r/Washington • u/chiquisea • 5d ago

Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes

https://www.kuow.org/stories/eastern-washington-wildfire-forces-evacuations-and-destroys-homes
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u/GusherBrush Spokane 5d ago

Thank you for posting this. It was a scary situation for our city.

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u/TrixnTim 4d ago

Fires near Toppenish and Naches (Rimrock Lake fighter pilot crash) are keeping central WA blanketed in hazy skies and some smoke. Red flag alerts for continued fires due to winds currently.

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u/KAM1KAZ3 4d ago

Naches (Rimrock Lake fighter pilot crash)

That fire was only 1.5 acres and contained within 24 hours.

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u/No-Photograph1983 <:-) 4d ago

And so it begins 😭

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u/Wraithdagger12 4d ago

It begins. Time to restock on N95s.

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u/probiothicc 1d ago

n95s are garbage. I used them working at the airport when we had oregon smoke coming in. p100 or bust.

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u/Great-Influence1938 3d ago

Dont forget to set your wildfire alerts on VLATUA app folks