If anyone is looking for the official evacuation map it can be found here: https://www.oregon.gov/oem/emops/Pages/RAPTOR.aspx I was doing a search for it this morning and all I got was two Google page results of just news articles, which was not helpful. I hope everyone is staying safe! I have a few friends that own or run farms and were out all last night hauling big water tanks trying to put out hot spots up the Santiam Canyon. Hard times like these really do show how neighbors and communities are willing to help eachother, which is something to take out of this I guess.
This year has been....... an unbelievable mess from basically the beginning. I honestly can't remember a year like this in my 39 years. The pandemic, the fires, the political strife...... it's just unbelievable.
Oregon, Washington and California are socialist shitholes. We can burn to ashes as far as Trump is concerned....less Biden voters that way.....
Saw an Oregon woman on TV news this morning, she said the clothes she was wearing were all she had left in the world. Crying. No good time to lose everything but now especially bad, shelters unsafe due to Corona virus and states having to drastically cut budgets.
What breaks my heart most of all is the homeless situation with this smoke and covid....they have literally nowhere to get relief. Noticc a new crop of homeless yesterday around Eugene with high tech camping gear...made me think that those folks lost their homes but had money to buy new camping gear
by the way, this should be a wakeup call for all of us on some things we should do to 'be prepared' * get a solid fireproof 'briefcase' and put all your essential papers in it: Titles & Deeds; Insurance Policies; Copies of vehicle registrations; last couple years of tax returns; a catalog of all your passwords and log-in data. etc. It needs to be portable of course because it will be one of the things you grab in an evacuation * take the time to catalog all your possessions with a camera. Devices and electronics; furniture and art; clothes and closet contents; appliances; cabinetry and floor coverings; machinery; etc. Put all the pictures in a file/folder and make multiple copies, including one on a memory stick that goes in that briefcase with all your essential papers. If you have the time, you might also compile a list of model numbers for appliances, devices, and electronics, plus descriptions of other possessions * make sure your homeowners insurance is up to date and has sufficient coverage including full new replacement of dwelling(s), out-buildings, vehicles, RV's and personal property (you might be surprised at the replacement cost for everything you own) * make a plan. Think about if you only had 15-20 minutes to grab stuff and run, what would be the stuff you'd grab? Maybe you can consolidate some of it in one area. Think about what you can keep in your car(s) all the time in case you were suddenly living out of it for a few days...or longer. Things like a larger water container; blanket; flashlights; non-perishable food; etc. chances are you'll never need any of this. But if you do, a few hours of effort and planning now could prevent months of misery later
I think the top of my list is "Move out of the West Coast because fire and smoke season is going to be an annual event now."
Another tip: practice for a fire disaster. Set fire to your house in the middle of the night and see how fast you can get out. barfo
how do you practice for an earthquake? of course, there are some disasters you can't prepare for like your wife letting you know your mother-in-law is moving into the guest room permanently.
Just drove up that hill last week with my daughter to catch the sunset.....didn’t realize it was blocked and you couldn’t go all the way to the top!!!
Did you go on Wednesday? I think it is closed every Wednesday to car traffic to the top. Otherwise, I believe it has been re-opened?
