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Rain helped cool Flat fire that destroyed homes in Oregon, while the Pickett fire has charred 10 sq miles of Napa countyA wildfire that destroyed four homes in central Oregon has started to stabilize, while a blaze in northern California wine country has so far spared some of the state’s most famous vineyards.Moisture helped the 1,200 firefighters battling Oregon’s Flat fire, but more work needed to be done, authorities said. Dry, hot weather had fueled a rapid expansion of the blaze across of rugged terrain in Deschutes and Jefferson counties since the fire began late Thursday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/26/oregon-california-wildfires
Why, in this modern age, are so many homes burning down?
Why do we rely on foreign firefighters to battle our fires? More homes are burning down now than in 1980, when even children would help put out fires.
Do firefighters need more funding? More equipment? What would it take to save more homes? Or should emergency plans be scrubed due to ineffective firefighting strategies?
Maybe my tax dollars would be better used to fund plant food emmissions to make the planet more green.
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