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  1. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    Just went to store and saw that the VA/KY state line was was a blaze right the wind is howling it is moving away from my home but very sad to see.....
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  2. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    If the wind changes to the northwest that will not be good.
  3. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,529 posts
    Corey21, hope everything turns out for the better, keep us updated.

    Stay Safe
    Zap
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  4. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    Thank you zap.

    Getting strong winds out of the south right now.
  5. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,529 posts
    Have you heard what caused it?

    zap
  6. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    No people go up there burning trash sometimes

    It makes me mad that people do that chit hard to explain my mood right now.

    The bad part i did not see any fire crews but it way more then brush fire ant heard know choppers yet aether heard one last night but not today.
  7. JustWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 14, 2007
    3,190 posts
    Arrow Bridge,NY
  8. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
  9. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    The fire is headed towards the Breaks Interstate Park if the don't control it.
  10. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    A lot air activity going on i think there dropping water on it.
  11. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    All kinds of fire crew out the road looks like they have done back burns on both sides and letting it burn in the middle. Got a pic but it is not very good. It is all the way up the mountain.
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    it was bigger then this today .
  12. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    A lot of choppers flying today going to town here in a bit lets hope it is still under control.
  13. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,529 posts
    Is there any rain forecast for your area?
  14. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    Tomorrow night

    Choppers going over every few minutes with buckets..
  15. Eatonpcat Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 24, 2011
    2,061 posts
    Eaton Township, Ohio
    Hope they get that under control, Stay Safe!!
  16. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    The fire is down off the mountain moving away from my house but not under control....

    Posted from phone.
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  17. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    It looks like it is under control now.
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  18. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,500 posts
    Michigan
    Happy for your Corey.
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  19. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    Thank you Dennis

    they done air water drops for while i don't know for sure if it reached this river called the Russel Fork but it was going that way and that pic i took last night was a fire line that they set to keep it from coming down a road called cc road a bunch of homes down that road.
  20. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    A pic looking back towards my house and the mountain.
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  21. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    just saw this on face book. also got a report that there is fire all the way to the top again. One of my buddy's took this pic out the road here.[IMG]
  22. DexterDay Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 11, 2010
    9,160 posts
    NE Ohio
    Hope all stays well around you and your family....
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  23. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    Well the 11 PM news said it is 20% contained.
  24. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
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    Wind is blowing more today.
  25. corey21 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 28, 2010
    2,208 posts
    Soutwest VA
    You can now smell it at my house now this is up at the top of my hill.
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