Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by markonline1
(Post 12908487)
Not orange today, but Smokey as ........... You should be able to see Monterey quite clearly from here, you can’t even see the tower at the moment!!!
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Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12908491)
Time is coming to start packing bags. The level 2 evacuation has been extended and is now 6 miles away from us, and the fire is heading towards Oregon City then it's all suburbs to Portland. Perhaps when Oregon City is threatened someone might listen to the fire chiefs pleas for air tankers.
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Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12908491)
Time is coming to start packing bags. The level 2 evacuation has been extended and is now 6 miles away from us, and the fire is heading towards Oregon City then it's all suburbs to Portland. Perhaps when Oregon City is threatened someone might listen to the fire chiefs pleas for air tankers.
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Re: Fires in California
Ditto and Ditto and extra :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed: 's + :angel:
Let us know how you're doing... ps....just Googled to try to get an idea of where you are - it brought up this: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020...hreatened.html Looks dire. Hope you've not been escalated to level 3 |
Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12908494)
Why are air tankers not being used?
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Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 12908493)
In fairness, doesn't it look like that often due to fog? I took a peek at the Golden Gate Bridge 'webcam' today. It looks awful, but, I have to say it can look like that due to fog also:
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Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12908520)
Tankers can't fly if VFR flight isn't possible, and it looks to me like VFR ain't happening in the Marion & Clackamas County fires because of the smoke.
Original comment: Perhaps when Oregon City is threatened someone might listen to the fire chiefs pleas for air tankers. |
Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12908540)
His comment though implied fire people were asking for tankers but were turned down, at least how I interpreted it.
Original comment: Perhaps when Oregon City is threatened someone might listen to the fire chiefs pleas for air tankers. |
Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12908543)
That's how interpreted it too, though I agree the question, as stated, implies that the requests were being ignored or rejected on a whim. Neither seems likely, so I guessed that the tankers are unable to fly because of smoke.
Smoke conditions are a lot worse this morning. We have been getting things ready to grab and go. Level 2 is within 4 miles, in a straight line, which is how fires travel. We will go on level 2 and head to Mrs L's twin sister in eastern Washington. |
Re: Fires in California
Can anyone explain why San Francisco has the worst air quality for the entire region ... given that there aren't any fires specifically in San Francisco? Is it tied to the unique way that SF gets the summer fog worse than everyone else - being the lowest point and such? See map below - purple is worse than red ...
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Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12908491)
Time is coming to start packing bags. The level 2 evacuation has been extended and is now 6 miles away from us, and the fire is heading towards Oregon City then it's all suburbs to Portland. Perhaps when Oregon City is threatened someone might listen to the fire chiefs pleas for air tankers.
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Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 12908769)
Can anyone explain why San Francisco has the worst air quality for the entire region ... given that there aren't any fires specifically in San Francisco? Is it tied to the unique way that SF gets the summer fog worse than everyone else - being the lowest point and such? See map below - purple is worse than red ..
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Re: Fires in California
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Smoke from Washington causing air quality issues across the border. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...99a36f8960.png |
Re: Fires in California
Scary picture in this article, along with some interesting news.
https://www.politico.com/states/cali...ion-it-1316566 Is there any relief in sight? Are new fires starting up as old fires get put out? |
Re: Fires in California
Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 12908950)
Scary picture in this article, along with some interesting news.
https://www.politico.com/states/cali...ion-it-1316566 Is there any relief in sight? Are new fires starting up as old fires get put out? |
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