Swakane Canyon Fire (Weatchee)

Post by **Big D** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:26 pm

Last night’s report was that the fire was running about 4500 acres. Right now the wind is blowing 20 to 30 mph and we've got high wind warnings predicted for tomorrow. Looks like it’s going be a great year for the fire fighters with lots of over time. Stay safe out there guys and gals.

Looking across the Columbia River from Hwy 97 (Orondo area.)

Looking South West from the top of Pine Canyon (Waterville) about fifteen miles from the fire.

Looking downriver from Hwy 97 towards Turtle Rock. Wenatchee is on the other side of the smoke.

Post by **Big D** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:48 am

Here's a night shot. It's a little fuzzy due to the high winds last night.

Looking across the Columbia River from Hwy 97 (Orondo area.)

rjn cajun · Post by **rjn cajun** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:53 am

Wow Big D those are some great pics of a not so great disaster. I take it you live extremly close to the fire. Any word as to what caused the fire. Hope it`s not going to threaten your home.

Post by **Big D** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:18 am

rjn cajun wrote:Wow Big D those are some great pics of a not so great disaster. I take it you live extremly close to the fire. Any word as to what caused the fire. Hope it`s not going to threaten your home.

Hey rjn cajun,
No word on the fire’s cause yet...It's still under investigation. I live quite a ways away from the fire so no danger but I drive by it twice a day on the way to and from work. As of tonight, no houses have been lost. My wife heard on the radio that the fire is now over 11,000 acres.

kevinb · Post by **kevinb** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:33 am

Be safe out there. Western Wa fire departments sent a convoy that way a few days ago.
The recent reports state that the crew are getting the upper hand.

Post by **Big D** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:07 am

kevinb wrote:The recent reports state that the crew are getting the upper hand.

On my drive home this morning all you could see from Hwy 97 was a couple of small spot fires. I hear the wind is pushing it in a westerly direction and the acreage was running just over 12,500.

dave g · Post by **dave g** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:40 pm

coming back monday from fishing rufus woods and roosevelt lake, we stopped at the mini-mart in orondo around noon. man, the place was packed with workers and lots of people taking pictures. i got a few shots with my cheesey digital cam. the wind was blowing pretty good and after we passed the main 'body' of fire, i was surprized to see quite a few small 'hot spots' in the canyons closer to wenatchee. the wind must make it a nightmare to fight this fire.

Post by **Big D** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:20 pm

dave g wrote:coming back monday from fishing rufus woods and roosevelt lake, we stopped at the mini-mart in orondo around noon.

So...Where's the reports????

dave g · Post by **dave g** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:51 pm

big d::: if you're talking about fishing reports, i posted one on the columbia river area for roosevelt, and i'm waiting on a few pics for my rufus report.

dave g · Post by **dave g** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:54 pm

seems i gotta re-think and re-try my photo resizing

Post by **Big D** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:10 pm

dave g wrote:big d::: if you're talking about fishing reports, i posted one on the columbia river area for roosevelt, and i'm waiting on a few pics for my rufus report.

That's great Dave. I just caught your Roosevelt report...Thanks!
Rufus is my favorite lake. I'm looking forward to your report.

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