Fires Still Burning
I tend to focus on fires that threaten people and homes because there is more information available and, in many cases, I know people in the area or once lived there. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t a lot of other large fires burning.
Alaska has had almost a million acres burned this year, but they tended to be in remote areas and caused by lightning, i.e. natural fires, and you couldn’t really fight them if you wanted to without the real danger of someone dying in the effort.
The Sheep Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest, California started yesterday afternoon, and they have to jump on it because it has already burned three homes and is headed for more.
The Twin Fire in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona started as a controlled burn that went awry when the wind shifted 180° from the forecast and became gusty. The fire threatens the town of Williams near I-40.
The Lily Lake Fire in the Beaverhead/Dearlodge National Forest, Montana has been burning since August, but rain and snow have arrived to put it out.
Rain and snow are also what’s needed for the Tumblebug Complex in the Williamette National Forest, Oregon, actually 25 fires, and the Boze and Rainbow Creek Fires in the Umpqua National Forest, Oregon. They have been under constant watch, but as long as private property isn’t involved, the decision was made to let nature take its course.
When resources are limited, and they definitely are, you do what you can where you can with what you have. When money is tight, you can’t always do what you would like to do, or what you think would be best.
2 comments
Send rain…quick…please.
.-= last blog ..Gourmet Magazine =-.
I would love to send you all of the rain I’ve been getting for the past two weeks, and I’m sure that the Philippines and India would like to contribute to the cause.
There have been a couple of promising tropical systems, but they turned even before Baja Norte, while soaking Baja Sur.
It looks like the best bet in the jet stream dropping South for the winter. The snow has already started across the northwest.