https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 07:19:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2277022 Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:34:58 +0000 jh524 2277022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: no we don't have a.c so it's been hot but a cold front came in last night and brought wind and rain! Hoping they calm these fires down.<br /> I have family &amp; lots of local friends out at these fires and just praying they all return safe to their families! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2277017 Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:30:47 +0000 MenagerieMama 2277017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: I've definitely heard more because of west coast family/friends, but I was at the dmv this week (only took me a year to change my license and registration, whoops!) and when the dmv lady saw my WA license said - isn't the whole state on fire?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276994 Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:33:17 +0000 BSB 2276994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: Hope your dad stays safe! Especially with the wind storms this weekend. We had a tree come down on our fence. Luckily, our landlord will fix it. This wind storm is nuts and its an inconveniece to us but nothing compared to the wild fires out east. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276987 Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:19:34 +0000 Jess1483 2276987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: They did indeed play on, despite the air quality officially being hazardous. And I went (but only for half the game.)<br /> @jedeve: I'm jealous you escaped, but it's raining today!! And air quality is back down to "moderate" for short-term (still very unhealthy long-term). And yes, winter is a lot easier. I was so excited to have a summer babe so we could get outside, and with the extreme heat last month, and the fires this month, it's worse than my older guy who was born in late November. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276974 Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:29:37 +0000 jedeve 2276974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: @OhCaptain: it's easier to take kids outside in the winter than this!! My youngest had diarrhea all week so we couldn't even go anywhere indoors. We actually are visiting family back east now and I'm so excite to let the boys play!!</p> <p>@jh524: ugh! Do you have AC? we just got it installed because of fire season. Contributing to the problem of global warming, I know! But we just can't keep the windows open. </p> <p>@Rockies11: it's the worst when you can't escape it indoors even.</p> <p>@HLK208: I hope your dad stays safe!</p> <p>@2farmmoms: yay for rain!@ALV91711: @bluestriped bee: my ILs were in Oregon on the coast and said they had smoke all the way out there too!</p> <p>Curious is any east coast bees have heard about the smoke?@MenagerieMama: has I guess! I am curious what the coverage is when I'm out here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276720 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:29:26 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2276720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, yes we're in very far northern CA and have had really bad smoke for most of the month. I also live in a valley so once the smoke arrives it sticks around. There aren't any fires close to us this year at least. Last year we were surrounded. Last night, though, we had our first rainfall and the skies are clear today for the first time in a while. Unfortunately it's howling wind too! Can't get a break. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276705 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:07:46 +0000 HLK208 2276705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in the PNW so the fires aren't close but last week, we couldn't see our neighbors houses because the smoke was so thick. Luckily, we're getting rain this weekend and its also expected in Eastern WA. The high winds are scary though. My dad is working over in Eastern WA to help with the fire damage and they're expectng 70 mph winds so the dead trees are collapsing everywhere. Praying for everyone affected by the fires!! And for the brave firefighters who are working so hard!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276704 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:59:06 +0000 Rockies11 2276704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have had hazardous air quality and haven't been outside other than for short trips in a week. I have a 4 month old so I have been cautious. We started off not being able to see the skyline, and now we can't even see the apartment buildings that are right down the street. Even in the car my eyes burn. We are north of the Washington/Idaho fires. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276683 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:20:23 +0000 ALV91711 2276683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The smoke from the WA fires is put a haze over our city the last week, we are finally starting to see some blue sky.</p> <p>We are hundreds of kms from the fire. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276663 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:37:29 +0000 BSB 2276663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm slightly south of Seattle and I've heard air quality is pretty bad out there. I'm stuck in the hospital so I haven't been affected. Now for my DH who has asthma, it has been brutal for him. He's taking extra meds to keep himself from being in the hospital, too.<br /> I do feel so bad for the fire fighters we've lost so far. Plus, the people who have lost their homes. A few years ago, we took a road trip to Montana and on the way back saw a few wild fires. It was so scary seeing fire burn like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276658 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:35:13 +0000 jh524 2276658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: I'm in Idaho &amp; there are wildfires all around us at this point. I surprisingly have had a few lucky days of somewhat smoke free air. It's been so bad for the last few weeks that all windows had to be shut and no going outside. We have a two large wildfires near us and some other smaller ones that are being contained but some high winds are coming along with a cold front so fingers crossed things don't get worse. Here's an update I just got in our area.</p> <p><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDAFSNIFC-11704f9" rel="nofollow">http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDAFSNIFC-11704f9</a></p> <p>Cool video of the fire planes. They've been noisy flying over my house but my lo loves watching all the planes and helicopters!<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/logrett/videos/10154184484488642/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/logrett/videos/10154184484488642/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276614 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:52:26 +0000 Jess1483 2276614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: yeah, they won't. High school games are canceled, but this is too big. I can't imagine they'll cancel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276612 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:51:11 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2276612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: I would think they would cancel the game! They canceled all sport for at least a week during all of our fires. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276609 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:46:18 +0000 OhCaptain 2276609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: I'm in the same state as you, and our air quality just got upgraded to "very hazardous." So I'm limiting outside time to the time it takes to get to and from the car. We are actually about to head out to McDonald's so my preschooler can expend some energy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276603 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:30:52 +0000 Jess1483 2276603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Our air quality is now officially "hazardous", (for 8 hour cumulative exposure) the worst category there is. The valley I'm in collects smoke, so we usually hang on to it a bit longer than elsewhere. And there's a huge football game today. Should be interesting...</p> <p>Poor LO asks to go outside every day. I tell him if we can see the mountain (it's about 4 miles away), we can, but we haven't seen it for about a week now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276600 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:27:29 +0000 MenagerieMama 2276600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're on the east coast now but all our family is in, and we're from, WA state so we're hearing a lot about it. ILs are in Eastern WA and the air quality just sounds horrible. Supposedly as bad as when Mt St Helens (volcano) erupted. I feel terrible for everyone struggling! Not to mention the firefighters - being a firefighter in the summer is not an uncommon thing for young adults in the area so everytime a death pops up on facebook my heart sinks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276597 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:25:05 +0000 sunny 2276597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The fires are about 100 miles away from us (as the crow flies) and we have gotten some smoke near us (by the time it reaches the city, it looks very hazy). </p> <p>Since my state is so affected I've definitely heard personal stories from friends/friends of friends who have homes or cabins in the affected areas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276594 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:21:04 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2276594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in San Dieog so not affected right now. But we've had 3 sets of major fires very close to where I live and the smoke is really scary! I hope it clears up soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276589 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:16:31 +0000 jedeve 2276589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: are you near the big one in WA? It's so sad. A few more popped up over the week in our region but none right on top of us. My ILs have a cabin that's been in the family almost 100 years and it's about 15mi away from a fire. So not too close but I guess you never know. We are in a valley though so the smoke tends to accumulate. It's at "very unhealthy" now, one step below hazardous. Which is such a misnomer though because even at moderate it makes me nauseous and headachy and the boys sneezy. </p> <p>I'm kind of curious what other news have heard. My mom lives on the east coast and says she heard that there are a lot of fires. Every national news article I've read has been kind of the same: list of wildfires, discussion of forest service budget, maybe a mention of the WA firefighters. But nothing on the smoke! If other parts of the country had air so hazardous you couldn't go outside I think it would be major news!! But it seems like east coast news agencies are kind of like, "well, no one lives out there though, right?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276573 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 09:44:43 +0000 coopsmama 2276573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. It's been so awful. We're a little bit closer to the fires than you are, I think, (based on which state I think you're in if I'm remembering correctly) and we haven't been able to go to the park really for a couple weeks now! It's been so bad. We even had ash falling into our yard last week for a few days. </p> <p>It's gotten a bit better lately but not as much as I'd like. I hope that we get some rain here soon. The region needs it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/western-wildfires#post-2276555 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 09:06:03 +0000 jedeve 2276555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is anyone else dealing with/following the western wildfires? We aren't directly near any fires but the smoke is so thick across the region that I haven't been able to take the kids outside for a week. You can even smell it in the house on bad days. </p> <p>Some articles on it:</p> <p><a href="http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/state/firefighters-in-washington-state-worry-over-wind-forecast/article_dfbd1e81-5be1-528c-b1de-1cf0d2e39502.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/state/firefighters-in-washington-state-worry-over-wind-forecast/article_dfbd1e81-5be1-528c-b1de-1cf0d2e39502.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/24/3694516/western-wildfires-everything-is-still-terrible/" rel="nofollow">http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/24/3694516/western-wildfires-everything-is-still-terrible/</a> </p>