Fires out West

Many of the western states are ablaze including several fires here in Oregon.
The area that Maddog and I rode back through in Idaho is an inferno and I've heard some 10,000 people evacuated.
Here is a pic from today of a fire in Idaho with a Firenado. Can't believe I just rode through there 2 weeks ago.

Yep it gets awfully dry out there, fire is natures way
of controlling disease, pests and causing new growth to
take over with healthy plants and trees.

Controlled burns help some, but there is a lot of territory
out there...

Closets to me right now is 80 miles away. It rains here in the winter months but summer dries out pretty good. Big fire down south of me in Roseburg area and that's the coast range. The other fire is east of us along the Columbia Gorge in The Dalles and up next the the MT Hood national forest. Lot of the fires are caused by lighting strikes but far to many are from man.

Wow,update on the fire that's closer to us. Winds picked up to 30 MPH and the fire has gotten bigger. Any riders reading this stay away from The Dalles if your heading into Oregon on I-84 or on Hwy 26.

30 miles is nothing, you got your GTFOD bags packed just in case?

The winds are 30 MPH at the fire we are 80 miles from it. However where we live we are surrounded by forests. No outside burning even a campfire is not allowed.

Yeah but the wind can move the ashes fast, buddy in CO thought the same, lost his house, guns, gun safe, everything, said it came up so fast when the wind switched, his house was one on the TV news all over, poof went right up...

Ya think I would pack my GTFOD bag & setting by the door 80 miles is nothing with 30 mph winds & dry trees

Yep load up now what you want to save, tax files, cash, bullets, guns, pictures, films etc
things you cannot replace because if it comes you won't have time to do anything but run...

We're not in any danger guys. A closer fire just outside of Portland was burning yesterday and they got that one under control.

Ya probably need to go buy some shotguns, ammo and a couple of new handguns
just in case...

because if you ever have to prove something the burden is on you
depends if all you file is 1040 ez no problem but if you do the long
form, have investments, etc, papers that prove birth, death certificates
marriage, divorce whatever you keep, in a fire resistant safe, those safes
won't hold up to a forest fire...

Keep your viagra in yer pocket

Yes HRK has it all there except take lots of pics of all you place & keep them handi , you'll be helping your self with the pics ,I know that first hand

Good point, pictures are valuable if you get into a pissing match with your insurance company.

Yes there are ,I had pics of all my place inside & out & after IKE we had proof & the insurance co tried a pissing match & My pics won out over there word