Real talk: This morning I read that two people died in a car to the east of Salem, Ore. because of the fires. I didn't realize how secretly panicked I was until I heard that all my family who live south and east of Salem were safe.
#WestCoastFires
#WestCoastFires
My mom says we know a lot of people evacuating from Salem and Oregon City. My family in Independence and Corvalis aren't leaving yet, but another cousin even further south is 10 miles from the evacuation line. I can't even work out the patchwork of fires based on that.
"All the camping spots and towns in the Cascades we used to go to are just incinerated. It seems unreal." - text from my cousin who lives in Corvallis this morning. Mountains and trees are like second homes; we have just as many family memories there as at home.
I'm posting all this on twitter because, well, the fires seem unreal to a lot of people over here -- because they're so far away, and it seems like they happen all the time. But this year's are much bigger.
Also it's the only social media where no fam follows me.
Also it's the only social media where no fam follows me.
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