[pct-l] Oregon B&B Fires: Struck by Lightning

[sskamp at bendnet.com (Steve Stenkamp)]

I don't question the cause of the B & B fires.  This summer I worked a fire
that was a holdover from 5 days and in 1996 the Elk Lake fire was a holdover
for 17 days.  A fire that same summer on the Willamette side was a holdover
for almost a month.

> > Subject: [pct-l] Oregon B&B Fires: Struck by Lightning
> >
> >
> > The B&B Complex fires in central Oregon, which disrupted the
> > continuous hiking line of many of this year's PCT class, have been
> > officially declared to have been caused by lightning.
> >
> > There has been much speculation that the fires were
> > deliberately set in advance of President Bush's visit to the area.
> > Acording to the following press release, the newly-issued arson
> > investigation report says that the fires were started by lightning in
> > storms that passed through the area during Aug 4-7. The fires
> > smouldered until reported on Aug 19.
> >
> > http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/news/2003/10/031015bandb.shtml
> >
> > Craig "Computer" Rogers
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