California Wildfire Scam Continues

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.“

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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?

• And Now, The Telegraph Fire!
• Nature Must Be Punished, Look at the Mess in California!
• California ‘Mojavefied’ by 2011?

• Thought for the Day
• Stop Nature! She Is Ruining Our Lifestyles