The Wildfires are Traveling

With a total of over 30 active fires raging throughout Oregon, Cedar Creek being one of the main larger fires, more than 1,800 firefighters have been assigned to help fight the fire out on the front lines with little success so far.

Although Oregon isn’t the only state experiencing fires as of right now. There have been 8 other states experiencing wildfires, and our very own Colorado is no exception. There may not be as many fires, but the wildfires around in neighboring states are affecting our air quality. For instance, have you seen how hazy the skies have been over Colorado in the past week? It’s the smoke from other states trailing into our home.

With the smog traveling into the Northern and a bit of western side of Colorado, the air quality has taken a hit so because of this there was a warning stating, “The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued an air quality health advisory for much of the northern Front Range, including Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins.” Furthermore, our very own Mr. and Mrs. Rush used to fight fires so when asked about the fires that are burning in Colorado and Oregon Mrs. Rush said, “You can’t put borders, man-made borders on structures on something that is created by mother nature. So it’s crazy how fast a fire can travel even with just a little spark. You can’t take anything for granted even if you might feel safe, that may not be the case and could happen to be the complete opposite of safe.” With Mrs. Rush's experience in fighting wildfires, she has seen many fires that travel through different neighboring states, and can cause different side effects for different states.