JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

God bless you and your family. Prayers are going out to all on the West Coast. I have many family members there and most of them have been very lucky. We do hope that the fires will all be contained and no further harm comes to both humans and animals. May God bless you all.

pesfls Loc: Oregon, USA

Thank you all for the kind comments. We now have a breeze off the Pacific and our air is slightly better. Weird times.

drucker Loc: Oregon

We live about 25 miles SW of Portland, Oregon. Last week we had high winds and watched the the smoke rolling over Chehalem Mountain and a constant stream of horse and stock trailers taking animals off of the mountain. Then about 11:30 that night we watched the flames roll over the top. Deep ravines and few roads made it tough on the firefighters. The wind died down some and luckily only barns were lost and the fire and after making the crest the fire didn't continue down the south side. We were about five miles away.
The winds also fanned a wildfire about 25 miles east and another 35 miles SE burning thousands of acres and hundreds, maybe thousands, of homes. The eventually became one fire. Much of it is still uncontrolled and a huge area is still evacuated. Whole towns have been leveled. A cousin lost their home and their cabin on the Santiam River and were with in-laws and evacuated again -- we haven't heard more since.
Have only seen the sun once today and that was about 10:00 this morning when there was an hazy orange orb in the sky for a little while. There is a slight breeze and visibility varies from a few blocks to maybe a quarter mile at "good" times. We had high humidity yesterday and were hoping for a bit of rain and a few sprinkles were reported but I never did see any. It's been reported that we have had the worst air pollution levels because of the smoke of any major city in the world. A couple of times I checked the index was above 500 and this mooring it was "only" 478.
We're just thankful that where we live is relatively safe from fire and that others we know my be displaced but are safe.

pesfls Loc: Oregon, USA

Glad you’re ok in spitecof your trouble and fears.

marine73 Loc: Modesto California

My brother that lives in Mohawk valley was evacuated and so far he has not been able to return home. Lucky he was able to stay with this daughter and son-in-law.

pesfls Loc: Oregon, USA

Most likely his home is standing. The fire tended to stay east of Marcola Road. We have friends that have a dairy farm about mp8 on Marcola Rd were able to get the cows to the animal shelter at the fairdrounds and were in town for several days. Hope your brothersplace is OK.