[Grampa Dave]

FYI

As usual, news is skimpy. So if you have any up todate personal news or from local sources, please post it.

[Granof8]

Morning news -

More crews on the way, including one type 1 from Canada. Additional aircraft coming in today. Will be setting up helicopter drop water tanks (mix clorine with water) to prevent spread of cedar root rot disease. Equipment that works in an infected area must be cleaned before going into a non-infected area.

August 4 at 8 p.m. Florence fire at 234,985 acres with 10% contained. Fire growth partially from backburns on the east side. Biscuit fire at 6 a.m. August 4 totaled 41,028 acres in Oregon and California.

Curry County Commissioners expected to declare state of emergency today.

Still concern for Agness area if the fire sweeps north and into that drainage then back into Agness.

[RightWhale]

There is a huge amount of smoke in and around Fairbanks, has been for 3 days. It's not clear where it is coming from, but it seems to be from far away. Any idea or link to a satellite mage?

[wanderin]

I have not heard much more about the fire than what they are putting out via the media at this time. The coverage on this fire is scant indeed, repetitive at best. I will post if I hear anything new.