It appears that they had a little of the Chetco Effect or Banana Belt Effect.
BiscuitFire.comInformation Collected @
08/31/02 @ 12:00 a.m. PST
Name: (formerly the Florence Fire)
Location: 26 miles southwest of Grants Pass, Oregon
Lat: 42° 24' 46"
Long: 123° 52' 14"
Date of Origin: 7/13/02, reported at 12 AM
Size: 499,887 acres
Cause: Lightning
Contained: 90%
Expected Containment Date: 09/06/2002 6:00 p.m.
Fuels/Materials Involved: Mixed Conifers and Brush
Structures Threatened:
Residences: 274
Commercial: 0
Outbuildings: 0
Structures Lost:
Residences: 4
Commercial: 0
Outbuildings: 9
Resources Threatened:
65 structures in the Wilderness Retreat, Gardner Ranch, Chetco Inn, Tolman Ranch and Pistol River areas.
Industrial timberlands
Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive fish, plants and animal species, long term ecosystem productivity.
Rogue, and Smith National Wild and Scenic Rivers.
North Fork Smith Botanical Area and Port Orford Cedars.
Personnel Assigned:
2,976 personnel
Injuries:
2 broken ankles, 1 bee sting reaction, and cases of heat exhaustion have been reported.
Equipment Assigned:
Crews:
Type I: 8
Type II: 45
Camp Crews: 21
Helicopters:
Type I: 7
Type II: 3
Type III:7
Engines: 70
Dozers: 64
Cost to Date: $129,126,000
Observed Fire Behavior:
Zone I: Creeping, smoldering, individual tree torching in the interior. Interior islands continue to burn out.
Zones 2: Zone 2 is now under the control of Six Rivers National Forest.
http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/sixrivers/
Zone 3: Red flag warning conditions brought strong NE winds and low relative humidity to Divisions Y and Z, (see map). Flare-ups with torching near the perimeter tested suppression efforts.
Zone 4: Fire activity was moderate today in Div W, V and U as fire backs into itself mainly in Lawson Creek, (see map). Fire behavior was mostly a low intensity backing fire with isolated tree torching were heavy surface and ladder fuels are present.
Current Weather Conditions:
Wind Speed: 10-15 MPH
Wind Direction: NE
Temperature: 75-92°
Relative Humidity: 12-32%