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California Fires
Mon, Jan. 13th, 2025 01:31 amBased on some messages I've been getting, I just want to say that I am okay. Thank you for checking on me. I really appreciate it. However, the absolutely devastating fires in California right now are nowhere near me. On an absolutely perfect day with zero traffic or road construction, absolutely flying down the highway, it was be a 12 hour drive to the fires. (777.4 miles, says Google.) In that respect, right now, I am good.
My county is one of several in Oregon that is sending personnel and equipment to assist in fighting the fires. Specifically, we seem to be sending water tenders. There is a conspiracy theory floating around that the vehicles are going into California, getting mandatory smog checks, and sent back for failing them, but this is not true. (In California, vehicles registered in California must pass smog checks. Oregon vehicles that are registered outside of Portland do not.) The vehicles are getting safety checked to make sure they can survive driving the almost 800 miles to get to where they are needed before they go, as they are not designed for long distance journeys.
All that being said, I have been compiling information about what is needed and ways to help. To my knowledge, all the information I will be giving is still accurate, but things change very quickly in these situations. There is a lot of info here. Please share it where you think it would be most useful.
It A LOT so I put it under a cut
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Stay safe everyone.
My county is one of several in Oregon that is sending personnel and equipment to assist in fighting the fires. Specifically, we seem to be sending water tenders. There is a conspiracy theory floating around that the vehicles are going into California, getting mandatory smog checks, and sent back for failing them, but this is not true. (In California, vehicles registered in California must pass smog checks. Oregon vehicles that are registered outside of Portland do not.) The vehicles are getting safety checked to make sure they can survive driving the almost 800 miles to get to where they are needed before they go, as they are not designed for long distance journeys.
All that being said, I have been compiling information about what is needed and ways to help. To my knowledge, all the information I will be giving is still accurate, but things change very quickly in these situations. There is a lot of info here. Please share it where you think it would be most useful.
It A LOT so I put it under a cut
( Read more... )
Stay safe everyone.
