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  • California Fires: An Open Letter to the Environmentalists

    10/29/2003 5:17:11 AM PST · by nicmarlo · 35 replies · 1,004+ views
    The Sierra Times ^ | 10. 28. 03 | J.J. Johnson
    In case the rest of you are living in a cave, there are fires raging out of control in the Los Angeles/San Diego Area. They are so serious that many of us here in Southern Nevada are checking bed space and hotel rooms in case of major evacuations from the Los Angeles basin. As of the time of this writing, over 50,000 homes are threatened, and the situation is changing by the minute. At least 17 people are dead and it has consumed more than 800,000 acres stretching from the Mexican border to the suburbs northeast of Los Angeles. And...
  • Wildfire News Fires burning on more than 272,000 acres across Oregon

    07/29/2002 6:19:19 AM PDT · by Grampa Dave · 98 replies · 983+ views
    Oregon Live/ AP ^ | 7/29/2002 | The Associated Press
    Wildfire News Fires burning on more than 272,000 acres across Oregon The Associated Press 7/29/02 1:03 AM Major wildfires were burning on 272,422 acres in Oregon on Sunday. About 12,503 firefighters are working in the state. The Northwest Interagency Communication Center is tracking at least 15 major fires in Oregon. Top priorities for fire officials were the Cache Mountain fire, Sheldon Ridge fire and Biscuit-Florence-Sour fire. WHITE RIVER Started: 7/23/02, one mile east of Maupin Size: 25,000 acres Containment: 95 percent. Evacuations: mandatory evacuation of White River campground 7/24/02; Bake Oven Road and Buckhollow Road reopened, 7/27/02. Lower Deschutes River...