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Hood River Wildfire 2007

These are some dramatic shots of the August 4, 2007 wildfire that threatened a neighborhood of new homes on the west side of Hood River, Oregon. Homeowners were evacuated but in the end all of the houses were spared. Some of these photos were shown on KATU news out of Portland.
Hood River firefighter
Hood River firefighter		 A new blaze catches
A new blaze catches		 And the fire spreads
And the fire spreads		 Calling in a report
Calling in a report
New blaze grows rapidly
New blaze grows rapidly		 Flames advance
Flames advance		 Skies darkened with smoke
Skies darkened with smoke		 Coordinated response
Coordinated response
Home in peril
Home in peril		 Firefighters bring the big hose
Firefighters bring the big hose		 Dampening the fuel
Dampening the fuel		 No surrender
No surrender
Planning the attack
Planning the attack		 Walking the fire break
Walking the fire break		 Debris catches fire
Debris catches fire		 Wind driven flames
Wind driven flames
More help arrives from Odell
More help arrives from Odell		 Commanding the attack
Commanding the attack		 Where there is smoke . . .
Where there is smoke . . .		 Burning eyes
Burning eyes
Pushing back the flames
Pushing back the flames		 Pulling in another hose line
Pulling in another hose line		 Volunteers
Volunteers		 Every bit helps
Every bit helps
Manning the hoses
Manning the hoses		 Building a fire line
Building a fire line		 It's getting thick
It's getting thick		 Smoke filter
Smoke filter

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Guest 06-Aug-2007 21:43
thanks for posting these. i've sent bunches of people to the website so they can see what happened in our neighborhood over the weekend.
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