#washington fire

So I moved to California less than a week ago from the midwest and I’ve never experienced wildfires. I saw them burning up an entire mountainside. The air here smells like a campfire. Please consider contributing to some relief funds for those affected

Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief/wildfire-relief.html

Los Angeles community relief: https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/

Undocumented Immigrants in Northern California: https://www.immigrantfundca.org/make-a-donation

Direct relief for victims of the fires (California): https://cpf.salsalabs.org/save-donate/index.html

Hey just a quick shout out to everyone living in the Pacific Northwest right now if it’s smokey in your town STAY INSIDE, don’t do physical activities outside, and drink lots of water. The air quality index is in “very unhealthy” and “dangerous” for a lot of cities in the PNW. Please be careful and stay safe.

US News

Less smoke could mean more fire in Washington state

The massive cloud of smoke is expected to lift over Washington wildfires on Sunday, but as air quality improves fire behavior could become more erratic and intense, fire officials said. The Okanogan Complex of wildfires was measured at 374 square miles Sunday morning, after growing more than 100 miles larger Saturday in what fire officials said was a relatively calm fire day. Sunday was expected to be a different story. Once the smoke lifts, humidity drops, heat rises and fires flare up. The good news is that less smoke means restrictions on air travel will be lifted and more fire tankers can drop water and chemical retardant, Flory said.

It's like a flu opening in a fireplace. Smoke serves as a cap on the fire.

Suzanne Flory, spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service and the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team

Obviously I’m more worried for the people of Markleeville right now, who are about 2-3 miles away from the fire, but I’m gonna be keeping an eye on this one. It’s not expected to be contained until July 5th.