A week later the fire continues. So far no homes have been lost but folks had to evac again due to high winds breaching the fire lines. Water bombers, boride bombers and choppers have been flying over all week. The water bomber are scooping from the Columbia River and dumping it on the fire lines while the choppers dip from the Clackamas river at North Fork Reservoir.
Lots of critters being displaced, farm animals across the land are spooked by the planes flying so low. Plenty unseen casualties beyond the fire lines.
If you're a facebook person, pop in "Estacada Pit 36 Fire Watch" and theres details from many folks about the progress. Here are some pictures below...
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL PERSONS supporting fire suppression this summer!! Thanks Folks! :thumbup:
FROM: http://www.600riders.com/forum/showpost.php?p=596601&postcount=25 Post 25 on 2014-09-16
Lots of critters being displaced, farm animals across the land are spooked by the planes flying so low. Plenty unseen casualties beyond the fire lines.
If you're a facebook person, pop in "Estacada Pit 36 Fire Watch" and theres details from many folks about the progress. Here are some pictures below...
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL PERSONS supporting fire suppression this summer!! Thanks Folks! :thumbup:
FROM: http://www.600riders.com/forum/showpost.php?p=596601&postcount=25 Post 25 on 2014-09-16
MEGA SUCK! Some careless target shooters lit up the forest. Last report was 3600 acres and no containment of the blaze. Houses are now being evacuated and some of the best riding, camping, fishing, hiking, areas are being burned as we speak.
I'm not sure why they call it "The 36 Pit Fire" but that's what it is. Areas around Hwy 224 and headed towards the town of Estacada can be seen here.
InciWeb the Incident Information System: 36 Pit Fire
I rode up there last night to have a look and roads were block and people were moving out their belongings. It was a sad sight. I mention it here to remember it as its the portal to many of the posts in this thread.
The Red dot is where I took the pic from. The blue is where the road is closed through the pass.