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Eagle Creek wildfire: rain of ash in Portland, evacuations ordered
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The Jazz Cabbage Master
Member
This smoke is horrible here in Ashland. So over it 😭
Walter White Walker
Member
I'm looking at the carpet next to me where a patch is getting the full force of the sun. It's just a sickly looking light orange spot.
fluffydelusions
Member
I was just there not too long ago. So beautiful. I'm so sad now 
God-fucking-damnit...
fluffydelusions
Member
eerie
From Stevenson, Wa
From Stevenson, Wa
Why cancel it?
Well it's not gonna be pretty here that's for sure, but the weather will be getting cooler this week and the wind should help with the ash.
If you plan on going out east toward Hood River, then I would not. The city won't be so bad.
Darth Pinche
Member
I was just there not too long ago. So beautiful. I'm so sad now
Fuck! I love that place and have gone hiking there. I breaks my heart to know that some of those gorgeous forests are gone.
fluffydelusions
Member
I didn't get to see much of it(was getting dark out when I went) but here is a photo I took last year from there
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah. Reminds me of the Southern California firestorms in 2002.
That was infuriating to watch. The dad is a fucking idiot.
I went to Multnomah so many times
When I was in Oregon I was right on the Gorge. Seeing so much I saw for years daily burn is depressing as fuck. Still have a lot of family spread out on both sides of the river too, around the Dalles.
I can't believe it jumped the river how the hell is that possible?
Lys Skygge
Member
Eagle Creek is my favorite trail in the Columbia River Gorge. This is heartbreaking ((((
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Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Obviously those teens must now also be thrown off the cliff to appease the forest god.
daTRUballin
Member
There's a lot of smoke and ash falling where I live. It's pretty crazy. You can't even see the clouds! And now I'm finding out that the area where a friend of mine lives (which is about a 20 min. drive from where I live) might be getting an evacuation warning. This is all a bit concerning to say the least ._.
echoshifting
Banned
The wind kicked up embers and flew them across the Columbia :/
sir_kevith
Member
My mom lives in Corbett and had to leave. She sprayed down her roof and removed her drapes and everything so that the house is a bit harder to ignite.
We need to ban recreational fireworks after this. If the kids that started it don't face any legal repercussions then the whole family needs to be shamed out of the state. They need to GTFO of here.
We need to ban recreational fireworks after this. If the kids that started it don't face any legal repercussions then the whole family needs to be shamed out of the state. They need to GTFO of here.
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Eh, that's a bit much. Most families don't have much control over their teenagers.
Over in Harrisburg and it really is crazy.
Like just being outside feels so freaky and oppressive.
Like aincouldnt help think of that feeling left over when watching some horror movies after the bomb goes off. Not for distraction but due to just the heaviness in the air.
Very surreal.
Like just being outside feels so freaky and oppressive.
Like aincouldnt help think of that feeling left over when watching some horror movies after the bomb goes off. Not for distraction but due to just the heaviness in the air.
Very surreal.
fluffydelusions
Member
That's one hell of an image
jeremy1456
Junior Member
Captain hindsight says controlled burns could have saved everything.
Alas people will never learn. We're creating 'super fires' such that they burn so hot such that tree seeds lose viability.
Alas people will never learn. We're creating 'super fires' such that they burn so hot such that tree seeds lose viability.
echoshifting
Banned
Tree density in forests is a huge problem
Same reason the pine beetle has been so destructive in the Colorado Rockies
I live in Saint Helens, about 25 miles north of Portland. It's been raining ash since morning and didn't get any better during the day. 1 hour commute home and my throat is fucking ravaged.
Kid with fireworks set it off, a woman witnessed it, told them to stop. They didn't. Fucking hell.
The kids are about 100x smarter than their dipshit father.
Kid with fireworks set it off, a woman witnessed it, told them to stop. They didn't. Fucking hell.
The kids are about 100x smarter than their dipshit father.
sir_kevith
Member
I don't think so. They've put my mom and hundreds of others out of their homes. Just like that, all these families have their lives turned upside down. People just have to leave and come to terms with the fact that they might not have a house to go back to. They've caused millions of dollars in damages, put everyone in the PNW' health at risk with the amount of smoke spreading all over the region, destroyed iconic attractions which will reduce income for the people out here for decades.
This kid is fuckin' toast and i hope his whole family gets the fuck out cause they aren't welcome. They'll be bankrupt too. Fuck all of them. Their parents brought them there and were the ones to pick them up. They are liable.
echoshifting
Banned
The fire has slowed considerably (after doubling in size to 10,000+ acres today) thanks to the wind dying down. But there are still a lot of closures and evacuation areas.
More info at that link about closures. Here is the updated evacuation list:
It is crazy that level 1 evacuation orders have gone out to Troutdale. I believe that's only about ten miles from Portland.
More info at that link about closures. Here is the updated evacuation list:
It is crazy that level 1 evacuation orders have gone out to Troutdale. I believe that's only about ten miles from Portland.