[Granof8]

Some good news this morning - Sheriff Owens has received contact from New York regarding the Florence fire. A group from Agness went to there help post September 11. Now maybe we'll get some national coverage. No details yet.

Brookings fire chief Bill Sharp reported minimal fire activity yesterday, mainly in the Quail prairie and Boulder creek areas. Sharp said there are a lot of roads outside the wilderness area and they have been tied together to make firebreaks and firelines.

The Florence fire has been renamed, is now the Biscuit fire. The City of Florence apparently objected to the name.

Still only pre-evac notices. KURY radio reported this morning some Gasquet residents had declined to leave their homes. I'm hearing it will be much the same at Agness.

[Granof8]

KURY radio reports the Biscuit fire at 334,000 acres this morning.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for all of this news.

This was very interesting: The Florence fire has been renamed, is now the Biscuit fire. The City of Florence apparently objected to the name.

The Druid eco fascists named it the Florence Fire so people would not realize that the fire was really the former Kalmiopsis Wilderness.

Calling it the Florence Fire had to hurt the tourist business in the critical month of August for the businesses in Florence.

Good for the people in Florence in getting the Floristry Circus PR Clowns to stop calling it the Florence Fire.

[dixiechick2000]

Thanks for the update!

[AuntB]

Thanks for all your updates a great info, Granof8. It's appreciated.