole Canadian nature BBQ..
Read from a friend that part of the outskirts of Eugene Or was on a level 3 evac order..
Read from a friend that part of the outskirts of Eugene Or was on a level 3 evac order..
I unexpertly figure the smoke follows the wind whose direction is made by low and high pressure systems and such per the weather forecast, and the smell of the smoke is perhaps related to how dense it is - dense smells real bad while thin smells like a pellet stove.
Quebec smoke hit Europe a while ago! Maybe tagged a ride on the jet stream.
We've been blessed with less smoke but now we're melting in the humidex. doh.
Quebec smoke hit Europe a while ago! Maybe tagged a ride on the jet stream.
We've been blessed with less smoke but now we're melting in the humidex. doh.
Well we just had a fire on my little home island.
A mower driving down the road caught on fire and started spreading into the woods, burning a shrub and a few hundred square feet of dry moss. I was one of the first on scene, came straight from my house since it was so close, with no gear on (I'm part of the fire department) and two handheld extinguishers. They did practically nothing but luckily one of our fire trucks showed up within minutes as it really started to spread, and we got it contained with myself and a few others on hoses. Once the gas and oil went, the flames were pretty tall, and it burned itself out while we did containment on the brush side of the scene.
It's only mid-July, it's going to get a LOT drier than it is right now.
A mower driving down the road caught on fire and started spreading into the woods, burning a shrub and a few hundred square feet of dry moss. I was one of the first on scene, came straight from my house since it was so close, with no gear on (I'm part of the fire department) and two handheld extinguishers. They did practically nothing but luckily one of our fire trucks showed up within minutes as it really started to spread, and we got it contained with myself and a few others on hoses. Once the gas and oil went, the flames were pretty tall, and it burned itself out while we did containment on the brush side of the scene.
It's only mid-July, it's going to get a LOT drier than it is right now.
RyanCafferky
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- Hood River, Oregon
Nice work getting that stomped out. It certainly seems like fire season is getting an early start this year. We just had a scary one locally that burned around 10 homes in Underwood across the river from us. One of our friends had to evacuate because of that one and stayed with us for a few nights.
Crossing our fingers that the rainy season shows up early this year.
evo
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- My Island, WA
It strikes differently when you are on a island with limited resources.. And DNR ground crews are a minimum of 3 hours out once they get to the boat! Glad you got it under control, and it amazes me at how slow a fire can get going but once it starts getting hot at how fucken fast it can spread!
Justin Trudeau's backyard bonfire got suet on my car down here in Florida. I was unloading stones from my hatch and my pants turned black at the thighs where they contacted the bumper. I filed a complaint with Justin's dude but he just warbled at me in French.
For sure, also when it is literally two minutes from your own house, and spreading into forest land and towards properties where you know every single person. It was small in this case, but I told everyone on the crew this was the easiest fire we will ever fight: on the side of a paved main road instead of down tight dirt road where most houses are, broad daylight, minutes from the station, level ground and not much fuel around.
That said, if the water came 5 minutes later it would have started reaching into the treeline and things could have gotten serious in a hurry.
RyanCafferky
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- Hood River, Oregon
Probably makes you want to start carrying some piss pumps in the car all the time. In California every vehicle on the utility projects has to have a fire tool, piss pump full of water, and fire extinguisher.
We sprayed about 1,000 gallons of water just to contain it and trying to put the burning mower out, and about another thousand on mop-up. I'd never used a handheld extinguisher on a brush fire before, and yah.... it was of very little use once fires are any bigger than about a kitchen table. Still, anything is better than nothing, and catching something early makes all the difference.
I'm in Carson right now. Saw some of the burned homes near Tunnel 5. The railroad seems to be doing a lot of repairs from fire damage along the rail line this week.
Shadowscape
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- far north
Smoke blocked out the sun completely this evening. Was able to look at it as a faint red ball up until about 7:30pm, then it disappeared completely. Couldn't smell the smoke though. Must have been drifting to the west of us.
For the last three years we had been choking on it, but this year we are lucking out.
NORTHERN MINNESOTA
We are also doing pretty good at not having any major fires in the state this year, so far (knock on wood).
For the last three years we had been choking on it, but this year we are lucking out.
NORTHERN MINNESOTA
We are also doing pretty good at not having any major fires in the state this year, so far (knock on wood).
I watch the Vancouver Canada news occasionally and a while back they had a province stat of thousands of lightning strikes over a weekend making 150 new fires. More recent thousands of strikes only 15 new fires. Bit of luck of the draw. A 19 year old firefighter girl died when a tree fell on her. 
100,000 square km burned in Canada so far this year. Previous record 75,000 square km 1989 for entire 1989 season. We had a waft of smoke again today but not too bad.
100,000 square km burned in Canada so far this year. Previous record 75,000 square km 1989 for entire 1989 season. We had a waft of smoke again today but not too bad.
evo
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I noticed smoke about 3:30 yesterday across the straight. A texts to friends out that way, and about 20 min later I got evacuation texts on my phone. The FD Facebook says between 3:30 and 4 it grew to 3 acres, and it sounds like they threw everything and the kitchen sink. About 5 local departments, the navy fire crew, DNR, and they had three helicopters on it.
By the evening another emergency alert came in stating they had it contained. Today yet another stating evacuation orders have been lifted and proof of residence might be required to enter the area. But they are still mopping it up.
By the evening another emergency alert came in stating they had it contained. Today yet another stating evacuation orders have been lifted and proof of residence might be required to enter the area. But they are still mopping it up.
All I can say is watch the west coast news. Wow. Evacuations all over the place. In the news was hottest July ever which doesn't help. Worst drought in BC in a long time while here in Ontario nothing has dried out locally since spring. Usually there's yellow grass mid summer waiting for rain. I fear something's afoot. There was one fire where an ATV went up and started the surroundings. One we used to hear was don't drive that new fangled catalytic converter equipped vehicle in the grass because the cat will start a fire. Need a myth busters on that one.
southsoundtree
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- Olympia, WA
I'd avoid driving any ICE vehicles in tall grass, along with operating some equipment.
I would guess that stationary operation is the real concern.
I would guess that stationary operation is the real concern.
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