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dviss, sorry about that bad placed joke. wasn't thinking. hope all is well.

just saw troutdale is on level one (get ready) evacuation. east of 257th and north of stark.
 
MarAzul said:
Interesting take. But the historical record does not support current catchall.

Top 10 largest fires in Oregon history:
-- year
1 1865 990 thousand acres burned. Silverton fire

2 2012 558

3 2002 500

4 1849 480

5 1868 300

6 1936 287 Bandon gone!

7 2012 245

8 1933 240 Tillamook Burn 1

9 1939 217 Tillamook Burn 2

10 1945 173 Tillamook Burn 3

http://projects.oregonlive.com/wildfires/historical.php
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Wildfires are an age-old, often completely natural event and are actually necessary for forest sustainability. Of course, this one was started by a couple of insolent pyromaniac fucktards and it sucks to see it impacting so many people, but the point remains that there always have been and always will be wildfires. And like with any other singular event, connecting it back to climate change is both ignorant and scientifically unsound.
 
I'm following this fire from CA and boggled by the intensity. Hope everyone and their loved ones stay safe.
 
The Professional Fan said:
dviss, sorry about that bad placed joke. wasn't thinking. hope all is well.

just saw troutdale is on level one (get ready) evacuation. east of 257th and north of stark.
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Thank you. I probably responded a bit harshly. Sorry for that. I literally have family that:

Evacuated Houston only to evacuate the place he went to which were my other cousins.

Evacuated Cascade locks and N. Bonneville (We still have yet to hear from my Ex-wife's Brother who was in Cascade locks. He isn't answering).

Live in the path of that fucking Bitch Irma...

I also have a funeral to go to on Thursday. My God Brother just died of Brain Cancer.

That said, I'm healthy and prospering, and my son is transferring to a way better school. His family (on both sides) are having lots of trouble where they live.
 
On a positive note i'm glad I bought extra home insurance this time.
 
BonesJones said:
How bad could this possibly get?
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Today the weather only made it worse, apparently with the weather we have coming tomorrow and Thursday it's supposed to help but I have no idea how the process works on the ground
 
dviss1 said:
Thank you. I probably responded a bit harshly. Sorry for that. I literally have family that:

Evacuated Houston only to evacuate the place he went to which were my other cousins.

Evacuated Cascade locks and N. Bonneville (We still have yet to hear from my Ex-wife's Brother who was in Cascade locks. He isn't answering).

Live in the path of that fucking Bitch Irma...

I also have a funeral to go to on Thursday. My God Brother just died of Brain Cancer.

That said, I'm healthy and prospering, and my son is transferring to a way better school. His family (on both sides) are having lots of trouble where they live.
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You did not overreact at all. Damn, dude. That is extremely harsh.
 
Avnet thing that's pissing me off is that this is getting no fucking attention
 
Natebishop3 said:
Hasn't rained in months. No rain in sight.

Strong winds.

Lots of shit to burn.

It could get really bad. Really really bad.
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There will actually be some rain coming up by the end of this week. Not a lot, but hopefully enough to knock it back. Also a switch to west winds by Thursday, which will allow it to burn back in over itself and cease spreading. The worst should definitely be over by Thursday.
 
Five Second Violation said:
There will actually be some rain coming up by the end of this week. Not a lot, but hopefully enough to knock it back. Also a switch to west winds by Thursday, which will allow it to burn back in over itself and cease spreading. The worst should definitely be over by Thursday.
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I'm just hoping the beauty of some of our gems are preserved. I feel like that's just being naive though :( I'm so depressed over this...
 
I was always grateful for the rain our area gets because of how beautiful it makes our land... I have no family in danger or anything, and I still feel pained to the core...
 
Coming from a country that is well used to bushfires, my thoughts are with you, and your loved ones. Please stay safe, get out, and get out early. You don't want to be stuck on the road when the fire passes. Property, and vegetation can be replaced, lives can't. Due to a warm, wet winter here (thus lots of undergrowth/fuel), we are expecting a terrible bushfire season this summer.
 
BonesJones said:
I was always grateful for the rain our area gets because of how beautiful it makes our land... I have no family in danger or anything, and I still feel pained to the core...
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Yeah man. Could be worse. I'm pissed. I've lived in Troutdale and East County my entire life (other than Corvallis while going to school). I have my bags packed and am waiting to hear the word. That's terrifying.

It would suck seeing my house burn. But insurance will build me one back up.

The saddest part is seeing the town possibly torn up.
 
Fuck some of the people in this area man..... wtf?

http://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires...s_of_dollars_of_equipm.html#incart_river_home

Two fire trucks staged to fight the Chetco Bar Fire were ransacked while firefighters slept nearby in Brookings early Saturday morning.

Coburg Fire Chief Chad Minter, chief of the Lane County Fire Defense Board, told The Register-Guard that a task force comprised of firefighters from Coburg, Junction City, Lane Fire Authority, South Lane Fire and Mohawk Fire drove over 230 miles to Brookings from Lane County on Friday night.


The crews arrived around midnight and parked at the Brookings-Harbor High School to get some sleep before the morning's briefing at 5:30 a.m. But when they woke up, around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, they found two trucks were missing equipment, in an oxygen tank, a firefighter's bag, a flat-headed axe and a firefighter jacket.
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@Cippy91

I know you are in Gresham.
My father just texted me. recommended evacuation starts at 257th and Stark in Gresham. This thing is moving WAY fast. MY father is on 165th.
 
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