#fire season

[norhuu]

It’s the beginning of fire season, so I’m going to share this memory and some advice I learned the hard way.

In fall 2020 the wild fires on the west coast were so bad that you could barely see 15 feet at times. Where I lived the aqi hit 590 at one point. We could not evacuate and we had no insulation in our house.

The gas masks saved us. Me and my roommates taped our windows shut and wore respirators in the house for a week. I did this sketch of them while we were watching the muppet movie one night.

Most of you will have experience a fire or smoke storm at some point, this is not going away. Smoke inhalation can have permanent and long term effects.

Get a respirator mask, and get replacement filters for organic and biological material. They can be as cheep as $12, and even if you don’t think you’re at risk, it is not something you want to find out you need afterwards. If you can afford to, get extras. Someone you know might need it.

Also useful at protests, just saying…

[etakeh]

Fire season is here!

I know this is from the Washington State DNR, but like. please can we not set ANY of the states or counties or cities or towns or municipalities or villages or census designated places on fire either? and not just today, but for the entire future?

this is the current map of drought intensity in the PNW. It's not terrible, but the forecast for this weekend leading up to the 4th is blazing. (map from here)

[pamietniko]

another summer, another fire

Washington

[summerwages]

red aesthetic..

[studying-with-adult-adhd]

It's fire season. Let's talk.

So, it's fire season here in Alberta. Came early, of course. People are still recovering from last year, and the fires that raged through the off season.

So, let's not be upset when all the smoke comes. People closer have it worse. Wear my KN95 masks, respirators, get your home an air purifier. Donate if and when you can to anything but the Red Cross.

If you're in an area that frequently sees fires, please pack your emergency kit now. You need AT LEAST 72 hours worth of food, water, and medication for EACH member of your family, including your pets. I suggest up to a week if you can. If you have a vehicle, make sure your lights all work, make sure your emergency kit is in there, and your registration and insurance.

Your emergency kit should include and home/tenant insurance, pictures of things you want back/would want replaced (like xboxes, tvs, etc). Make sure it's up to date. You want health info for each member of your family, and copies of every single important document for them. This includes birth certificates, health care cards, health insurance cards, sin numbers, etc.

If you have pets, you want to have documentation of vaccinations, and please have your animals up to date on their vacinations and dewormers.

If you do not have a vehicle, then you need to contact somebody around you and talk about an emergency plan. Will they be able to get to you in time, what will you be able to take with you, etc.

If you live on a farm and have to evacuate, please ensure your animals have an escape route. Whether that's you or an open gate.

Most importantly, take care of eachother. Don't throw your cigarette butts out the window, don't flick your ashes, and don't have a fire if you're not allowed to in your area.

... but if you want to set our premier on fire.... I'm joking. Relax.

[lilhawkeye3]

some friendly advice as new areas of the country start having long-term wildfire smoke problems:

Don’t do extended exercise outside. If possible, don’t do extended work outside.

Shower once you’re back inside to wash the particles off your skin/hair. This helps to keep you from inhaling it when out of the smoke.

Hot showers and steam help sooth inflammatory airways (nose/throat)

Wear an N95 mask when outside for extended periods to help keep from inhaling smoke. Look at what size particles and how much the mask will protect against (ie 95% vs 99%).

Get an air filter for your office/room/house. They’re in the $50 range online (price May vary in person). If you can’t get one, look into how to make a Corsi-Rosenthal box (box fan, two air filter frames and lots of duct tape).

If you have an A/C (window or central air), turn the fan from “auto” to “on”. This will make sure your air is still being filtered even when the cooling part of the system is not on.

Drink water. (I mean you should try to do this anyways)

Important to note: you may feel side effects slower than others. You may feel them quicker than others. Sore throat, sinus infection, upper respiratory infection, itchy eyes, pink eye, exhaustion, difficulty breathing— these are all common side effects of prolonged smoke exposure.

The dangerous part is that in areas of high concentration, the particles are small enough to be absorbed into your bloodstream. So please, do what you can to help protect yourself and friends/family. Even when you aren’t feeling it, it’s affecting you.

signed, an Oregonian in the Midwest with permanent lung damage from wildfire smoke.

[ging-ler]

More art for my sister's @annalyticall fic Fire Season, a Firewatch inspired Shinkami AU! Please give it a read!

(Part 1) {Ko-fi}

[deanwasalwaysbi]

You know what I don't hear anyone talking about relating to the fire smoke in NYC today? The fact that the pictures Just Don't Capture It.

Phone cameras are programed to color correct for light being white, but the light in NY today is NOT white. It is yellow. It is Orange. It is legitimately unsettling. The light coming through my very white curtains into my apartment is ORANGE, but when I try to take photos of it, they just look normal.

We are turning up the color saturation. Tinting our photos. To Yellow. To Orange. As far as it will go. and yet the photo still does not do the weird orange glow justice. Cuisine Setting is the closest I've come to so far.

A spring kick off in the park I was looking forward to just got cancelled because they didn't want to risk public health and safety.

Climate change is real. Climate change is a huge problem. and anyone still arguing otherwise is unfit for public office.

[incognitajones]

More than 42,000 square kilometres have burned so far this year, making 2023 the second-worst year for fires on record. That's before the hottest months of the year have even begun.

In 2014, more than 46,000 square kilometres burned, the most ever in a single year. At the current pace, that total is expected to be passed this weekend.

[June 9, 2023]

[vox-anglosphere]

"Red sky at night, sailors delight" over Lake Huron this evening

[mbhfphotos]

Fire Season Sunset with spider friend!

Western Washington, October 15 2022 Mary Howerton (shop)

[friend-crow]

Woke up to that eerie yellow smoke sky. Hopefully it at least prevents it from getting as hot as forecast today...

I just don't know if I can handle another smoke week like we had in 2020.

[etakeh]

Happy Smoke Season, Portlandeers!

[pamietniko]

wildfire burn scars

Leavenworth, Washington

[summerwages]

the Wiley fire at night..

a neighbors photo of this probably lightning caused fire..

[12-toads-in-a-trench-coat]

It's that time of year again in Australia where you can see smoke rising on the horizon and go "oh yep" and carry on with your day

I love(I fucking despise) fire season