California Wildfire Scam Continues
Posted by feww on August 4, 2008
Fighting wildfires is big business! There would always be enough fuel for new blazes.
Wildfires: The Golden Fleecing of America
See: Our Forecast for 2009 California Fires
The Raw Facts
- Cost of fighting wildfire in California since July 1: $285 million [And it’s just the beginning!]
- Daily cost of fighting the fire [which should be allowed to burn out] : up to $13 million
- Cost of fighting California fires a decade ago: $44million a year
- Why aren’t the fires allowed to burn naturally? Need the unburnt fuel for next year’s fires!
- “There is no more fire season as we know it — the fire season is now all year-round,” said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in July while touring wildfires in N. California. “That means that we don’t have enough resources.“
California Fires Update # 3
SISKIYOU COMPLEX STATUS: Southwest of Happy Camp, CA
- Start date: 6/21/08
- Cause: Lightning
- Estimated Size: 59,678 acres
- Percent Contained: 60%
- No. of Firefighters: 1,492
- Injuries to date: 8
Ukonom Complex Status:
- Start date: 6/20/08
- Cause: Lightning
- Estimated Size: 42,195 acres
- Percent Contained: 66%
- No. of Firefighters: 438
- Injuries to date: 6
Blue 2 Status
- Start date: 6/20/08
- Cause: Lightning
- Estimated Size: 6,846 acres
- Percent Contained: 52%
- No. of Firefighters: 400
- Injuries to date: 2
(Source)
Yolla Bolly Complex Fire Update
- Acres Burned : 72,367
- Crews: 10
- Cause: Lightning
- Date Started: June 20, 2008
- Percent Contained: 30%
Rich and Belden Fires FACTS (!)
- Rich Fire: 5,199 acres / 15% contained
- Belden Fire: 474 acres / 70% contained
- Costs for both fires: $2,591,500
- Incident Type : Wildland Fire
- Cause: Under Investigation
- Date of Origin: Wednesday July 29th, 2009
- Location: 20 miles west of Quincy, CA
- Total Personnel Committed: 1,065
- Size: 6,371 acres
- Percent Contained: 45%
Plumas County:
Rich Fire
Location: 20 miles west of Quincy
Administrative Unit: Plumas National Forest
Canyon Complex
Location: Various locations within the Plumas Forest
Administrative Unit: Plumas National Forest
Siskiyou County:
Bear Wallow Complex
Location: 14 miles west of Etna
Administrative Unit: Klamath National Forest
Panther Fire
Location: 15 miles south of Happy Camp
Administrative Unit: Klamath National Forest
Siskiyou Complex
Location: Southwest of Happy Camp
Administrative Unit: Klamath National Forest
Ukonom Complex
Location: 5 miles north of Somes Bar
Administrative Unit: Six Rivers National Fores
Trinity County:
Iron & Alps Complex
Location: Junction City
Administrative Unit: Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Lime Complex
Location: 5 miles west of Hayfork
Administrative Unit: Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Related Links:
- California Fires: Not Hard to Understand!
- The War on Wildfire
- Telegraph Fire: Day 5
- What Next After The Telegraph Fire?
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