We do not expect that type of spread today. The weather is more favorable and the ... direction the fire is going, it's getting down in a valley where fuels are not so heavy.

You can't predict the weather. Hurricanes can move in any direction. If you evacuate two or three times and it saves your life only once, that once is enough.

I am happy with our whole team's performance. We didn't do everything we had wanted to do today, but that's OK. We have never had every one of our athletes we have brought to the national meet gain All-American before. This is going to give us some momentum heading into the outdoor season.

We still attack the fire exactly the same way we do in normal weather conditions. We just plan ahead for this type of weather and what we're going to be faced with.

Unfortunately I don't think it's a case of 'if'. I think that the weather conditions are conducive to rapid fire spread.

If the fire index is low, during the summer and depending on the weather, fires are allowed, but if it's dangerous, we put out open fire bans. There is no open burning except with a permit that is given by a local fire chief, but any time you're burning on your own property a permit is needed any time of day.