I just helped evacuate medical lake, wa. The town is getting treated like Lahaina right now. It looked to be headed right at Glen Berry's place.....home of berry's game calls and the golden tone shorty elk bugle.
It's cooling off very quickly, it might be. It's still a little ways out from where I'm at, but i heard it's taking it's toll on people where it is at currently. I hope everyone is alright.
Damn. To all those who are affected and fighting the good fight, be safe. PNWGATOR here on the slide is a fire captain in Spokane and I'm sure he's in the thick of it. Thinking of you my friend.
We were mandatory Level 3 Evac 0215 Saturday morning. We are packed and ready to bail but holding tight.
I think the Gray is eating more homes than the Oregon- which is pending doom for us.
I put minimal credibility in it, but a FB group poster stated she caught some DeGen in a remote timber Co. area with a machette making a burn pile to light a fire. He bailed when she announced herself. Had a good description and vehicle ID.
My brother lives in the outskirts of Medical Lake. He said his father in law, a local rancher in the area, told him about a small fire that started less than 2 miles from his house. Within minutes he noticed a large plume of smoke and knew that fire had gotten out of control. Lucky for him the wind was blowing the opposite direction......Very Unfortunate for Hundreds of Families who lost their Homes. Devastating!!
I spent some time this weekend cleaning up brush and wood/fuel around my house on the lower hillside in Anchorage. I will keep at it over the winter and do my part on a local level to decrease the risk.