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Good grief this fire . It started Saturday early morning, and it's been completely out of control since. It's currently at 20,000 acres and is 0% contained, up from 14,000 acres this morning. There are three things that are making this fire impossible: It has crown fire , it's been super windy/hot/dry, and over the last few years we've had a huge bark beetle infestation, resulting in many thousands of trees standing dead. In essence, the forest is kindling just begging for a spark.

I tried to drive close enough to see the flames directly, but the smoke was far too thick to see beyond 50 feet, and the roads leading to it have been closed. (This was probably a smart decision, considering the startlingly heavy traffic leading that way.)

This is the first time I've been genuinely scared by a wildfire; none have come this close before.

TL;DR THIS FIRE IS HUGE AND CLOSE AND SCARY

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Good grief this fire . It started Saturday early morning, and it's been completely out of control since. It's currently at 20,000 acres and is 0% contained, up from 14,000 acres this morning. There are three things that are making this fire impossible: It has crown fire , it's been super windy/hot/dry, and over the last few years we've had a huge bark beetle infestation, resulting in many thousands of trees standing dead. In essence, the forest is kindling just begging for a spark.

I tried to drive close enough to see the flames directly, but the smoke was far too thick to see beyond 50 feet, and the roads leading to it have been closed. (This was probably a smart decision, considering the startlingly heavy traffic leading that way.)

This is the first time I've been genuinely scared by a wildfire; none have come this close before.

TL;DR THIS FIRE IS HUGE AND CLOSE AND SCARY