I just looked out the window and the sky is completely cloudy with a definite orange tint. Reminds me of a science fiction movie of the end of the world.
My thoughts are with all of you, and your loved ones. I know what it's like living with bushfires. Please stay safe, and leave early. Property, and possessions can be replaced, lives can't
My daughter is at Corban University in Salem. Been at level 2 evac status for a couple days now. Keeping a close eye on that Beachie Creek fire. They already evacuated the Santiam penitentiary which is right next to their campus.
Jason And Isaac have been reporting that two of them down south started by people who had gender reveal parties using fireworks.
the Santiam Canyon fire was started by downed power lines. I heard PGE was considering turning off the power to the entire canyon but decided against it. Too bad they didn't. That fire has merged with the Opal Creek fire that was caused by lightning. Together, they are well over 200,000 acres, and most of that has burned in the last 48 hours I heard that the fires around Lincoln City and Otis were also started by down power lines. They don't know the cause of the fire along the Mckenzie River yet )Holiday Farm fire) it had burned nearly 100.000 acres by this morning having the power cutoff for 24 hours is a bit of a pain in the ass, but it sure would be better than all this damage and all this smoke.
Stay safe out there KJ! Same to the rest of you!! Hit me up if I can do anything to help. This forum is amazing, great people brought together to cheer for a team; knowing there are things bigger than Basketball. I am so thankful to have this place and all of you. <3
I live in western lane county between Florence and Eugene....We're camped at our son's house not far from Autzen Stadium until we can go home and power is back...wife went out and checked today and the chickens are still there....there was a fire on Florence side and one near Fern Ridge Resevoir that smoked us out and the winds knocked the power out....could have been worse...it's really smokey here in Eugene too but my son's house has a good filter system...my cabin is unliveable at the moment...the air is like burning plastic in all my buildings....fortunately no sparks set them off yet
Any reports on wind speeds near Otis/Lincoln City? I spent a ton of time down that way growing up and they are no stranger to high winds. I mean 70+ mph at times from the west. I figured the coast range would block a lot of that east wind though...
