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intrepidated t1_irshpin wrote

Reply to comment by digbutt in Wildfires and Air Quality by digbutt

I think that's an understatement. Basically it'll be unhealthy to be outside at all. But it's not like you're going to get evacuated - fire lines are keeping the fire from heading towards any populated areas so it's burning off in the other direction. Road closures will be your other main issue as burned trees and rocks tumble down from the hills.

Reality is - if you have an option to not go, then don't. Why put up with all that? You're not going to enjoy it.

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hoehater t1_irsijpt wrote

Those road closures are out towards skykomish as is the fire. The fire isn’t quite as close to gold bar as everybody thinks.

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intrepidated t1_irsqyfn wrote

Yeah, I wasn't thinking in Gold Bar itself (I mean, Gold Bar is like 2 blocks long lol). More like if they wanted to head east to do anything, road closure could be a problem. Air quality is bad everywhere, and particularly bad in that specific area given how close the fire is. We cancelled our camping trip in Chelan (from the west) simply because we didn't want to deal with any of that and have no idea if the air quality will be red or green those days.

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