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- Keep the gate locked so animals don't get trapped within the fence, and so you can choose who visits you.
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- Summer is wildfire season, and it's not unusual to see smoke on the horizon. If you see smoke, you should look up the fire's location and any road closure/evacuation information at the following links. If you cannot find any information about the fire, it may be new, call 911 to report it.
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- Summer is wildfire season, and it's not unusual to see smoke. If you see smoke nearby you should look up the fire's name/location and any road closure or evacuation information. If you cannot find any information about the fire, it may be new, call 911 to report it.
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- Information on nearby fires is typically posted on Facebook by the [Kittitas County Sheriff](https://www.facebook.com/KittitasCountySheriff/) or [Yakima Valley Emergency Management](https://www.facebook.com/YakimaCountyOEM). Also check the [WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Wildfire Info](https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/wdfw-lands/wildfire) page.
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- Washington State [DNR Fire Dashboard](https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6cdda73cf6154949a1fae76ccb2900a0) (incorporates data from [NASA/USFS FIRMS](https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#t:tsd;d:24hrs;@-120.65,46.88,11.00z)). Find the name of the fire on the map and look up more information at the [NWCC](https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/fire_info.php) and/or [Inciweb](https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/).
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- If you cannot find any information at those links, the [DNR Fire Dashboard](https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6cdda73cf6154949a1fae76ccb2900a0) displays both [NASA/USFS FIRMS](https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#t:tsd;d:24hrs;@-120.65,46.88,11.00z) hotspot data and will reveal the names of known fires.
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- Evacuation and road closure information: [Kittitas County Sheriff](https://www.facebook.com/KittitasCountySheriff/) (Facebook), [WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Wildfire Info](https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/wdfw-lands/wildfire), and [Yakima Valley Emergency Management](https://www.facebook.com/YakimaCountyOEM) (Facebook).
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- Large fires are tracked by [Inciweb](https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/) (can also check the [NWCC](https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/fire_info.php)).
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- Smoke from distant fires isn't a safety issue, but does affect observing. You can check the [Real-time Air Quality Index](http://aqicn.org/city/usa/washington/ellensburg/ruby-st/) (and forecast!) for Ellensburg.
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- Smoke from distant fires isn't a safety issue, but does affect observing. You can check the [Real-time Air Quality Index](http://aqicn.org/city/usa/washington/ellensburg/ruby-st/) (and forecast!) for Ellensburg.
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- In case of any accident, report it to the observatory staff.
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