European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 11. 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9 West keeps burning in fiery frenzy residents of the Garden Valley and Kelsey areas North of Placerville Calif., Survey damage monday As they walk through a Forest scorched by wildfires. Victims Only see black7 upon return to Homes Garden Valley Calif. A a Day after wildfires roared up the foothill Sof the Sierra nevadas Betty Monroe came Home and found blackened embers where her antique doll and clock collections used to be. The Only thing Wayne Anderson could recognize at his Home was his Pool. I built the whole House every bit of it he said. It s hard to say if you Are going to rebuild if you can Only see  Homes burned in the Kelsey fire which started sunday afternoon and was quickly pushed by High temperatures and Gusty winds. The fire consumed 860 acres and at least 12 other buildings. Arson caused the Kelsey Blaze about 110 Miles East of san Francisco the Cali fornia department of forestry reported. Firefighters had 75 percent of the fire contained by tuesday but worried about flare  if  up later. Monroe was in tears As she looked at the damage monday. All i be got is my clothes she said. Firefighters contained the fire in near by rough and ready after it consumed 500 acres and destroyed 18 buildings including 10 Homes and a schoolhouse that served students from 1868 to the Early 1950s. Mccall Idaho a blustery wind made a Swift moving Forest fire explode in dead Timber tuesday nearly tripling the size of the wilderness Blaze. The fire s been moving fast at times advancing As much As a mile an hour Payette National Forest spokeswoman Bev Davenport said. The Corral fire burning in Back coun try North of Mccall a resort Community in Central Idaho grew from 12,000 acres to 32,000 acres in about 24 hours whipped by gusts up to 50 Mph. Daytime temperatures were in the 90s. No Struc Tures were burned. Fire equipment was stationed to protect ranches and a re Mote Lodge on the Salmon River after flames that began 20 Miles away had pushed to within six Miles of the River. The Blaze nearly merged overnight with the 2,000-acre warm Springs fire which burned so fiercely that flames jumped from Treetop to Treetop. More than 50 Square Miles have been Black ened by the week old fires. We Are seeing three times the Normal burning in a 24-hour period said Mer Rill Salen a Forest official. These fires Are making major runs during times of the Day when fires Are normally  manpower and other resources were stretched to the limit throughout the West where nearly 25,000 firefighters battled blazes in several states. More than 3,500 fought dozens of fires in Idaho alone. Fire Bosses had to pull Crews Back at the Rabbit Creek fire about 30 Miles North of Boise when flames jumped fire lines and raced Over As much As 2,000 acres of heavy Timber. Rain cooler temperatures and Low wind helped fire Crews gain ground in Washington state where More than 200,000 acres soldered tuesday and at least 9,500 firefighters were in the Field. Containment of the 121,400-acre Tyee fire was projected for wednesday. Officials said the 31,410-acre hatchery fire West of Leavenworth would be contained Friday after nearly an Inch of rain in some areas the 9,665-acre Palmer com plex Blaze was declared contained after seven Days. Rainfall also was helpful at the 16,000 acre Okanogan Complex fire although flames reached within a mile of a Lake Side town. A 4,200-acre fire near win Throp was just 30 percent contained and posed a possible threat to communities in that High dry and sparsely populated area. Much of the West had endured re Cord High temperatures with no measurable rainfall since Early july. Else there in California an 18,000-Acrc wildfire burning since july 20 broke away from firefighters jumping fire lines in a re Mote area along the Oregon state line. Cooler weather assisted firefighting efforts at several other Northern tires which together burned 25 Homes and historic schoolhouse. A 500-acre Blaze in rough and ready destroyed 10 Homes and an old schoolhouse that served Stu dents from 1868 to the Early 1950s. Twelve Homes were lost in Kelsey and another three burned along the Nevada state line. In Nevada the worst fire was a 6,500-acre Blaze near Holbrook Junction which arson officials were investigating. About a dozen Small fires burned near Lake Tahoe. In Utah firefighters biggest worry was the 12,000-acre Black Willow fire which burned about seven Miles East of Oak City. In Montana dry weather persisted. The biggest fire the 10,200-acre cd Blaze in the pm. 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