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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1249 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
Oregon wildfire spreads in prime eclipse-viewing area, hundreds evacuated
By Nicole Chavez and Joe Sutton, CNN
(CNN)About 600 residents were evacuated Friday in a prime eclipse-viewing area in Oregon because of a rapidly growing wildfire.
The Milli Fire began Tuesday and has since burned about 6,888 acres just 9 miles west of Sisters, a town in the path of the total solar eclipse, according to Central Fire Info.
As of Friday, the blaze was zero percent contained, fire officials said.
Immediate evacuations were ordered for residents near Sisters -- where people will see 34 seconds of "totality" on Monday --- as the Milli Fire continues to push to the east. An additional 1,085 people were put under a pre-evacuation notice, county officials said.
As the "Great American Eclipse" approaches, the fire has become one of the state's public safety priorities.
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"State agencies are already working around the clock and across the state, and as we get closer to the total solar eclipse, we'll need all resources available to keep communities, visitors, and property safe," said Oregon Gov. Kate Brown in a statement.
More than 200 state and local firefighters are working to contain the wildfire, officials said.
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Joey verrry senior member
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grannyhiker Member
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 3516 | TRs | Pics Location: Gateway to the Columbia Gorge |
On the Metolius River NW of Sisters, atmospheric conditions were just about perfect Monday morning for the awe-inspiring solar eclipse. However, as the winds shifted to a southerly direction Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, smoke conditions became bad. We left about 3 pm Tuesday, and conditions were dire all the way to Salem. As we drove north to the Portland area, it became a bit better, but still too murky to see Mt. Hood. I will probably be coughing for several days after this one. My son-in-law-the-ER-physician bought me a particulate mask, but it was just too claustrophobic for me!
It does look as though Oregon has survived all the Y2K-type predictions for the eclipse. Now if we can just survive the fires!
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.--E.Abbey
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.--E.Abbey
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Gil Member
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 4057 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:39 am
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Hey you forgot this one.
Friends help the miles go easier.
Klahini
Friends help the miles go easier.
Klahini
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