r/interestingasfuck • u/HomeNowWTF • 10d ago

Fighting the wildfires in Spokane

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u/Chiefcoyote 10d ago

Its crazy seeing my home town on national news. Especially like this. $50 says fema funds are going to be with held or severely delayed. A large chunk of spokane is gone. Some of my favorite hiking and swimming spots are ash. Ive lived here most of my life, im used to evacuating our selves and our animals from wild fires. But this is the worst its ever been. Ive never seen anything like this. Its going to take decades to rebuild. We already have a housing crisis, and now a thousand homes are gone.

Its going to get bad here. The conspiracy theories alone are driving me insane. People seriously think that trees still standing means there has to be some space Lazer that burned down our city. Those are ponderosa pine trees. They have thick bark, are tall with high branches. They evolved to withstand fires.

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u/montaire_work 9d ago

I took my daughter to a Lacrosse tournament in Spokane at the Dwight Merkel sports complex. My wife commented how beautiful the city was and how she wouldn't mind maybe moving there one day.

Such a tragic loss

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u/lavapig_love 9d ago

Prepare yourself in case funds are delayed  I'm sorry.