Crews Pulled off Biscuit Fire 07/23/2002 Associated Press
O'BRIEN, Ore. -- Firefighters have been called off a fire in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area because it's too dangerous, Forest Service spokeswoman Lori Cook said.
"We will continue to monitor those fires from the air until we are sure they (firefighters) have a safety zone," she said, referring to an area where they can retreat in the event the fire flares up. "Our No. 1 priority is firefighter and public safety," she added. "We won't put the firefighters back out there until we feel comfortable they are safe." The 1,400-acre Biscuit Fire is burning in steep, rocky terrain. The nearly roadless area is filled with pockets of explosive brushy vegetation. No structures are threatened. ------------------------------------------------------------
The Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area is the crown jewel of the Druid Cathedrals in Oregon. It was the first to become a no road area. Any roads into this Area were closed off during the Clintoon Legacy years.
The smoke from this fire will effect the people living in Grants Pass and Medford until nature puts it out. That could be late October or November when the fall/winter rains come on.
So Andy Kerr are you and the other eco fascists happy with this turn of events. Your roadless agenda may result in the destruction of this beautiful area for 70 to hundreds of years!
Last but not least, if this Biscuit Fire burns a lot of acreage along the Illinois River, those ashes will turn to lye in that River with the fall winter rains. That could kill every so called endangered Illinois River Steelhead that these eco terrorists have used to try and stop all steelhead fishing downstream of where the Illinois River runs into the Rogue River. Just more of their rural cleansing operations. Stop fishing and more people will have to leave their crown jewel area in the lower Rogue.