Wildfire Season

[Amaury]

We're at 11 or 12 now? I dunno.

We've got another wildfire in our state, this one being near my aunt's ranch, though she's fine. On top of that, it's only mid-July, and we've already got this many wildfires, some still burning, though some are also in Wenatchee and not near Ellensburg.

That's three summers in a row. What the hell!?

Edit: Photos of the latest here if anyone's curious.

 

[melbo]

http://www.nwccweb.us/information/firemap.aspx

 

[melbo]

The Taylor Bridge fire burned up 5700 acres of my wind farm. I'm mostly seeing smoke from Wenatchee and around Manastash atm.

 

[Amaury]

The wildfire near Wenatchee is way out of control and they've apparently completely evacuated Rooster and Pateros, towns past the city of Wenatchee.

Edit: About six homes lost and it's reached US Highway 97. Right now they estimated it's burned over 47,000 acres.

 

[Amaury]

Pretty bad wildfire season: http://www.ktvq.com/news/wildfires-drive-residents-from-homes-in-washington-state-and-canada/

 

[Amaury]

Gallery of the out of control wildfire: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/photo...rlton-complex-fire-sweeps-through-pateros/#/0

 

[Amaury]

Another gallery: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/photo...ateros-on-thursday-night-during-firestorm/#/0

 

[Amaury]

And another one! This one caused by lightning from a thunderstorm yesterday: Fire burning north of Ellensburg; structures reportedly burned

My mom, aunt, and I were watching the fire's growth yesterday evening at her ranch and saw a few lightning strikes hit the ground where the wildfire is.

You safe, @melbo?

 

[melbo]

Yep, was watching it burn from my plant last night and saw lightning repeatedly strike into the zone of the fire.
I'm in Upper county so not issues here other than smoky haze

 

[Amaury]

Yep, was watching it burn from my plant last night and saw lightning repeatedly strike into the zone of the fire.
I'm in Upper county so not issues here other than smoky haze

In the city here, so pretty much the same.

 

[Amaury]

A couple of photos I took of the Snag Canyon wildfire:

 

[Amaury]

A couple of photos I took of the Snag Canyon wildfire:

View attachment 79752 View attachment 79753

Taken only about five-seven hours later from the above. It got bad. If it reaches the national forest, as that's the direction it's moving, they're going to be hurting:

 

[Amaury]

If anyone's interested, here's a video of the Carlton Complex fire near Wenatchee that was started by lightning on July 14 -- it was taken on July 22 during the daytime:

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

As of yesterday, August 20, containment is at 98% and acres burned is at 256,108. It's also the largest wildfire in Washington history, and it did a lot of damage to a small town, almost completely wiping it out.

The estimated containment date is August 29.