WE
WE BEGIN
WE BEGIN TODAY WITH A FOCUS ON THE FIRES.... CAUSING SMOKEY AIR
AND WORSE, DESTROYING
PROPERTY AND FORCING
PEOPLE FROM THEIR
HOMES IN IDAHO.
IN PARTICULAR THE
WOODHEAD FIRE IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY....
ACCORDING TO THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE...AT
LEAST FIVE CABINS AND
TRAILERS ON THE
BROWNLEE
SUMMIT...SEVERAL CABINS
IN PINE CREEK
ESTATES...AND AT LEAST
ONE HOME IN SEID
CREEK HAVE HAVE ALL
BURNED.
THE FIRE PICKED UP
STEAM OVER THE
WEEKEND AND IS NOW
ESTIMATED AT 48-
THOUSAND ACRES WITH
40-PERCENT
CONTAINMENT.
40-PERCENT CONTAINMENT. FIRE OFFICIALS EXPECTS
CONTAINEMNT TO DROP
BECAUSE OF SUBSTANTIAL
GROWTH LAST NIGHT.
EVACUATIONS ARE NOW
IN PLACE FOR AREAS IN
ADAMS COUNTY
INCLUDING PARADISE
FLAT...NORTH
HORNET...AND WEST MILL
CREEK.
JESSE BENDER WITH THE
BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT SAYS FOR
RESIDENTS LIVING IN
THOSE AREAS OR
CLOSEBY...BE MINDFUL OF
WHAT YOU PACK.
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WHERE YOU ARE GOING
TO GO, HOW YOU ARE
GOING TO GET OUT, HOW
YOU ARE GOING TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH YOUR
FAMILY AS WELL AS WHAT
YOU NEED TO TAKE WITH
YOU, PETS, IMPORTANT
PAPERWORK, MEDICATION
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SMOKE FROM OTHER
REGIONAL FIRES AND
LIMITED RESOURCES HAVE
BEEN A BIG CHALLENGE
FIGHTING IT.
OUR GRETCHEN PARSONS
AS MORE ON THAT
COMING UP IN THE
SECOND HALF HOUR OF
OUR BROADCAST.
AT LEAST THIRTY-FIVE
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED
AND
AND DOZENS ARE STILL MISSING IN FIRES RAGING ACROSS CALIFORNIA,
OREGON AND
WASHINGTON STATE.
JENNIFER BJORKLUND HAS
THE LATEST FROM CHICO
IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO
BURN ACROSS THE WEST.
THE DEVASTATION.. HARD
TO COMPREHEND... BUT
FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING
THROUGH IT.. ITS AN
ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE.
NAT: "ALL THESE HOUSES
IN HERE ARE GONE."
ENTIRE TOWNS WIPED
OUT. THOUSANDS OF
HOMES LOST. TENS OF
THOUSANDS FORCED TO
EVACUATE.
I LOST EVERYTHING
EXCEPT WHAT'S IN THAT
BAG, EVERYTHING"
ERRATIC FAST MOVING
FLAMES
FLAMES LEADING TO HARROWING STORIES OF ESCAPE
"I PERSONALLY HAD
INTERACTION WITH A
COUPLE
COUPLE THAT HAD BARELY HAD TIME TO GET OUT OF BED AND GET OUT OF
THEIR FRONT DOOR AND
JUMP IN THE RIVER
WHERE THEY SPENT MANY
HOURS ESCAPING THE
FLAMES."
IN OREGON ... WHERE 500
THOUSAND ACRES
TYPICALLY BURN EACH
YEAR... A MILLION ACRES
HAVE BEEN CHARRED IN
JUST THE PAST WEEK.
ACROSS THE REGION FIRE
CREWS.. STRETCHED TO
THE LIMIT.. ARE WORKING
AROUND THE CLOCK TO
CREATE CONTAINMENT
LINES.
LINES.
"AND
"AND WE'RE JUST BEGINNING THE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITY.
IT'S BEEN LIFE SAFETY
BEFORE THAT. WE'RE
MAKING GREAT HEADWAY.
WE STILL HAVE A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF WORK AHEAD OF US."
IN CALIFORNIA ...
PRESIDENT TRUMP MET
WITH FIRE OFFICIALS TO
GET AN UPDATE ON THE
DISASTER.
14 33 05 "WE WANT TO
THANK ALL OF THE BRAVE
FIGHTERS.. ALL OF THESE
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THE
FIRST RESPONDERS
SERVICE MEMBERS WHO
ARE RACING TO THE
EXTREME PERIL OF THEIR
LIVES AND EXTREME
DANGER."
ACROSS THE WEST... LIVES
AND PROPERTY
THREATENED AS THE FIRE
SEASON
SEASON CONTINUES TO RAGE OUT OF CONTROL. THE HEALTH IMPACTS
FROM
FROM THE
FROM THE WILDFIRES ARE REACHING FAR BEYOND THE FLAMES... BRINGING
DANGEROUSLY BAD AIR
QUALITY TO NEIGHBORING
STATES... AND BEYOND.
SECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA,
OREGON, AND
WASHINGTON ARE
BREATHING SOME OF
WORST AIR IN THE
WORLD.
THE SMOKE IS SPREADING
AS FAR AS HAWAII AND
THE MIDWEST.
DOCTORS SAYS WHEN
YOU INHALE THE AIR,
SMALL PARTICLES CAN
INFLAME THE LUNGS AND
AIRWAYS.
IN THE SHORT TERM,
CAUSING CHEST
TIGHTNESS, SHORTNESS
OF BREATH, AND FATIGUE.
"IF YOU ARE EXPOSED FOR
12 HOURS OF SMOKE IN
THE AIR, THEN THAT IS
LIKE 12 HOURS OF
CONTINUED SMOKING."
LIKE 12 HOURS OF
CONTINUED SMOKING."
THE BEST BET FOR NOW...
STAY INSIDE, CLOSE THE
WINDOWS, AND, IF
POSSIBLE, TURN ON THE
AIR CONDITIONING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING OUR FIRE
COVERAGE, YOU CAN TEXT
THE WORD "FIRES" TO
208-321-5614. YOU'LL RECEIVE A LINK TO AN ARTICLE WITH
INTERACTIVE MAPS THAT
SHOW
SHOW ALL
SHOW ALL OF THE FIRES BURNING ON THE WEST COAST...AGAIN JUST TEXT
"FIRES" TO 208-321-5614.
LETS
LETS GET
LETS GET OVER TO THE WEATHER CENTER... JIM IS AT THE CONTROLS
FOR US TODAY AND JIM,
THE ONE THING THAT
WOULD REALLY HELP THE
FIRE AND SMOKE
SITUATION IS SOME
RAIN.....ANYTHING IN
SIGHT?
SIGHT?
ACTUALLY,
ACTUALLY, YES. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS COMING IN, BUT NOT
UNTIL THE WEEKEND, AND
EVEN THEN IT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE MUCH OF A
STORM.
SO FOR NOW WE'LL
CONTINUE TO HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THE THICK
SMOKE AND HAZE AND
UNHEALTHY AIR.
IN FACT, MOST OF
SOUTHWEST IDAHO IS
UNDER A RED AIR QUALITY
ALERT. IT'S ONLY SLIGHTLY
BETTER IN THE SUN
VALLEY AND MAGIC
VALLEY AREAS, IN THE
ORANGE INDEX, WHICH IS
UNHEALTHY FOR FOLKS
WITH SENSITIVITY TO THE
SMOKE. WE STILL HAVE
WITH 50 DAYS TO GO
UNTIL ELECTION DAY --
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
JOE BIDEN ARE BOTH