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Oregon Fire Burns Nearly 334, 000 Acres August 11, 2002 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 4:00 a.m. ET GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- The nation's largest active wildfire grew to 333,890 acres Saturday, making it Oregon's largest wildfire in a century. In Washington, meanwhile, a town of 400 people was ordered to evacuate Saturday night as a wildfire neared. The fire had burned one structure, and officials closed the main highway near the town of Murdock, said Clyde Nihipali, a state Transportation Department dispatcher. Fire crews worked against gusty winds and steep terrain to secure a containment line around the southeastern portion of the Oregon wildfire. The fire was spotting along part of the line, said Mike Ferris, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. ``It slopped over the line that we had established and we're getting it tied back in,'' he said. The blaze in southwestern Oregon and northern California is larger than a 1933 that burned 311,000 acres. National forests weren't managed until the U.S. Forest Service was established in the 1890s. A voluntary evacuation remained in effect Saturday at the southern tip of the fire in Gasquet, Calif., which has about 800 people. The fire was about 25 percent contained. California's largest wildfire, which has burned 61,550 acres northeast of San Diego, was nearly surrounded Saturday. The blaze destroyed at least 35 homes since July 29, but was not threatening homes Saturday, the state Department of Forestry said. The National Fire Information Center reports 5 million acres have burned in the country this year. U.S. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth said the fires have cost $325 million to fight. ^------ On the Net: National Interagency Fire Center: http://www.nifc.gov http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Wildfires.html?ex=1030084428&ei=1&en=72caa8299cfe7fad HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
