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Date: July 27, 2013 at 12:59:01
From: kay.so.or, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Labrador Fire on Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest |
URL: http://kalmiopsiswild.org/labrador-fire-on-rogue-river-siskiyou-national-forest/ |
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A dry lightning storm rolled across Southwest Oregon early Friday morning. The storm left in its wake numerous small fires. A good source of information about the fires is ODF’s SWOFire website. There’s a 3 p.m. update on the Labrador Fire and an update on other fires, including the Cow Creek Fire, which is at 500+ acres.
We primarily focus on the Labrador Fire on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and the Wild Rivers Ranger District. At 3:00 p.m. July 26th, Virginia Gibbons reported the Labrador Fire to be around 45 acres in size. The fire is near the end of the Illinois River Road (FS #4103), which accesses the Wild and Scenic Illinois River corridor from Selma, Oregon. The Forest Service press release states:
All sides of the fire perimeter remain active. Private land inholdings in the Oak Flat area are currently at risk and fire officials are in contact with local residents.
pictures, and more information at the link..
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Date: August 01, 2013 at 08:31:29
From: sheila, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Rogue River access now closed to thousands of tourists |
URL: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130801/NEWS/308010030/Fires-close-off-Rogue-River-access |
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it's that bad! If we don't get some rain soon, August is going to be a record breaker for fires!
The folks who make their whole living during the summer on that river aren't going to make it if this keeps up! The smoke is so bad, they couldn't respond to any emergencies so they closed the whole area. More details at the link.
PS: We're beginning to have smoke here in the Willamette valley too. AND, San Francisco just gave a health alert for poor air quality from So. Oregon wildfire smoke.
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Date: August 02, 2013 at 23:08:41
From: kay.so.or, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Rogue River access now closed to thousands of tourists |
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we had a couple of days of less smoke and clearing but today it go socked in big time Sheila! we had to come home from shopping because we didn't want to be out in this breathing it again. the radio report said it was only about 13 miles north of us, at least one of them...we saw signs that said the Illinois River road was closed.
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