[treeswarper]

Yacolt Fire--September https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacolt_Burn The Cispus Burn also occurred in September 1902. East winds were happening at that time. Both areas had CCC boys doing reforestation in the 1930s. CCCs were at Cat Creek during the summers, at the Cispus Center, and also in Randle.

[Pyrites]

Suburban Randle.

[treeswarper]

I'm pulling this from my internal brain storage card, but I seem to recall that the Wind River Nursery, near Carson, was established in order to reforest both burned areas.

[RichP]

Driving westbound on I-90 today after hiking in relatively clean air just east of the pass.

[Cyclopath]

Authorities Seek Persons of Interest in Nakia Creek Fire in Washington State. Fire officials in Washington State are seeking information on people and a vehicle of interest as they investigate a wildfire that grew to 2,000 acres from 150 acres within hours on Sunday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. The authorities are trying to identify two men and two women who are believed to be connected with a white or light-colored Subaru seen on a ridge near the fire on Oct. 9, the Clark County fire marshal said in a statement on Monday afternoon. The statement included a video and photo and cited witness statements, but it did not elaborate on the connection. The fire, called the Nakia Creek fire, is burning on extremely steep ground in the Yacolt Burn State Forest near Camas, Wash., about 20 miles northeast of Portland, Ore. Officials said it was spread over 1,565 acres as of Monday afternoon and was 5 percent contained. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/nakia-creek-fire-washington.html

[Ski]

this gets around NYT paywall: https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2022/10/clark-county-fire-marshal-seeks-people-car-of-interest-in-nakia-creek-fire-investigation.html

[altasnob]

For the Nakia, fire marshals believe some kind of pyrotechnic was involved, such as fireworks or incendiary rounds from a rifle https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/10/nakia-creek-fire-now-close-to-1800-acres-may-have-been-man-made-investigators-say.html

[Now I Fly]

Snoqualmie Mountain views from 10/18/22

The Northwest is burning

The Northwest is burning.

[rossb]

[Ski]

I must have missed it...... where exactly was the "political" part again?

[Snowshovel]

[Schroder]

[Snowshovel]

In the same vein and more likely are tannerite targets

[Snowshovel]

I only say it’s more likely because in my experience I have never seen an incendiary round used, but I have seen many tannerite targets used by friends and strangers alike

[Ski]

^ Have never understood how or why that stuff is legal for sale to the public. How is it not an explosive device? This will not stop until a few of these morons are incarcerated for LONG periods of time. (like 20 years or so.)