Never thought I would see this in Oregon (Page 2): Fun with ash.

Harold Stetson Loc: Marquam 97038

Fun with ash.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Harold Stetson wrote:

Wind at 40 MPH with some places getting gusts way above that. Dry conditions and some fire assets out of state to help others. Huge fires with 2 thousand fire fighters that would normally have 6 thousand if we had the assets. Some towns gone.

Praying for you. Stay safe

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Harold Stetson wrote:

Wind at 40 MPH with some places getting gusts way above that. Dry conditions and some fire assets out of state to help others. Huge fires with 2 thousand fire fighters that would normally have 6 thousand if we had the assets. Some towns gone.

Absolutely terrible.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Looks like Hell - stay safe.

tcthome Loc: NJ

Scary stuff. Stay safe. Best wishes for everyone who lives out that way.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Scary.

crafterwantabe Loc: Mn

Eerie photos. It has to be scary. Be safe

Harold Stetson Loc: Marquam 97038

Worried yes. Scared not so much. The first two days with the wind around 40 was really worrisome. Being without power still is a pain but we minimize it with generators. I found another drawback to a tankless water heater. I can run pretty much everything by being selective but not the water heater. Someone stole my generator but a friend of mine at Sunbelt Rentals bailed us out. I have a lot of work to do outside but the wife keeps on me to stay inside because of all the smoke.

Susan yamakawa

Ben's nana wrote:

Devastating! My daughter lives in Portland. They've not left the house for days
Fran

Covid and fire 😢😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Harold Stetson wrote:

Wind at 40 MPH with some places getting gusts way above that. Dry conditions and some fire assets out of state to help others. Huge fires with 2 thousand fire fighters that would normally have 6 thousand if we had the assets. Some towns gone.

Wild photos....Be prepared and stay safe.

NikonGal Loc: Central Oregon

We're getting the smoke from your fires for the last 3 days on the east side of Cascades. Skies not as red here, more a murky pink. Closest fires 1.5 hours south and north. Stay safe and thanks for posting your images. Bev

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Harold Stetson wrote:

Wind at 40 MPH with some places getting gusts way above that. Dry conditions and some fire assets out of state to help others. Huge fires with 2 thousand fire fighters that would normally have 6 thousand if we had the assets. Some towns gone.

It is so sad what is going on all over Oregon, Washington and California. We get to Oregon frequently, at least once, sometimes twice a year and hope you and all of the other Oregonians can stay safe and get through this.

Rae Zimmerman Loc: Pine Island, FL

Sad times. Oregon's governor said these fires are the "bellweather" of the future. We need to be so much more aggressive in fighting off climate change.

Harold Stetson Loc: Marquam 97038

I am not sure where the blame lies. First two nights were a surprise and nonfightable. You can't stop a fire in forty mile per hour wind and dry conditions with plenty of fuel. After that seemed to be pretty noncommittal. I am a retired 40 year member of the National Guard and in the past the Guard has been a mainstay in fighting fire. The first three crews are leaving today and it's not because they didn't want to go. They were used for traffic control but not fighting fires. Our helicopters have not been able to do much do to first wind and then smoke. I saw civilian fire crews standing around waiting for ODF direction. At one point they pulled out and were going to let Scotts Mills and Molalla burn. Some civilians got together and fought the fire and saved a community. In the old days they would draft people to fight fire.

shelty Loc: Medford, OR

The Talent, Phoenix area in Oregon lost nover 600 homes with quite a few deaths. I knew there was a lot of wind and smoke in the area until a man and a policeman excitedly came to the door and told us to get out quickly. I called a friend and drove over there for the night. Luckily the wind shifted or it would have gotten us also.