Home, Work, & Play
My parents headed back to the ranch today, and they took a few pictures of Wallow. A little insight, my little sister Mylea who is ten gets to name the baby cows. Wallow is doing just fine, and was moved into a trap for another few days until the fire is more contained, and then she will be turned out with her mom, Noel (again named by Mylea) to another pasture. They report that the smoke is still present, but everything appears to be intact.
From the comments of http://wallow.us
Will facemasks or dust masks protect me from the smoke?
In order for a mask to provide protection during a smoke event, it must be able to filter very small particles (around 0.3 to 0.1 microns), and it must fit, providing an airtight seal around the wearer’s face.
Dust masks are not enough. Paper “comfort” or “dust” masks commonly found at hardware stores are designed to trap large particles, such as sawdust. These masks will not protect your lungs from smoke. It is best to stay indoors and limit your exposure to the smoke.
Will a wet towel or bandana provide any help?
Wet towels or bandanas have the same shortcomings as paper dust masks. We do not recommend that they be used.
Tal-wi-wi (John): After talking with Emery tonight I felt a lot more at ease and actually may be able to sleep tonight. Yesterday there was a spot fire to the southeast of the subdivision and another one in that vicinity this morning. The one this morning required a water drop from a helicopter. A helitanker ignited a back burn above the gravel road to the east of the subdivision. Then the helitanker dropped fourteen loads of retardant just below the gravel road and one load of water. Emery felt that this was a good step in protecting our subdivision from the slow backing fire. Three engine crews, one hot shot crew and a dozer are stationed tonight on the gravel road. Once again things look good in Tal-Wi-Wi, and we are well protected.
Spanish Trail (Allen): Wind has it a bit flared up so far today. Not real worried, the fire lines have hardly been challenged at all the last two days. Just goin to be smokey as hell later
Wesley hey can you post this on your website. Please don’t wash your clothes in your regular washer/dryer. Example a nice family wanted to get the thick smoke out of their clothes…washed them and they smelt fairly good as soon as the went in the dryer it heated them up and the smell off fire smoke started reeking out of the dryer! Now the smell is set into the clothes. Your clothes fall under contents under your home insurance. Most homes cover smoke damage. Check with your agents.
Wesley McBride
WALLOW UPDATE: Anyone in the Show Low area with an Android or iPhone that would be able to go to the meeting this evening at 6pm. I need helping getting the 6pm meeting streamed. Please let me know and we’ll get everything setup.
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WALLOW UPDATE: 29 Structures
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WALLOW UPDATE: Forest is still closed, we have active fires out there. Let’s let the firefighters do their job.
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WALLOW UPDATE: Come back into town on HWY 60, 260 is still closed.
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WALLOW UPDATE: People can return, but it is best not to return until the quality of air is improved. Elderly and very young are most susceptible to problems. Smoke concentration this high can cause respiratory issues/disease in children.
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06/12/2011 0500 MDT IR Flight Report:
The northern end was cooler tonight but still some heat in the Water Canyon with unburned fuels. There was also heat along the Little Co River, but south of the burnout lines.
There was intense heat on the west side of the fire south of Greer south to the head of Black River. The area around Reservation Lake had cooled down from the previous night. There was some large growth with intense heat just north of Boogy Mtn along Road 25 and roads with in the Reservation. Further south there was some large growth with intense heat in the Black River Valley at McDonald Creek.
The Southern portion of the fire continues to creep southward with moderate heat along most of the perimeter.
The Southwest area had some intense heat down to the confluence of the Blue River with Blue Creek. No heat was detected on the eastern side of the creek.
There was a large burnout operation on the east side of the fire along road 220. The finger stretched for several miles to the southeast. There was very little heat detected in the northeast side of the fire.
“I ended up overlaying the data from your site and got the following. I
presume that is the same data Ed & Laurie used.”
The image was made with infrared light. Bright red spots are actively burning areas, and darker red areas are freshly burned ground. Unburned forest and grassland is green, while sparsely planted earth or bare ground is pale pink. In many places, the fire has burned right to the edge of the forest. The image shows that the fire is intense: It has thoroughly burned the forest leaving few ribbons or patches of green in its wake.
