I have a special treat this evening, a personal letter written by a firefighter with 12 years of experience packing for a 14 day run of fire camp, packing their heavy pack up on the firelines, and coping with all the wildfires in many places. They have also been camped in many small towns as well. This Firefighter asked to stay anonymous, but asked me to share especially with those who think fire camp looks like a prison or a military camp. #CougarCreekFire #WaWildfire
"I speak on behalf of myself when I say that all firefighters in camp fully understand this job. We all pack our 14 day bags, and expect to be at a camp in the wilderness for two weeks. We prepare for this and do not need laundry services. This is a self sufficient, smooth moving machine that we choose to live in and we take pride in our careers. We eat like kings and queens. Our supply unit carries wet wipes, sunscreen and any other necessity you could think of. We have unlimited access to boxes of various fruits and snacks to supplement our amazing lunches. Today's breakfast consisted of blueberry banana pancakes, sausage patties, eggs, hashbrowns with a bar full of toppings. Not to mention the option of granola, yogurt, cereal, cottage cheese and fruit, fresh fruit, milk, chocolate milk, various juices, teas, coffee, lemonade and iced tea. This is our job. If we accepted all donations that came our way, we would waste an unfathomable amount of time, money and especially food. The outpouring of support for the wildland firefighting community this season is something we don't generally see to this extent. If only the community knew how much we appreciated the offers! PS - we also have mobile laundry services. ;) We are always willing to set up a public tour of camp! It's open!
Additionally, these crews will throw a fit when presented a shift under 16 hours. A majority of these firefighters work seasonally. We make a years worth of money in 3-4 months. And love every minute of it. ;) "
~ anonymous long term firefighter
I want breakfast with them!
I know that everyone really wants to help in some way. Folks in Glenwood are doing their best at making at least some of the FF feel at home and cared for, with homemade cookies and postcards, but most especially with signs and conversations and appreciation, even hugs. The Firefighters were happy this morning thanks to some folks in town that made kind gestures. Locals also spoke of watching a couple Firefighters walking around town this morning picking up trash. That meant a lot to the townsfolk, as did the FF acting as crossing guards for the kids going back to school. It is the conversations, the waves and thank you notes and other encouragements that really make the big difference.
~darlisa
Journeys through Self Discovery and Natural Events, combining words and photos as I follow local events and my own inner musings
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Fire, Emergency, Mapping Links
Fire, Emergency,
Mapping websites and Contact info Links
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Cougar Creek Fire
information office at (509)364-3369
INCIWEB CURRENT FIRE REPORTS: #CougarCreekFire #waWildfire
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LINKS:
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YAKAMA NATION. Much of the fire is on their ancestral
lands. Here is the Tribes website to learn
more about their culture:
UNITED STATES
FOREST SERVICE (USFS) main page:
http://www.fs.fed.us/
KLICKITAT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
http://www.klickitatsheriff.com/KCSO/KCSO_Home_GD.html
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR:
https://www.doi.gov/
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS:
http://www.bia.gov/
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center:
KLICKITAT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
http://www.klickitatsheriff.com/KCSO/KCSO_Home_GD.html
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR:
https://www.doi.gov/
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS:
http://www.bia.gov/
CHARITIES: An informational video for those who solicit charitable contributions from Washingtonians FROM SECRETARY OF STATE:
http://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/
WANTED! PEOPLE TO FIGHT FIRES IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON
http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/322770721.html?mobile=y
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AIR QUALITY, SMOKE PATTERNS, HEALTH ISSUES, WEATHER:
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NOAA Fire and Smoke
Products:
WASHINGTON DEPT.
OF ECOLOGY Air Quality
OREGON DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
LANE COUNTY,
OREGON AIR QUALITY
AIRNOW
(Government)
WILDFIRE SMOKE
DETAILED BREAKDOWN AND HEALTH PROBLEMS:
AIR QUALITY NOW
HELPFUL LINKS: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/p/state.html
“9” P’s of
PREPAREDNESS” FOR EMERGENCY PREPARATION:
https://washingtondnr.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/be-ready-for-wildfires-with-the-9-ps-of-preparedness/
WASHINGTON SMOKE
INFORMATION: includes map and tips
for people with respiratory illnesses
NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE 7 DAY FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD
(you can type in your own city or zipcode for your area
forecast)
USFS BLUE SKY
DAILY RUNS ANIMATED SMOKE MAP
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MAPPING WEBSITES FOR THE FIRES AND
LIGHTNING
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LARGE PDF MAPS from #CougarCreekFire Incident Command
https://deptofnaturalresources.app.box.com/s/7s5p5rj8sz7kx1xv4lbkto5p5op6t2c8
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LARGE PDF MAPS from #CougarCreekFire Incident Command
https://deptofnaturalresources.app.box.com/s/7s5p5rj8sz7kx1xv4lbkto5p5op6t2c8
Wildfire Tracks
for the US
Real Time Lightning
Strike Map
Mapping Support for Meeks Table Fire west of Naches, WA; Updated frequently, showing current fire activity:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=46.811900%2C-121.061783&z=11&t=h%2CMODIS_from_GeoMAC%2CFire_perimeter&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.propertylinemaps.com%2Fp%2Fpublic_land_map%2FUSA%2FUSA_wildland_fire_3.txt
Mapping Support for Cougar Creek Fire;
Updated frequently, showing current fire activity:
US Wildfire
Activity Web MAP
Forest Service
Modis MAPS:
USDA Forest
Service Active Fire MAP:
GOOGLE EARTH FIRE
WATCH PLUS:
Facebook group by
retired firefighter
Charles Elliott Dudley Jr.
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OTHER PRIMARY
EMERGENCY, GOVT AND FIRE PAGE LINKS
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Klickitat
Emergency Management has an emergency alert system that will send specific
emergency information such as evacuation notices to those in the affected
areas. Please sign up to receive this information:
SKAMANIA COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
SKAMANIA COUNTY
LIST OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS:
Washington State
DNR Fire Resource Contact information by region:
Northwest
Interagency Coordination Center:
National
Interagency Fire Center:
Incident
Information -- Northwest Large Fire Information Summary
larger area fire
website:
live broadcasts of
scanners:
Oregon Dept. of
Forestry... Fire in the Forest:
Washington
Wildfire Resources from
WA Governors office (Jay Inslee):
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EMERGENCY ALERT
SYSTEMS
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KLICKITAT COUNTY
Register for Emergency Alert Notifications
via phone, text, email:
Fed. Gov.
Emergency Alert systems, info and links:
Localized Ready
Alert systems, by town or state:
FEMA integrated
public alert warning system:
IPAWS public
alerting authorities (from FEMA page):
includes WA state emergency management system
and a few WA state counties by locations:
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT BLOG Rick Wimberly:
NIXLE BY
EVERBRIDGE, commonly used:
STEVENS COUNTY
FIRE UPDATES 2015:
INCIWEB ALL
WASHINGTON INCIDENTS:
NWCC INTERAGENCY
FIRE UPDATES:
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LOCAL NEWS PAGES AND WEBSITES
Gorge News Center:
Yakima Herald
OPB interview "What Happens When Wildfires Return?
http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/when-wildfires-return/
Seattle Times: How to help — and 9 other things to know about the wildfires
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/how-to-help-and-9-other-things-to-know-about-the-wildfires-2/
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FACEBOOK PAGES
WASHINGTON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
CHELAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
OKANOGAN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
US National
Weather Service Boise Idaho facebook page:
Columbia Gorge wildlands fires and
emergencies:
Cougar Creek Fire
Facebook page
"Northwest Stormtrackers":
Washington
Wildfires And Emergency Situations:
Goldendale
Sentinal Facebook page:
CHELAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
WA STATE DEPT. OF
ECOLOGY FACEBOOK:
WA STATE DNR
FACEBOOK PAGE:
WA STATE NATIONAL
GUARD facebook page:
NORTHWEST FIRES
(Facebook page):
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northwest-Fires/121452794539844
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE NET (Facebook page)
https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaWildfireNet/timeline
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE NET (Facebook page)
https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaWildfireNet/timeline
Monday, August 17, 2015
Fire, Emergency, Mapping websites LINKS
Fire, Emergency, Mapping websites and Contact info
Also found here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/cougar-creek-fire/fire-emergency-mapping-websites-and-contact-info/459995557513530
Cougar Creek Fire information office at (509)364-3369 #CougarCreekFire
Inciweb current fire reports, The federal level large fire website:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
YAKAMA NATION. Much of the fire is on their ancestral lands. Here is the Tribes website to learn more about their culture:
http://www.yakamanation-nsn.gov/index.php
NOAA Fire and Smoke Products:
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/fire.html
WILDFIRE SMOKE DETAILED BREAKDOWN AND HEALTH PROBLEMS:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/AirQuality/SmokeFromFires/WildfireSmoke
AIR QUALITY NOW HELPFUL LINKS: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/p/state.html
Use the nine “P’s of Preparedness” to get ready for major emergencies:
https://washingtondnr.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/be-ready-for-wildfires-with-the-9-ps-of-preparedness/
Washington Smoke Information: includes map and tips for people with respiratory illnesses
http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
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MAPPING WEBSITES FOR THE FIRES AND LIGHTNING
Wildfire Tracks for the US
http://wildfiretrack.com/
Real Time Lightning Strike Map
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
Mapping Support; Updated frequently, showing current fire activity:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=46.136284%2C-121.420298&z=11&t=h%2CCurrent_fire%2CWind_in_6_hrs&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.propertylinemaps.com%2Fp%2Fpublic_land_map%2FUSA%2FUSA_wildland_fire.txt
US Wildfire Activity Web MAP
http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/latest-news-map
Forest Service Modis MAPS:
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/imagery.php?sensor=modis&extent=conus
USDA Forest Service Active Fire MAP:
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/#
OTHER PRIMARY EMERGENCY, GOVT AND FIRE PAGE LINKS
Klickitat Emergency Management has an emergency alert system that will send specific emergency information such as evacuation notices to those in the affected areas. Please sign up to receive this information:
http://www.klickitatemergencymanagement.com
Washington State DNR Fire Resource Contact information by region:
http://wa-dnr.s3.amazonaws.com/publications/rp_fire_statewide_contacts.pdf
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center:
http://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/
Incident Information -- Northwest Large Fire Information Summary
http://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/information/fire_info.aspx
larger area fire website:
http://www.wildlandfire.com/
live broadcasts of scanners:
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/stid/53
National Interagency Fire Center:
https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm
Oregon Dept. of Forestry... Fire in the Forest:
http://www.oregon.gov/odf/pages/fire/fire.aspx
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LOCAL NEWS PAGES AND WEBSITES
Gorge News Center:
http://gorgenewscenter.com/
Yakima Herald
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/news_watch/
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FACEBOOK PAGES
US National Weather Service Boise Idaho facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoise
Columbia Gorge wildlands fires and emergencies:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1619846594937912/
Cougar Creek Fire
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CougarCreekFire/
Facebook page "Northwest Stormtrackers":
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NWwxTRACKERS/
Washington Wildfires And Emergency Situations:
https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonWildfiresAndEmergencySituations
Goldendale Sentinal Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/goldendalesentinel/timeline
Also found here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/cougar-creek-fire/fire-emergency-mapping-websites-and-contact-info/459995557513530
Cougar Creek Fire information office at (509)364-3369 #CougarCreekFire
Inciweb current fire reports, The federal level large fire website:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
YAKAMA NATION. Much of the fire is on their ancestral lands. Here is the Tribes website to learn more about their culture:
http://www.yakamanation-nsn.gov/index.php
NOAA Fire and Smoke Products:
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/fire.html
WILDFIRE SMOKE DETAILED BREAKDOWN AND HEALTH PROBLEMS:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/AirQuality/SmokeFromFires/WildfireSmoke
AIR QUALITY NOW HELPFUL LINKS: http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/p/state.html
Use the nine “P’s of Preparedness” to get ready for major emergencies:
https://washingtondnr.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/be-ready-for-wildfires-with-the-9-ps-of-preparedness/
Washington Smoke Information: includes map and tips for people with respiratory illnesses
http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
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MAPPING WEBSITES FOR THE FIRES AND LIGHTNING
Wildfire Tracks for the US
http://wildfiretrack.com/
Real Time Lightning Strike Map
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
Mapping Support; Updated frequently, showing current fire activity:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=46.136284%2C-121.420298&z=11&t=h%2CCurrent_fire%2CWind_in_6_hrs&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.propertylinemaps.com%2Fp%2Fpublic_land_map%2FUSA%2FUSA_wildland_fire.txt
US Wildfire Activity Web MAP
http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/latest-news-map
Forest Service Modis MAPS:
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/imagery.php?sensor=modis&extent=conus
USDA Forest Service Active Fire MAP:
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/#
OTHER PRIMARY EMERGENCY, GOVT AND FIRE PAGE LINKS
Klickitat Emergency Management has an emergency alert system that will send specific emergency information such as evacuation notices to those in the affected areas. Please sign up to receive this information:
http://www.klickitatemergencymanagement.com
Washington State DNR Fire Resource Contact information by region:
http://wa-dnr.s3.amazonaws.com/publications/rp_fire_statewide_contacts.pdf
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center:
http://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/
Incident Information -- Northwest Large Fire Information Summary
http://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/information/fire_info.aspx
larger area fire website:
http://www.wildlandfire.com/
live broadcasts of scanners:
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/stid/53
National Interagency Fire Center:
https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm
Oregon Dept. of Forestry... Fire in the Forest:
http://www.oregon.gov/odf/pages/fire/fire.aspx
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LOCAL NEWS PAGES AND WEBSITES
Gorge News Center:
http://gorgenewscenter.com/
Yakima Herald
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/news_watch/
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FACEBOOK PAGES
US National Weather Service Boise Idaho facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoise
Columbia Gorge wildlands fires and emergencies:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1619846594937912/
Cougar Creek Fire
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CougarCreekFire/
Facebook page "Northwest Stormtrackers":
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NWwxTRACKERS/
Washington Wildfires And Emergency Situations:
https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonWildfiresAndEmergencySituations
Goldendale Sentinal Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/goldendalesentinel/timeline
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