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Dubois Fred wrote on Aug 31, 2008 7:46 AM:

" The 8 million to fight this fire is coming out of the Forest Service budget. Call your Congressman and Senators to set up a special account to pay for fire fighting cost. It is time re open the closed roads and timber the bettle killed trees in all of Wyoming. "

AMW wrote on Aug 28, 2008 4:38 PM:

" All I've heard from folks owning those cabins is praise and thankfulness for the firefighters. Most of the negative comments I've heard regard the Forest service. Unfortunately a former President created a 'roadless initiative' thereby destroying any firebreaks that would have been created. I agree a better stimulus for the overall economy would have been to allow logging. Look at the people it would have employed down the line -from cutting the trees to marketing finished products. Unfortunately, folks living elsewhere have more say in the management of this area (forest service area) than folks who might ultimately be affected by things such as this fire. The fire, in the long run, will cleans the forest of downed, bug infestated timer. I feel it is unfortunate that over $7 million is being expended on a fire that perhaps could have been smaller when that money could have been spent on health care issues, drilling, or our troops also protecting this great country. It's time for this kind of mismanagement to stop! Again, only greatfulness and thanks for those risking their lives and giving of their time to fight fires. "

AZ wrote on Aug 28, 2008 10:47 AM:

" "firefighter" I have not seen any comments that belittled or slighted the individual firefighters efforts, only praise. But you have just showed your hand, ”your million dollar cabins" I do not know of any cabin on the North Fork in the Shoshone National Forest that is in that category, many of the cabins have been family cabins passed down through the years, not trophy homes. Just the same the Forest Service Personal is so jealous and envious while they covet those cabins not only just here but throughout the Forest Service System wide. The Forest Service current theory (so you want a cabin in the woods, we will price you out by the permit fee and if that does not work we will burn down the woods). The Forest Service is now waiting for the Gunbarrel Fire to come down Mormon Creek so it can jump the Highway and the River so they can start the process all over again on the south side of the North Fork of Shoshone River all the way down to the Buffalo Bill Reservoir. "

firemans wife wrote on Aug 28, 2008 8:40 AM:

" To the people making negative comments about the fire personnel on this fire: The incident command team knows what they are doing, you do not. Let them do their job. They know that the wind blows in Wyoming as it does many other places, especially when there is a fire. Instead of telling them how to do their jobs, maybe you should join them, take many many classes and then see if you can do it better!!! "

Father wrote on Aug 28, 2008 8:22 AM:

" AZ - My son is on the fireline on the Gunbarrel risking his life to protect the lives and property of you folks who live in the area. He deserves some respect and support. Funny thing he was in Redding California a few weeks ago doing the same thing but what appeared in the newspapers and the comments on the news websites were thanks and praise. Maybe the forest service should send the firefighters to California where they are needed and appreciated and just let you people burn. "

Wah-Wah wrote on Aug 28, 2008 8:00 AM:

" AZ, maybe you could do a better job...These guys and gals are risking their lives so you can go have dinner some where. Arm chair quarterbacking is easy....be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem "

firefighter wrote on Aug 28, 2008 6:50 AM:

" just wait a minute... we put our life on the line to save your million dollar cabins.we do our best to get fires under control and all some of you can do is b.... thanks for your support geez "

AZ wrote on Aug 27, 2008 10:40 PM:

" Terry Root I know you cannot see the fire for all the smoke. You cannot even see the Forest for the Trees! The Fire is on the East side of the drainage of Mormon Creek on the South West Flank of Sleeping Giant Mountain and is heading west and south and north it has been there for almost three weeks. I guess you have to wait till it reaches the highway so you can drive those big expensive trucks to it so you can drip torch it. Or maybe it is so you can save or not save those cabins on Mormon Creek. The same fate as Broken Sabers Ranch (Crossed Sabers) Goff Creek Lodge, Elephant Head Lodge, and Abarsoka Mountain Lodge, which you almost burned to the ground and the many cabins from Newton Creek to Aspen Creek which nearly suffered the same fate as the Historic Sweetwater Lodge which was neglected by the Forest Service even though the Public had entrusted you to take care of it. Oh sorry I guess that was Becky's Lodge, the BRANNON’S WILDERNESS LODGE where Gourmet seven course meals were once served. "

codyjo wrote on Aug 27, 2008 4:48 PM:

" Our hats off to the firefighters who are working so hard to protect personal property as best they can. Their efforts are to be applauded. On the other hand, the management teams are a joke. 7.6 million dollars to let the fire do a beneficial burn with the exception of suppression near buildings is unacceptable. Who is so arrogant that they think they can let a fire in Northwest Wyoming burn and not be worried or effected by the wind?
A more effective measure in the future would be to allow more salvage logging in the accessable areas. If the forests were cleaned from logging there would be less fuel and suppression would be more practical as well as "beneficial" burning. It's time the forest service stood up to the tree huggers to do the right thing instead of the politically correct thing. "

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