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Silver Fire (1987 Oregon Wildfire)
The Silver Fire was a 1987 wildfire in the Siskiyou National Forest (now part of the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest) in Oregon. It burned , of which was located in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Parts of its burned area were re-burned in the Biscuit Fire and the Chetco Bar Fire. It was started by a lightning strike near Silver Creek on August 30, and was contained on November 2 after a dry summer in the area, with relative humidity as low as 4% at times in certain places (very low for the area), was ended by heavy rain. Firefighters from across the country, as far away as Virginia, went to Oregon to fight the fire. Nearly 4,000 people were involved in the effort. Timeline * August 30, 1987: A "severe dry thunderstorm, lightning storm" in southern Oregon and northern California starts the Silver Fire, along with several other fires. Lightning and smoke are reported by fire lookouts. * August 31: A bomb threat is made against a United States Forest Service office, delaying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siskiyou National Forest
Siskiyou may refer to: *Siskiyou Mountains The Siskiyou Mountains are a Coast Ranges, coastal subrange of the Klamath Mountains, and located in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in the United States. They extend in an arc for approximately from east of Crescent City, Calif ..., a mountain range in northern California and southern Oregon * Siskiyou National Forest, in Oregon and California * Siskiyou County, California * Siskiyou Trail, an old Native American and pioneer trail connecting Oregon and California * Siskiyou Summit, a mountain pass () on Interstate 5 in southern Oregon * Siskiyou Mountains salamander * Siskiyou (newspaper), a student-run newspaper at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. * Siskiyou (band), a Canadian indie folk band. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agness, Oregon
Agness is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is near the confluence of two Wild and Scenic rivers—the Lower Rogue and the Illinois. Agness post office was established October 16, 1897. It was named after Agnes, the daughter of the first postmaster, and subsequently misspelled. The Agness area is popular for fishing and hiking. Agness is in the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest and was threatened by the Biscuit Fire in 2002. Agness is served by one of only two rural mail boat routes still operating in the U.S. The other is along the Snake River in eastern Oregon. The mail boat runs on the Rogue River between Gold Beach and Agness. Rogue River Ranch, east of Agness, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and it and Lucas Lodge in Agness are in the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office historic sites database. The Agness- Illahe Museum is open from May through September. Much of Agness's economy is based on tourism, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 1987 In The United States
September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on 1 September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is on 1 September. September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is the start of the academic year in many countries of the northern hemisphere, in which children go back to school after the summer break, sometimes on the first day of the month. Some Libras and Virgos are born in September, with Virgos being born on September 1st through September 22nd and Libras September 23rd through September 30. September (from Latin ''septem'', "seven") was originally the seventh month in the oldest known Roman calendar, the calendar of Romulus , with March being (Latin '' Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
