Who the hell keeps starting these wildfires, and why is nobody being caught or convicted?
This hits me pretty hard, as I have family in and around Medical Lake.
From the NYTimes an hour ago:
“Joe Smillie, a spokesman for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, said by telephone on Friday that the wildfire had destroyed several structures in Medical Lake. It remained zero percent contained on Friday night.
Mr. Smillie said the fire, pushed by wind gusts of about 35 miles per hour, was also being fueled by dry grass and wheat fields.
“All Medical Lake citizens, get out now,” Mayor Terri Cooper of Medical Lake said on Facebook. The city later warned that local water was not safe to drink unless it was boiled.
The fire was spreading farther south closer to Cheney, a city of about 13,000 that also houses Eastern Washington University. Mr. Smillie said firefighters were trying to reroute the fire or stop its spread.”
Arson.
Located 15 miles southwest of Spokane WA, just north of I-90.
Woke up to a smoke pit this morning in northern Idaho. The fire in Medical Lake isn’t the only one contributing - there are separate fires at Oregon Road, Winona, Consalus, the Gray fire (Medical Lake), all in Washington state, and the Ridge Creek fire just south of where I’m sitting. Plenty of wind, low humidity - the only good part is that the temps are back to seasonal after a week of very hot (for here). Well, and no hurricanes...
WEF again...?