PNW Red flag fire warning 9-11>9-12

[Cidertom]

Here we go again: Red flag warning for Western Oregon and SW Washington.
I bring this up as we, as users of the forests, have responsibility to protect as well. While I don't expect the lay person to be on the fire lines, I do hope we use word of mouth, and the social side of snow-cats to get the word out to use extra care now.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsig...ning&lat=44.62510&lon=-123.13100#.VBDF-2MWAvt

 

[JimVT]

I posted this previously . a link to the fires.
http://www.nwccinfo.blogspot.com/
http://www.nwccweb.us/information/firemap.aspx

 

[sno-drifter]

Here we go again: Red flag warning for Western Oregon and SW Washington.
I bring this up as we, as users of the forests, have responsibility to protect as well. While I don't expect the lay person to be on the fire lines, I do hope we use word of mouth, and the social side of snow-cats to get the word out to use extra care now.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsig...ning&lat=44.62510&lon=-123.13100#.VBDF-2MWAvt

So far we have escaped major damage from fire. Last month we had a big lightening storm and there were several strike fires here. One was on our place and the good news was there was quite a bit of rain with it so it was flaming but had not yet laddered up in the trees. We were able to put it out with hand tools and a back pack sprayer before the Calvary got here.

 

[jask]

Fire season has wound down here, the last air tanker is formally off station and I thought that everyone might enjoy this picture from the 60s... Manning park is a couple hours North of Seattle just across the Border and did not suffer from political correctness back then