[Vision2020] smoke

Fri Sep 14 16:34:00 PDT 2012

The smoke pollution is bad news for those who work outside... This smoke in
the Moscow-Pullman area is expected to be blown out by tomorrow, by
shifting and stronger winds.  I hope so...
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 7:44 PM, deb <debismith at moscow.com> wrote:

> **
> All I know is it feels like a gorilla is sitting on my chest and throwing
> pepper in my eyes! Nasty out there.....Hope it blows out of here soon, and
> hope people stop being stupid enough to set off more fires. Saw a
> "controlled" burn between Pullman and Moscow yesterday. Makes me wonder how
> uncommon common sense must be.
> Debi R-S
> Asthmatic and temporarily reclusive
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* rhayes at frontier.com
> *To:* vision2020 at moscow.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:09 PM
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] smoke
>
>  Since the wind is coming out of the east, this smoke is most likely
> coming from the fires by Dixie, and near Lowell on highway 12 (National
> Interagency Fire Center). It should clear later today as the wind is due to
> shift from east to SSW. However, tomorrow may be another smoky day. Not
> fun, but we should probably get used to it. Predictions...predictions.
>
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Latah County Zoning Commission Agenda (london at moscow.com)
>   2. Re: Smoke (Tom Hansen)
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:58:15 -0700
> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: Tom Trail <thomasftrail at gmail.com>
> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Smoke
> Message-ID: <3CEA4705-BFFC-4F07-BC75-6AE0E4D64D74 at moscow.com>
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> Thanks, T-Man.
>
> Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources at:
>
> http://washingtondnr.wordpress.com/
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> Washington wildfire update: 1 pm, Wednesday, September 12
>
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>
> Washington wildfire update: 1 pm, Wednesday, September 12
>
> Major wildfires burning in Washington state as of 10 a.m., Sept 12, 2012.
> CLICK map for larger image.
>
> Here?s an update on some of the largest and most hazardous fires:
>
> Wenatchee Fire Complex: This complex north and west of the City of
> Wenatchee consists of dozens of wildfires, the largest and most dangerous
> of them include the:
>
> Canyons Fire, which has burned about 2,000 acres of shrub and grass
> directly west of Wenatchee.
>
> Poison Canyon Fire, which has burned about 1,000 acres of shrub and pine
> trees south of Cashmere.
>
> Byrd Canyon Fire, which has burned about 10,000 acres of grass and shrub
> north of Entiat.
>
> First Creek Fire, which has burned about 60 acres on remote, steep ground
> south of Lake Chelan.
>
> Pyramid Fire, which as burned about 100 acres of dying and diseased timber
> in the Entiat drainage north of Entiat (not currently staffed).
> Approximately 620 firefighters from state, local and federal agencies, plus
> aircraft, are working on these fires ? all started by lightning Saturday
> night.
>
> Barker Fire Complex: Burning in dry grass and shrub in Douglas and Grant
> counties about 14 miles northwest of Grand Coulee, this complex includes
> the Barker Canyon Fire (17,365 acres), and the Leahy Fire (which grew to
> 60,800 acres yesterday). The 186 firefighters on this complex are working
> to establish control lines. Fires in the complex have a high potential to
> spread further. Containment was estimated at 20 percent this morning. See
> the Barker Fire Complex web page on www.inciweb.org for more
> information.
>
> Yakima Fire Complex: Approximately 95 small lightning-caused fires are
> burning in brush, grass, sage and timber on county, state and federal lands
> in the Table Mountain Recreation Area of Yakima and Kittitas counties.
> Portions of the Table Mountain Area and several roads are closed. Campfires
> are prohibited on all county, state and federal lands in the area. About 50
> structures are threatened. The 377 personnel working this fire include
> crews from DNR, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and several
> Kittitas County Fire Districts. Containment was estimated at 10 percent
> this morning. See the Yakima Fire Complex web page on www.inciweb.org for
> more information.
>
> Manilla Creek Fire Complex: Consisting of several fires burning on the
> Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, this lightning-caused
> complex of wildfires has burned about 1,662 acres and was 70 percent
> contained as of this morning. The 256 personnel from DNR and other agencies
> assigned to this fire are working today to maintain fire lines and working
> closely with the tribal archeologist as they do fire mop-up tasks. Smoke
> from these and other fires in the region have produced air quality
> advisories for residents living on and near the reservation.
>
> Cascade Creek Fire: This 1,937-acre fire, started by lightning Saturday
> night, is burning in timber on the south slope of Mount Adams, mostly in
> the Mount Adams Wilderness Area. As of this morning, containment was zero
> percent but fire growth was minimal. The 360 personnel are focused today on
> keeping the fire from moving east towards the Yakama Nation Reservation,
> state, and private lands. (Crews finished wrapping the historic Gotchen
> Guard Station southeast of the fire with protective foil yesterday.) More
> information on the Cascade Creek Fire web page on www.inciweb.org
>
> Highway 141 Fire: Full containment of this 1,644-acre fire east of Highway
> 141, about 2 miles north of White Salmon, is anticipated later today. Level
> 2 (be ready to leave) or Level 3 (leave now) evacuations are cancelled. The
> cause of the fire, which burned on private and state lands, is under
> investigation.
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>
> On Sep 13, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Tom Trail <thomasftrail at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The news says that over 400 fires in Wash. State caused by lightning are
> causing the smoke
> >
> > t
> > On Sep 13, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:
> >
> >> Good question, Kit.
> >>
> >> Here's the view from North Adams . . .
> >>
> >> <image.jpeg>
> >>
> >> The smoky haze is clearly evident just above the apartment complexes.
> >>
> >> Thoughts, V-Peeps?
> >>
> >> Tom Hansen
> >> Moscow, Idaho
> >>
> >> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The
> college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
> >>
> >> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
> >>
> >> On Sep 13, 2012, at 11:10 AM, Craine Kit <kcraine at frontier.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Does any one know the source of today's smoke?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> Kit Craine
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