Bush Will Tour Fire Line [Oregon]

KGW.com ^ | 8-16-02 | KGW/AP

[Salvation]

Bush to Tour Fire Lines

08/16/2002

By AP Staff

President Bush will visit areas devastated by the Squires fire in Ruch next Thursday during a visit to Oregon that also will include a fund-raising dinner for Republican Senator Gordon Smith, the White House announced Friday.

Bush, who is taking a "working vacation" at his ranch in Waco, Texas, also plans stops in California, according to a schedule released by the president's office.

The president will deliver a speech on the importance of thinning forests to curb future wildfires, and has invited governors from Western states to join him during the visit, said a congressional source, who spoke on condition he would not be further identified.

Smith and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., will join Bush during his stop near Medford. Both lawmakers have been strong advocates of managing forests. Many environmentalists have challenged Republican calls for thinning forests as efforts to undermine restrictions on logging.

From Medford, Bush will travel to Portland for a round-table discussion with community leaders from around the state, and a $1,000 per person reception for Smith, the congressional source said.

Bush made another visit to Portland in early January that was seen as an effort to bolster the reelection bid of Smith, who faces a challenge from Democratic Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. The president has not planned any further visits to Oregon, said the source.

Smith has raised $5.1 million in campaign funds for the November election and has no debt, according to campaign finance reports released last week.

From Portland, Bush was to fly to Stockton, Calif., according to the White House schedule.

(Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

[Salvation]

Thought all of you might find this interesting.

[Salvation]

Oregon Ping!

[kellynla]

and coming to CA to attend fundraisers for BILL SIMON FOR GOVERNOR. DUMP DAVIS! www.simonforgovernor.com

[Grampa Dave]

Ping for you Oregonians.

Lets us this as our thread for today.

Thanks Salvation

[AAABEST]

Here's a good morning gramps bump.

[Grampa Dave]

Here is the latest that was hidden in the good weekend news from "Oregon Live":


Fires burning across Oregon

The Associated Press
8/17/02 10:57 AM


Major wildfires were burning on about 519,220 acres in Oregon on Saturday. About 9,926 firefighters were working in the state. The Northwest Interagency Communication Center is tracking six major fires in Oregon. Top priorities for fire officials Saturday were the Biscuit fire, covering 419,000 acres, the 52,500-acre Tiller Complex, and the 1,953-acre East Antelope Fire, east of Ashland.


BISCUIT FIRE (formerly called Florence Fire; name changed on 8/11/02)

Started: Florence fire started 26 miles west of Grant Pass, 07/13/02; Sour Biscuit started 17 miles southwest of Cave Junction.

Size: 419,000 acres.

Containment: 33 percent.

Evacuations: Illinois Valley is no longer under an evacuation notice, 8/16/02. Agness, on northwest corner of the fire, is on 24-hour evacuation notice. Thirty homes evacuated near Oak Flat, 8/15/02.

Damage: 4 residences and 8 outbuildings.

On scene: 6,886 firefighters.

Cause: Lightning.


TILLER COMPLEX

Started: Outside Tiller, east of Canyonville off Interstate 5, 07/12/02.

Size: 52,600 acres.

Containment: 42 percent.

Evacuations: South Umpqua Road closed at milepost 6. Fifteen residences threatened. Tribal ceremonial grounds and critical cultural resources are threatened.

Damage: No listed damage.

On scene: 1,836 firefighters

Cause: Lightning.


MONUMENT-MALHEUR COMPLEX (Monument and Malheur fires merged under one management team, 8/11/02)

Started: 9 miles southwest of Unity, 07/12/02

Size: 44,062 acres

Containment: 97 percent.

Evacuations: None at this time.

Damage: None.

On Scene: 407 firefighters.

Cause: Lightning.



EAST ANTELOPE

Started: 5 miles east of Ashland, 8/14/02

Size: 1,953 acres

Containment: 75 percent.

Evacuations: None.

Damage: None.

On Scene: 548 firefighters.

Cause: Tree limbs touched power lines.


MOUNT MARION

Started: 6 miles southeast of Marion Forks, 8/14/02

Size: 100 acres.

Containment: 25 percent.

Evacuations: None.

Damage: None.

On Scene: 174 firefighters.

Cause: Under investigation.


APPLE

Started: 21 miles east of Glide, 8/16/02

Size: 1,500 acres

Containment: Zero.

Evacuations: Three campgrounds evacuated. Umpqua Trial closed and portions of North Umpqua River closed to whitewater rafting.

Damage: None.

On Scene: 75 firefighters.

Cause: Under investigation.



Source: The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center

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The Apple fire east of Glide is a new one. This was a really beautiful area along the Upper Umpqua River. This will devastate more tourism in this area.

Oregon has the highest unemployment rate in the nation and more families are hungry each day in Oregon than any other state. Those are the legacies of the Dirt Firsters and other Green Jihadists. A great legacy, more unemployment than any other state and hungry children. Round them up and ship them to Cuba or ChiCom land. This is where all the Watermelons who hate Oregonians should be. Andy Kerr and his green butt boy, Kitznslobber should be really happy with what has happened in this last year to Oregon.

[dixiechick2000]

Thanks for the post and the ping!

We were supposed to go to the fund raiser, but we are going to be out of town. sigh
I did so want to meet the President.

BTW, Gramps, we are leaving Monday for 1 1/2 weeks. I'll be peeking in here every now and then, though, but doubt I will be able to respond. Have a nice 1 1/2 weeks!

[B4Ranch]

Lets hope that the sight of all these destroyed trees pisses Bush off enough to tell the tree huggers to get out of DC.

[Grampa Dave]

This thread will serve as our update on the Oregon Fires.

There is a new out of control fire East of Glide on the beautiful North Umpqua River. The Oregon Green Jihadist Watermelons have been working behind the scenes to make this an exclusive playground for elite Green Nazis like the worthless governor, Kitzngreen for years.

This will just kill the tourist business for this area. Another economic terrorist body blow to the state of Oregon.

Oregon has the highest unemployment rate of any state in the Union. Also, more people go hungry every day in Oregon than any other state.

Both are the legacies of the Dirt Firsters, ALF/ELF and the rest of the Green Jihadist Watermelon Ba$tards in Oregon.

A few years ago in a Green Jihadist Watermelon workshop, Andy Kerr who hates 99.9999% of Oregonians made an incredible statement that Oregon had too many people living and working in the wrong places and in the wrong jobs. The wonderful Green Butt Boy governor, Kitzgreen agreed with him. Looks like Kerr's tactics of no timber harvest, no roads and not timber thinning has worked well.

We can look at Ore Gone in smoke and bankruptcy as what will happen to the other 49 states if we don't dethrone the Green Terrorists in America.

Our country can't survive if they continue to control it. Time for them to lose control and leave it. Ship all of them to Cuba or ChiCom land where all communists belong.

[Grampa Dave]

Good morning to you.

Those of you fighting the Green Jihadist Watermelons in Floriduh might want to use Oregon as an example of what can happen to a state when the these Green Eco Terrorists control it.

Besides these awful fires, many of which will not stop burning until the fall/winter rains, the Green Jihadist Watermelons have destroyed the economy of Oregon.

They have worked 24/7 to block all logging in National and state forests for the 1990's. That includes salvage logging where there have been massive fires like last year. Logging is one of the premier industries in Oregon. So large amounts of people are not employed for logging and wood products.

They have other tactics that drive businesses out of the state or force them to close.

As a result the Oregon economy is the worse economy in the nation. Also, for the second year in a row, Oregon is #1 in people going hungry.

The Green Jihadist and their head Green Terrorists, are far more dangerous to the average Oregonian than al Qaeda and al Fuqra.

Keep up the good battle in your part of the country!

[Grampa Dave]

Bob, fyi!

[Grampa Dave]

A heads up for Simon Supporters.

President Bush will be speaking in Oregon next week, and then he will be in California to help Bill Simon!

Dump Davis! Before he makes California worse than Oregon re unemployment and other disasters.

[Grampa Dave]

The following stands re what to do with our forests, has President Bush against the Green Jihadist Watermelons, who have just about destroyed Oregon and are working on destroying the rest of America. The Green Jihadist Watermelons are far more dangerous to most Americans than al Qaeda terrorists are. The Green Jihadists Watermelons work 24/7 to destroy the economies of our states like the good Watermelon Communists they are. Economic eco terrorism is a terrible tool of these anti America/Americans.

Oregon where they control the governor and the state, has the highest unemployment rate in the country. This week for the second year in a row, Oregon is the #1 state with people in a state going hungry everyday.

Unemployment, hunger for families and children, out of control forest fires and economic devastation are the real legacies of the Dirt Firsters, ALF, ELF, and the ONRC Green Jihadist Watermelons of Oregon.

The president will deliver a speech on the importance of thinning forests to curb future wildfires, and has invited governors from Western states to join him during the visit, said a congressional source, who spoke on condition he would not be further identified.

Smith and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., will join Bush during his stop near Medford. Both lawmakers have been strong advocates of managing forests. Many environmentalists have challenged Republican calls for thinning forests as efforts to undermine restrictions on logging.

[AAABEST]

They have other tactics that drive businesses out of the state or force them to close.

Yeah, one of 'em is just blurting out the fact that they have intentions for any given area of real estate. Once that happens real estate ativity immediately slows or stops bringing prices down to fire, drought or flood sale level. It's great for aquiring subject property at "fair market value" from "willing sellers".

All they have to do is think about setting up shop in any given area and the surrounding community becomes afflicted.

If they get past thinking about stuff and actually accomplish their goals that's when the fires, floods, droughts and hardships really start.

[TLBSHOW]

Bush Promises Aid to Flood-Hit Czech Republic
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20020817_65.html

[justshe]

Just an FYI for you and others. The Apple fire on the North Umpqua Forest in Oregon is under investigation as arson is suspected. This fire is about 14 miles from where I live. It went from 50 acres last night to 1500 acres as per your report this morning. Visibility is poor where we live and a layer of white ash covers everything. If you didn't know it was August and 90 degrees you would think it was winter as the ash looks like a fine, white snow coming down. Staying indoors with air cleaners going is the only thing we can do.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the sad news about how you and others are suffering from this fire.

Without lightening storms, basically every other forest fire is caused by man.

Then was the fire an accidental one, an act of stupidity or arson.

I will post the links to the promised burning of America by the Dirt Firsters, ALF'S, ELF'S, Anarchists and others on a burn America tour in another reply.

Stay safe.

[Grampa Dave]

A special bump just for you!

[Grampa Dave]

This a link to a group in Oregon formed to stop eco violence. Arson is a main tool of the Eco Terrorists in Oregon. (Link to Stop Eco Violence Site)

[BOBTHENAILER]

The president will deliver a speech on the importance of thinning forests to curb future wildfires, and has invited governors from Western states to join him during the visit

Saw his speech in SD where he made specific mention of proper forest management to a chorus of rousing cheers.

It would not surprise me in the least that his meeting with western governors will be used to alter written forest policy to allow thinning and clearing. He knows he can HAMMER Chainsaw Tom Daschle and Logger Tim Johnson, the two SD senators who stole John Thune's idea and altered SD policy only. They will PAY for that craven vote getting attempt.

Go John Thune..beat the pi$$ outta Johnson.