'Everything's Gone': Rural Washington Struggles After 'Blowtorch' Of A Wildfire

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When a firestorm hit the town of Malden, most people lost their homes. The post office, library and town hall were leveled. Residents consider it a miracle that no one died. The town's evacuation plan — created 3 years ago — may have made the difference.

that fire scientists increasingly say could be a major factor in our new reality of megafires and climate change.

"I'm one of those people, I'm thinking that too, what do we do in the short term?" Hokonson says."We can't stay in a hotel, eating pizza, on a bed, in 300 square feet forever."This is tops on the list of Linda Pritchett's worries. In the nearby town of Rosalia, Wash., which didn't burn, she's helped to set up a food and clothing donation center in the Lions Club.

She talks as she helps a woman find clothes to give to her husband so he'll have something nice to wear to church. There are good things happening here, despite all the negativity you're hearing in the news, Pritchett says. The Lions Club has been overwhelmed with donations and support from people across the Northwest. Even the"sister" town of"It didn't matter if you're a Democrat or Republican, we were all just Americans helping each other," Pritchett says.

 

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2 1980 's car a 1980's van some chicken coup roof great reporting npr

live in desert hot up north long winters canada you have canadians live in hurricane alley ....

So what was there plan. I’m in charge of emergency preparedness for my area. I couldn’t find anything in the article that addressed this, just that they had one.

Very sorry they lost all their physical possessions. Very happy they kept their lives. Good planning.

Ok. Do we get to talk about climate change yet?

This is why governments have emergency and disaster plans...and why they don't throw them out. They save lives.

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I'm happy they didn't elect someone who tore up the plan and fired everyone that helped make it.

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'Everything's Gone': Rural Washington Struggles After 'Blow Torch' Of A WildfireWhen a firestorm swept through the town of Malden, most residents — who skew older and lower income — lost their homes. The post office, town hall, library, fire station and food bank were all leveled. Residents say it's a miracle no one died. DEMOCRAT PSYCHOLOGY 101: Voter Base that commits 85% of ALL 'Violent Crime', Burn our towns & Forests, beat/kill old people for a hat & listens to RAP MUSIC that is nothing but sex,drugs,murder.....Then calls 'other parties' violent & illegal. KooKoo! 😥 I wish this article linked to volunteer organizations we can join or donate to!
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'Everything's Gone': Rural Washington Struggles After 'Blow Torch' Of A WildfireWhen a firestorm swept through the town of Malden, most residents — who skew older and lower income — lost their homes. The post office, town hall, library, fire station and food bank were all leveled. Residents say it's a miracle no one died. DEMOCRAT PSYCHOLOGY 101: Voter Base that commits 85% of ALL 'Violent Crime', Burn our towns & Forests, beat/kill old people for a hat & listens to RAP MUSIC that is nothing but sex,drugs,murder.....Then calls 'other parties' violent & illegal. KooKoo! 😥 I wish this article linked to volunteer organizations we can join or donate to!
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