In the middle of August a huge thunderstorm swept through Douglas County, setting hundreds of spot fires, most of which .

Today these fires still burn creating smoke as thick as fog. Hayden Harris, a Junior at Days Creek Charter school said, “ It sucks not being able to practice because of the smoke,” Which is true. Hayden Harris plays cross country and would have played football, but due to a back injury couldn’t this year. 

The football team and cross country team has had to cancel practices and even games due to the air quality from the smoke.

Riley Crume, a sophomore at Days Creek charter school and has lived in Tiller her whole life said, “Everyday it’s smoky at my house. The fires have given us a scare every once and awhile especially when we we’re on a level 2 evacuation and the road was closed down.” Milo and Tiller have been really busy the past couple months with firefighters and crews being Ubiquitous.

On September 18th-19th the fires tamed down from the rain but the fire crews still had to keep a close eye on them.

The past couple of days the smoke and fires have died down due to the rain and the cold fall mornings but are still burning today.