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  • Oregon Fire Largest in State's History

    08/11/2002 5:08:54 AM PDT · by 2sheep · 45 replies · 769+ views
    Fox News ^ | Saturday, August 10, 2002 | AP
    <p>GRANTS PASS, Ore.  — The nation's largest active wildfire grew to about 333,890 acres early Saturday, making it Oregon's largest wildfire in over a century.</p> <p>The blaze in the Siskiyou National Forest and adjoining lands in southwestern Oregon and Northern California is now larger than the 1933 Tillamook Fire, which burned 311,000 acres.</p>
  • Fires Spread Plant Damage, Disease, Ore-gone Eco Terrorists's View of Fire Fighting

    08/11/2002 8:47:29 AM PDT · by Grampa Dave · 43 replies · 719+ views
    KGW TV/AP ^ | 10 August 2002 | GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer
    Fires Spread Plant Damage, Disease, Ore-gone Eco Terrorists's View of Fire Fighting 08/10/2002 By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer The Lemmingsworth Gulch Research Natural Area would be a wonderful place to make a last stand against a raging wildfire -- it's wet, boggy and flat, without many trees. But when fire officials suggested building a fireline through the 818-acre site to help contain the massive Florence Fire, ecologist Dr. Tom Atzet balked. The federally designated area contains at least three sensitive plant species, including the fly-eating Cobra lily, and serves as a crucial research spot. "That research area has a...