To: EBUCK; Granof8; tubebender; wanderin; WaterDragon; farmfriend; Archie Bunker on steroids; AuntB; ...
It is very simple to why and how the two fires merged.
Go back to the map that I just reposted showing the fire and the Kamiopsis Wilderness Area, the green colored area between the two fires on 5 August.
Remember there are no roads in the Wilderness Area. There are no fire fighters, this is the dirty secret, the Floristry Circus PR Clowns are not telling the public. This is PC firefighting at its worse. The only place they can fight the fire is outside of the Wilderness Area, and that has been on the East side of the fire. There is no one on the west side fighting it.
Yesterday afternoon the weather warning that I posted two days ago started to happen. The areas east and west of the fire warmed up, and the humidity dropped. The winds changed. So the two fires merged over the green area shown in that map.
Now with the weather going the fire's way through this weekend, we could see it going nuclear if the right weather elements combine for the fire.
I think that those living north, south west and west of the fire are really in danger if this happens. Imagine the area from Smith River, California north throught Brookings/Harbor up to Gold Beach and over to Agness being in harm's way the next 3 to 5 days.
If that fire jumps the Rogue River, every community North of Gold Beach/Agness to the Bandon area is in peril. That whole area has been the target of the al Qaeda Tree huggers re limiting roads, no timber harvesting and no brush removal. It gets very dry in August/September.
People say that it can't jump the Rogue at Agness, are forgetting about the recent fire at the Dalles, Or. area that jumped the larger and wider Columbia river and set fire on the Washington side.
Last but not least, when fires get this big, they can create their own mini weather areas which will often make the fires bigger.
We could see the most massive Rural Cleansing of America so far by the Fire agenda/tactics of the al Qaeda Tree Huggers who hate those of us who live in the country.
To: Grampa Dave
I was sure that you had reported that they created a barrier thru that green area. I must have been mistaken.
This is going to be bad!!
EBUCK
32 posted on
08/08/2002 10:29:19 AM PDT by
EBUCK
To: Grampa Dave; All
34 posted on
08/08/2002 10:43:03 AM PDT by
Granof8
To: Grampa Dave
Morning Grampa - just returned from the lake. Three decent bows & lost three; one very impressive.
Evidence this summer in Oregon shows a fire can jump up to two miles. The Rogue would be a hopscotch square if the winds are right.
The Tiller fire complex in the Umpqua area is the next one to watch.
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