I just bugged out.

[Jasonanddeonna]

Prayers are with you and the family.

 

[oremike]

I just saw on the Creswell Facebook page a call for horse trailers and places to put livestock for the duration.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Detroit is on alert, Again! Which means the whole of Santiam Canyon is at risk again!

 

[CamoDeafie]

Detroit is on alert, Again! Which means the whole of Santiam Canyon is at risk again!

Fire alert, fire weather alert, which is it?

 

[Ura-Ki]

Fire Alert, be ready to boogy!

 

[Ura-Ki]

COD NEXLAB: Satellite and Radar

Check out COD Meteorology's Satellite and Radar Data

weather.cod.edu

THIS is a superb, real time sat map of what's going on, and you can tweak it to show all sorts of really cool stuff!

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

I'm back home! It's been a crazy 6 days, but they finally put us back in level 2 evac. That Sunday night the fire was moving fast our way, and if it had followed the same trend for another day, we would have lost the house. Monday, they were able to hold a line and save all the structures. Thankfully the winds didn't get too severe on Tuesday and Thursday and the fire didn't make any more progress our way.

At this time the fire is 20% contained and burned just shy of 6000 acres. We're still not completely out of the woods, but it sure feels good being back home. I've cleared some more brush directly surrounding the house, but I really need to go out and cut down some trees that are too
close.

Thanks for the support guys and gals.

Here's a good illustration of the fire's progression.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

YAY !
That is a welcome bit of good news.
Andy

 

[Xaevian]

Glad it worked out!

 

[SrMachoSolo]

Question, have these wildfires increased in size/severity in recent decades? Or have they often been California proportions?

-Robert

 

[Ura-Ki]

Question, have these wildfires increased in size/severity in recent decades? Or have they often been California proportions?

-Robert

Historically, no, but recently, yes!
We looked it up once, trying to determine what the severity of the legendary Tillimook fire was supposed to have been, not even close both historically or recently! It was much smaller then the "Record" and even by today's Cali standards!