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METROREGIONAL The Sacramento Bee Lake County fire contained homes believed safe But weather may be factor official says ByLisaRapaport Bee Staff Writer Firefighters Thursday night secured a perimeter around the 3283-acre Morgan fire in Lake County that had been raging since Wednesday night largely putting to rest fears that 20 area homes were in danger of being consumed by flames So far the blaze just east of Lower Lake has destroyed a summer cabin an abandoned mobile home and a shed at one property off Morgan Valley Road and 166 acres of the Cache Creek Wilderness Study Area An evacuation advisoiy for 20 ranch homes scattered along Brushy Sky High Road has been in effect since Wednesday evening There have been no reported deaths or inju- ries in the blaze But the next few days will still be grueling for emergency personnel gone on a special staffing pattern throughout the weekend in the coast cascade region so nobody gets to go said Barbara Easter with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection projecting full control by Saturday evening but it depends on the weather and the wind so we have to be ting this blaze the wilderness area has proved a special challenge To avoid disturbing this delicate ecosystem helicopters fly firefighters into the area and leave them to work manually instead of relying on mechanical equipment and trucks Livestock also got special consideration with an evacuation center established at the Lake County Fairgrounds to temporarily house displaced horses goats and donkeys 2000 acres spread considerably Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon as winds picked up in the region but forestry department officials said Thursday night that the blaze was 100 percent contained Initial concerns about homes in residential areas between Lower Lake and Middletown proved unfounded as the fire did not head in that direction Seven blazes across the state Thursday had thousands of firefighters working around the clock but officials said that reserves of personnel and resources were well-stocked to manage these and other situations that may crop up i certainly busy but not at a critical point said Vanessa Burnett fire intelligence officer for the US Forest Service in Southern California where three fires that started July 22 continue to burn the situation worsens if we get increased winds or lightning or another start-up then have to For the 781 personnel combat- The fire that initially covered B4 Friday July 28 2000 Stayner: Mom wears jewelry Charlie Cox front and Sue Summers lead a pack train loaded with supplies for firefighters struggling to contain a wildland blaze south of Kingston Nev on Wednesday Horse and mule trains freed helicopters for more pressing missions such as water drops Associated Press photograph Four-legged forces aid in fire fight In other actions Thursday Judge Ishii ordered the defense to notify the government and the court by Oct 27 if it intends to use insanity as a defense at trial and he delayed until at least October any ruling on a media request to unseal prosecution documents relating to its allegation that Joie slaying was heinous cruel and Armstrong was found slain on July 22 1999 not far from her cabin in Foresta near Yosemite She had been beheaded Stayner was arrested two days later and according to FBI documents filed with the court confessed not only to the killing of Armstrong but to the Feb 15-16 slayings of Carole Sund 42 her daughter Juli Sund 15 and friend from Argentina Silvina Pe-losso 16 Asked if she believes that a death sentence is appropriate in the Stayner case Armstrong replied: struggled with that because a Christian I think killing is wrong glad I be on the jury that has to make that In her however she is of the opinion that human terms he (Stayner) does not deserve to lie a part of the human Armstrong said she wore jewelry to hearing because spend a whole lot of time keeping Joie alive to me Because of the kind of person she was you hate to see something like that be According to Leslie Armstrong her daughter is buried in Sebastopol next to the grave of Peanuts comic strip creator Charles Schulz Continued from page B1 time of the next hearing Dec 14 visit to the courtroom Thursday lasted 17 minutes and his only utterances were 11 answers to questions posed by Ishii relating to his understanding of the rights he was giving up by agreeing to a new trial date Leslie Armstrong who lives in Orlando Fla but has been staying with her mother in their hometown of Santa Rosa said she know if she would stand and scream when she first saw Stayner in the courtroom Instead just looked at she said Armstrong said she still has a hard time coming to grips with what Stayner allegedly said he did to her daughter know how long it takes for that kind of thing to sink in when you finally get it And I want to get she explained Business Owners Managers: Do You Need More their personal gear garbage and anything that needs to come back down the The pack trains in three strings of four animals each also carried water meals and other provisions to the front lines frees up the helicopters to do more important stuff You want to tie up a helicopter hauling supplies when it can be making water drops Roach said The pack trains were provided by local outfitters who routinely take hunters and others on guided trips into the wilderness area where motorized vehicles are prohibited The animals might also be used in reseeding this fall said fire information officer Bill Roach the first time seen it and been doing this for 29 years a neat The 7500-acre fire was contained Wednesday night but hand crews remained on the lines Thursday to check for hot spots and do mop-up From the nearest road just getting to the fire scene required a hike of three to five miles over rugged terrain steep up and Roach said use the helicopters to move the people then the animals come in and bring their personal gear On the return trip they carry By Sandra Chereb Associated Press RENO Nev Four-legged beasts were called into action to assist firefighters as they struggled to contain a blaze in steep rocky terrain in central Nevada Pack trains of horses and mules carried equipment and supplies for weary firefighters on the Wall Canyon fire in the Arc Dome Wilderness Area The animals not only eased the burden for those on the lines they freed helicopters for more pressing missions such as water drops the way the Forest Service used to do things before they had (Watch this space to find out more) Quick Name a Florist! SMUD: Rate fund expected to dry up by end of the year Continued from page B1 year said Jim TYacy the planning and budget director the biggest single type of loss SMUD has ever had to said director Linda Davis Davis still hopes a 5 percent rate cut might be possible in 2002 if wet weather fills the dams behind hydroelectric plants SMUD had been using a special fund to keep electric bills level in wet years and dry and to reduce heavy debts that had hurt its bond ratings and threatened its competitiveness Since 1997 it had been on a stepped up plan to cut its $27 billion debt to about $2 billion by 2001 But between the increased power costs and an unbudgeted $14 million in higher-than-expected natural gas prices the rate fund will drop to zero by the end of this year said Tracy As a result SMUD directors will probably vote this year to take until 2002 to cut its debt to $2 billion Ulloa: Daughter remains in custody MA Get better name recognition Seminar: (916) 556-5667 she struck Kelley and Murray while the two were walking in a bike lane on Ashley Avenue The teen drove home In a previous interview with The Bee Ulloa said her daughter was hysterical but that she did not say anything about running over the two women until the next day Ulloa hid the car in her garage for five days and then drove it to her garage near Palm Springs Like her mother she was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday but her hearing was postponed until Aug 31 so she remains in Juvenile Hall With her daughter in custody Ulloa is not a flight risk Sweet said The daughter was convicted two weeks ago of vehicular manslaughter and three other felonies in Yolo County Juvenile Court She was driving home from work the night of March 12 when Continued from page B1 care at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto should I Ulloa said about (my younger child)? 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