[Granof8]

Del Norte county sheriff decided to "err" on side of safety, Gasquet, CA evacuated last night. Embers falling within 2 miles of Gasquet. Highway 199 still open.

Agness, Oak Flat, Wilderness retreat still on pre-evac notice.

Zone 2 Florence fire at 308,000 acres this morning and 15% contained.

Fire has broken out of Kalmiopsis wilderness.

Weather forecast not good. Inversion holding smoke down, dampering fires now. FS spokesman compares to a wood stove. Bad news when the draft is opened.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the update. The 50 + MPH wind gusts in the former Kalmiopsis Wilderness area will open that dampener of the wood stove that used to be the Wilderness area. There is no fire screen on the chimney. The sparks and live embers will go with these gusts of wind. Winds that high can set fires miles away when hot/burning/live embers settle in unthinned trees and brush. So a few simple firelanes will not stop the fire from jumping to miles away.

You posted : Fire has broken out of Kalmiopsis wilderness.

We should now refer to it as The Former Kalmiopsis Wilderness. It is basically black and burnt by now. The roadless wilderness gift from the Watermelon Enviralists to the people of Oregon.