Eldorado Posted September 10, 2020 #1 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) "The US state of Oregon is battling record-breaking wildfires, which have destroyed at least five towns. "Three deaths in Oregon have been blamed on the wildfires, with another in neighbouring Washington state, where blazes are also burning. "In California, three people died in a wildfire that has forced thousands from their homes, authorities say." Full report at the BBC: Link Edited September 10, 2020 by Eldorado 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 10, 2020 #2 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) These are pictures of San Francisco taken yesterday. The sky is orange and smoke filled. Some are of the Golden Gate Bridge. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-09/amazing-photos-of-deep-orange-skies-snowing-ash-as-fire-smoke-swamps-bay-area These show Oregon. The pictures are not photoshopped and are taken in the morning or at noon. Look at the time stamp. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wildfire-sky-orange-bay-area-california-western-united-states/ "The smoke particles from the fires allow sunlight's longer wavelength colors like red and orange to get through while blocking the shorter wavelengths of yellow, blue and green," NASA said. "Those longer wavelengths give the sky a red or orange tinted appearance. Similarly, during sunrise and sunset times when the sun is near the horizon, sunlight has to travel through more of Earth's atmosphere to get to you. The additional atmosphere filters out the shorter wavelengths and allows the longer wavelengths to get through, providing reds and oranges during those times." Edited September 10, 2020 by susieice 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 10, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 1mins 35secs Edited September 10, 2020 by Eldorado 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 10, 2020 #4 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) These reports are from the state of Washington. Edited September 10, 2020 by susieice 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eldorado Posted September 11, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Police suspect 'human element' to devastating Oregon fire Investigators say one of the dozens of fires devastating the US might have been lit deliberately. Sky News 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 11, 2020 #7 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I found this site last night and it's been updating. It's a good read. I also saw where investigators were looking into if one of the fires had been intentionally set. There are a lot of rumors flying that aren't true. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/fires-oregon-california-wa-state.html Officials dealing with mass fires on the West Coast have been forced to counter social media rumors that the blazes were set by activists. In Medford, Ore., which saw a blaze that devastated the nearby communities of Phoenix and Talent, the Police Department reported hearing throughout Wednesday rumors that officers had arrested either leftist antifa or right-wing Proud Boys activists for arson. The department made its own Facebook post to say that neither story was true, nor was a fake graphic associated with the rumors, nor were reports of “gatherings of Antifa.” Still, with no evidence, other social media posts repeatedly pointed suspicion toward antifa — a loosely coordinated group of activists involved in protests in places like Portland, Ore. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that 911 dispatchers were being overrun with requests for information about an untrue rumor that antifa members were arrested for setting fires. The office said the rumors are making a difficult situation even harder. “Do your part, STOP. SPREADING. RUMORS!” the office said in a Facebook post. In Oregon, which has suffered catastrophic fires in the last few days, officials haven’t even seen any evidence of such a campaign at the state or local level, said Joy Krawczyk, a spokeswoman with the Oregon Department of Forestry. She said many fires remain under investigation. “We’re not seeing any indications of a mass politically-influenced arson campaign,” Ms. Krawczyk said. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 11, 2020 #8 Share Posted September 11, 2020 This investigation involving the Alameda fire is also being reported over here. According to the second link, there's a body involved. https://www.kptv.com/news/law-enforcement-launches-criminal-investigation-into-start-of-alameda-fire-resulting-death-in-southern-ore/article_995a399a-f3b2-11ea-beab-5bdc7be59be3.html https://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Police-Almeda-Fires-origin-and-recovered-body-part-of-a-criminal-investigation-572373891.html 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 12, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Oregon wildfires: Dozens of people missing in deadly blazes BBC: Link Oregon preparing for wildfires to be 'mass fatality event,' official says Fox News: Link Edited September 12, 2020 by Eldorado 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 12, 2020 #10 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Oregon braces for a "mass fatality incident" as wildfires rage in western states https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-wildfires-state-braces-for-mass-fatality-incident/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 12, 2020 #11 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Sad news coming out from Friday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/oregon-officials-concerned-wildfires-could-be-a-mass-fatality-incident-after-they-burn-more-than-a-million-acres/2020/09/11/da9c4ec2-f469-11ea-999c-67ff7bf6a9d2_story.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 13, 2020 #12 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Here's the latest reports as of tonight. https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcom Posted September 13, 2020 #13 Share Posted September 13, 2020 CNN! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 13, 2020 #14 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Satellite image shows smoke from the fires reaching as far east as Michigan. https://www.foxnews.com/science/west-coast-wildfire-smoke-stretches-michigan-satellite-image 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 13, 2020 #15 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Oregon's fire marshal has resigned. He had been placed on leave as part of an "internal personnel investigation". https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-fire-marshal-placed-on-leave-as-wildfires-continue-to-burn/283-be419ff0-e342-408b-b481-98599808abec https://www.foxnews.com/politics/oregon-fire-marshal-departs-amid-wildfire-destruction 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1029 Posted September 13, 2020 #16 Share Posted September 13, 2020 A friend of mine and his wife, people who retired from the university last spring, moved to Oregon. The recent fires burned them out. House and all out-buildings gone. They lost everything. They're going to try to rebuild. Hoping to get up something they can live in before cold weather gets here. Doug 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 15, 2020 #17 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I saw the reports yesterday on our news that the smoke has traveled the jet stream and is now making the sky hazy here over Pennsylvania. They said it's at an altitude of 25,000 ft so it doesn't affect our air quality. https://www.wfmz.com/weather/smoke-from-western-wildfires-makes-its-way-to-the-lehigh-valley/article_8bf8cf32-f754-11ea-86e3-0b8a65da3f32.html?fbclid=IwAR30Tc-_zXdU6YmRcYg0aJL_Biju7A2pVEwTyLgV4epFpaEILDhu4Hc2i7M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted September 16, 2020 Author #18 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Oregon man arrested after starting brush fire with Molotov cocktail accused of setting six more after he was released, police say CNN: Link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2020 #19 Share Posted September 17, 2020 There has been some containment but the weather is turning again, worrying officials. Oregon still has rumor issues. They are asking the public to trust them. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/us/wildfires-live-updates.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2020 #20 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Great job folks. Locals team up to save their town in Oregon. https://news.yahoo.com/hillbilly-brigade-saved-oregon-town-161358487.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIeRXlgE68dnXkUkpNTq_NJ7YSgFu-FmBOQ-YbQTFPhKmxPPNM-UB_r7UrEqZfyD-OgyLZ18XLn3t6y3gBdQ8_m5KFLPgOn6diQq-3NcKnruJE0MLNz9Di-8aedI0YX9JMzdnM0AryLKhE9r5Rx-bQab7znUj5ukmPquWrek45_2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2020 #21 Share Posted September 17, 2020 A survivor's story. https://nypost.com/2020/09/17/oregon-man-surrounded-by-wildfire-survives-by-lying-in-river/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 18, 2020 #22 Share Posted September 18, 2020 A California firefighter has been killed. https://abc7.com/tag/firefighter-killed/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1029 Posted September 20, 2020 #23 Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 6:50 AM, susieice said: I found this site last night and it's been updating. It's a good read. I also saw where investigators were looking into if one of the fires had been intentionally set. There are a lot of rumors flying that aren't true. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/fires-oregon-california-wa-state.html Arson fires are more common than lightning fires - but about 9 to 1 nationally. In the west with its high fire danger, fires started by smoking or accidental escapes are considered arson. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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