Oregon Fires: Heat, dryness, lightning, wind fuel wildfire flames

Oregon Live ^ | 22 July 2002 | STUART TOMLINSON and ERIC MORTENSON

[Grampa Dave]

It appears that the press is starting to lay low on what happened in Oregon this weekend re the fires.

Also, no real updates from the National Wildfire centers. Like the fire world just disappeared for the weekend.

[Grampa Dave]

Finally there is somewhat of an update on what happened this weekend.

[EBUCK]

I see a lot of downplay for obvious (at least to me) reasons. The more it's reported the more people will look to target responsible parties. And the media is up to its eyeballs in culpability here. Without their constant support of the greenie agenda there would be no greenie agenda to speak of. They know it and we know it but the sheep have no clue, better keep it quiet, lest the dense and wolly ones get a clue and take to burning their towers down.

EBUCK

[Grampa Dave]

You are right on target.

Fascism, socialism, communism and enviralism all need one control factor to appear to be successful.

That factor is the control and support of the media.

Uncontrolled and rampant Green Enviralism in Oregon has been supported by the mediots for 2 decades. They portray the Anarchists who burn acres of vehicles as heroes. Then they portray the farmers, ranchers, loggers and those who want to live in the wilder areas of Oregon as evil and vile humans with zero right to live nor work were they want too.

As Oregon approaches a quarter of million acres of wildfires if not there yet, there will be all types of spiking the real stories to protect the guilty eco criminals. The eco criminals with no roads, no thinning of fire hazards and zero human agendas in the Druid Cathedrals, what we used to call our forests.

[EBUCK]

Isn't Summer Lake right near the petroglyphs (Picture Rock Pass)? Poetic Justice that the greenies are integral in the destruction of Native American artwork that is of such rare quality and quantity.

EBUCK

[Grampa Dave]

Time to re post your new bumper sticker, thanking the enviralists for these fires.

[Grampa Dave]

FYI and ping list!

[Grampa Dave]

FYI and ping list

[Grampa Dave]

FYI and ping list

[Grampa Dave]

FYI and ping list

[Grampa Dave]

What your area can look forward to when enviral terrorists get their way in the country.

[Grampa Dave]

FYI, Oregon is still burning in spite of the lack of national news, regional and local news this weekend.

[Grampa Dave]

Ernest, we still are not out of the burning woods yet re potential electricity loss of imports to Kali:

The combined Winter and Tool Box fires continue to threaten about 60 homes as well as Bonneville Power Administration power lines, said David Widmark, spokesman for the Northwest Interagency Coordinating Center in Portland.

Those BPA power lines come from the Pacific NW to deliver power to the power short Kali users.

[Grampa Dave]

You are right about Picture Rock Pass. Here is the link to the area and some interesting fire links as of last week: (Fremont, Picture Rock Pass link)

[madfly]

ping

[Grampa Dave]

Latest Noah Satellite Pictures!

[EBUCK]

Tool Box Complex Overview (Silver Lake Area): This Complex now consists of two fires. The Silver Fire is approximately 12,000 acres in size while the Tool Box Fire burned 35,000 acres. Both fires crossed existing fire control lines yesterday due to strong afternoon winds. There is a possibility these two fires will burn together. Crews continue to construct containment lines to prevent movement toward the town of Silver Lake and Picture Rock Pass.

If you've never seen this place you are really missing out on something special. It was kind of like that last gas station before entering the desert in Nevada, "Last Gas for 200 miles". Last trading post for indians/trappers heading west. I hope it doesn't get destroyed.

EBUCK

[Grampa Dave]

Here is what the Fremont/Summer Lake area with the painted rocks looked like on 17 July. The burn area is bigger now as those fires have joined hands for more rural cleansing as per the green agenda.

[EBUCK]

I've got an indian/enviralist aqaintance (I documented a bunch of those petroglyphs for a Calander that was sold to keep that area managed) who told me then, 10 years ago, that whole area was a tinder box and that without managment would probably be lost if the looters didn't take it apart first. Looks like he was right. Bummer.

EBUCK

[Grampa Dave]

Here is this morning's wildfire summary for Oregon:

Oregon
Number of Fires: 15
Acres: 183,920
New Fires: 1
Fires Contained: 2

NEW - Lava (BLM Lakeview District): 400 acres at 0 percent contained. This fire is 15 miles north of Christmas Valley. Limited access and rocky terrain are hampering suppression efforts. Personnel are monitoring.
Information: Call 541-947-2177

Sheep Rock (BLM Vale District): 700 acres at 50 percent contained. This fire is two miles northeast of Riverside. Extreme fire behavior was observed. Engines and crews are mopping up.

Wall Creek (Southwest Oregon District, Oregon Department of Forestry): 321 acres at 95 percent contained. This fire is burning ten miles northeast of Medford. Minimal fire behavior was observed. Crews are mopping up.
Information: Visit the Oregon Department of Forestry web site

747 (Ochoco National Forest): 10,630 acres at 20 percent contained. This fire is northeast of Paulina. Extremely rugged and inaccessible terrain is hampering suppression efforts. Structure protection is in place for four threatened residences and several outbuildings.
Information: Call 541-416-6811 or visit the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center web site

North Umpqua Complex (Umpqua National Forest): 600 acres at 20 percent contained. This fire is burning 25 miles east of Glide. Rocky, inaccessible terrain is hampering containment efforts. Personnel are constructing indirect attack handline, improving established fireline and mopping up. Twenty residences are threatened.
Information: Call 541-957-3270 or 541-957-3227 or visit the Umpqua National Forest web site

Squire Peak (Southwest Oregon District, Oregon Department of Forestry): 2,804 acres at 95 percent contained. Minimal fire behavior was observed.
Information: Call 541-899-6987

Flag Tail (Malheur National Forest): 7,600 acres at 55 percent contained. This fire is burning 13 miles west of Seneca. Crews are burning out and mopping up.
Information: Call 541-575-3008 or visit the Malheur National Forest web site

Biscuit Complex (Siskiyou National Forest): 4,840 acres at 0 percent contained. This complex consists of several fires, 17 miles southwest of Cave Junction. Steep, inaccessible terrain is hampering containment efforts. Crews are constructing indirect attack fireline for structure protection. Twelve residences are threatened.
Information: Call 541-592-4024 or 541-592-4020 or visit the Siskiyou National Forest web site

Grizzly Complex (Fremont National Forest): 6,050 acres at 60 percent contained. This complex, comprised of the Grizzly, Bare and Logan fires, is 15 miles west of Lakeview. Personnel are patrolling and mopping up.
Information: Call 541-947-0244 or visit the Fremont National Forest web site

Tool Box Complex (Fremont National Forest): 59,160 acres at 40 percent contained. This complex consists of the Tool Box and Silver fires which are 30 miles northwest of Paisley and eight miles southwest of Silver Lake respectively. Crews and engines are constructing fireline and providing for structure protection. Fifteen residences, a major power line and an extensive communications site are threatened.
Information: Call 541-576-2107 or visit the Fremont National Forest web site

Winter (Klamath Lake District, Oregon Department of Forestry): 31,100 acres at 40 percent contained. This fire is ten miles northwest of Paisley. Steep and rocky terrain is hampering containment efforts. Crews are burning out and constructing handline on the west and south flanks. Sixty residences are threatened; structure protection is in place.
Information: Call 541-943-3513 or visit the Fremont National Forest web site

Monument (Malheur National Forest): 24,700 acres at 30 percent contained. This fire is nine miles southwest of Unity. Limited access is hampering containment efforts. Seventy-five residences are threatened.
Information: Call 541-446-3614 or visit the Monument Fire web site

Tiller Complex (Umpqua National Forest): 3,600 acres at 6 percent contained. This complex is comprised of 94 reported fires on the Tiller Ranger District and in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness Area, west of Tiller. Forty residences are threatened.
Information: Call 541-825-3201 or visit the Umpqua National Forest web site

Malheur Complex (Malheur National Forest): 8,211 acres at 20 percent contained. This complex, consisting of the Roberts and Easy fires, is burning eight to 25 miles south of Prairie City. Fifty residences, several commercial properties and numerous outbuildings are threatened; structure protection is in place.
Information: Call 541-820-4503 or visit the Malheur National Forest web site

Eyerly Complex (BIA Warm Springs Agency): 23,204 acres at 70 percent contained. This complex consists of the Eyerly and Geneva 2 fires which are burning in the Metolius River Canyon, 15 miles northeast of Camp Sherman. Crews are constructing direct attack fireline and mopping up. Two hundred and eighty residences are threatened; structure protection is in place.
Information: Call 541-546-6170 or 541-546-6175

They have keep the news lid on the Biscuit Fire in SW Oregon by the Illinois River and the fires east of Roseburg in the upper Umpqua areas.