The Wild West is Burning... border to border

From the man made border to the north (Canada) to the man made border to the south, Every Pacific Coast state is burning...

"Tuesday, red-flag warnings for dangerous fire weather stretched along the entire West Coast from the U.S. border with Mexico to Canada, including much of California and Nevada, western Oregon and Washington, along with western Arizona and southern Utah. Strong winds are buffeting areas in and around Seattle and Portland, Ore., with wildfire concerns in both areas. In some places, winds have been strong enough to knock out power. More than 100,000 customers were without electricity"

As you can see in the photograph of the state's capitol building immediately above, smoke poured into Oregon's western valley's with a quickness today, even reported to be leaving ash on vehicles in Salem this morning and making it very hard for many people to breathe. The Beachie Creek Fire, burning near Detroit, and the Lionshead Fire, near Breitenbush are believed to be the culprits for the capitols smoke-filled skies, both fires are said to have been sparked by lightening on August 16th but had "remained relatively small" bu look at the Salem skies just 24 hours earlier to really grasp how fast and heavy this smoke is pouring in:

Holiday campers on the Santiam who slept in state parks over in the Detroit Lake area east of Salem were awaken to evacuation. Later, campers and visitors at Silver Falls State Park near Sublimity and Silverton were also reporting being evacuated. “The extreme fire activity in the area poses an imminent danger to anyone who chooses to remain in the evacuated area,” Marion County Sheriff Joe Kast said. Oregon State Parks representatives told media that both of those parks will be closed until further notice.

Additionally noted is the wildfire burning along Highway 126 near McKenzie Bridge has closed the highway and brought Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations from Walterville Elementary School to the McKenzie River Ranger Station near Belknap Springs, a stretch of over 40 miles. At 6 a.m., the Lane County Sheriff’s Office issued Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuations that extend west to the intersection of Highway 126 and Thurston Road, just a few miles east of Springfield. At 8:30 AM, the Level 3 “Go Now” order was expanded West to Walterville Elementary School from Leaburg.

This is Extremely Sad indeed... for all life including our species

Word has come in this evening that in California as follows:.

More than 2.2 million acres have burned so far in 2020, surpassing 2018 for the most acres burned annually in the modern record. Three of the state’s four largest wildfires have occurred in the past three weeks — all exceeding 300,000 acres and not yet fully contained. Nearly 14,000 firefighters continue battling 25 major wildfires across the state.

Bobcat Fire, Los Angeles County North of Duarte in the Angeles National Forest at last report was at 8,553 acres, ZERO Containment *Evacuations in progress

The Creek Fire in Sierra National Forest, where rescues of trapped hikers and campers are still underway, has ballooned to 143,929 acres in two days, with ZERO Percent Containment.

-The Valley Fire has burned more than 27 square miles about 30 miles east of San Diego in the Cleveland National Forest. It has forced evacuations and was only 3% contained as of This Morning. It has destroyed 11 homes and 25 outbuildings. There has been reports that two people have been reported as having been injured in this fire so far.

-The El Dorado Fire burning in San Bernardino County was started Saturday by a smoke device used during a gender reveal party, according to Cal Fire. As of Tuesday morning, it has burned more than 15 square miles and was only 7% contained.

A new fire popped up overnight last night called the Oak Fire, in Mendocino County North of Willits which jumped to 863 acres, and was 5% contained- Evacuations are in place

-The Sequoia Complex Fire, SQF Complex, is made up of two separate fires called the Castle fire and the Shotgun fire.These are said to have began late last month in the Sequoia National Forest. It has burned more than 95 square miles and was only 7% contained as of this morning.

Rattlesnake, Tulare County which include the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness is reported to be at 1,150 acres and is also Zero% contained as of today

These are not all the fires in California, just among the ones putting up the best fights thus far, of coarse there's still 4 more months of fire season in California still to go.

Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, released a video update saying “Just yesterday there were 43 new fires. The day before that, 49 fires. When a fire ignites right now ... they are able to burn at explosive rates. But firefighters have done an amazing job at being able to contain most of these fires that are igniting.”

There have been 8 fatalities and more than 3,300 structures destroyed. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has seen more than 7,600 wildfires this year. Newsom said that “90+%” of California’s fires are caused by people.

Santa Ana winds were forecast for tonight in Southern California, Forecasters said 25- to 35-mph winds were expected to start picking up around 8 o'clock this evening, with gusts topping 45 mph. Locals remain wondering whether or not the Bobcat (in the Angeles National Forest) will make a run for the foothill communities.

Another similar natural occurrence most don't know to factor in about this time of the year in California, is the coming of the Intense Diablo winds which are forecasted for parts of Northern California this week.

Word regarding the Washington state fires is as follows:

“A potentially historic fire weather event is unfolding across the West, especially over the West Coast, during the next three days,” tweeted Nick Nauslar (National Interagency Fire Center, or NIFC) meteorologist on Monday.

Three of the largest blazes in Washington are Cold Springs south of Omak (163,000 acres), Pearl Hill east of Brewster (174,000 acres), and Evans Canyon north of Yakima (75,817 acres). The Pearl Hill fire reportedly burned 170,000 acres within 24 hours.

In Washington state, Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers said a wind-driven fire destroyed an estimated 80% of the homes in the town of Malden, which is about 35 miles south of Spokane and has about 200 residents. Malden lost its fire station, post office, City Hall, library and most of its homes, according to the sheriff’s office.

A fire burning near Davenport, Washington, grew to 70,000 acres this morning and was 0% contained, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

We leave you with the wisdom and advice, especially if you already have health issues and specifically breathing issues: “It is difficult to tell where smoke, ash or soot from a fire will go, or how winds will affect the level of these particles in the air, so we ask everyone to remember that smoke and ash can be harmful to health, even for people who are healthy,” Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis said. “If you can see smoke, soot or ash, or you can smell smoke, pay attention to your immediate environment and take precautions to safeguard your health.”