BlueFire Ethanol (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) has named Christopher Scott as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer. In an announcement made today by BlueFire's CEO and President, Arnold R. Klann, Mr. Scott will have a critical role in positioning the Company on solid financial footing, including all the proper controls, checks and balances, to ensure reliability in fiscal reporting.

"We are delighted to welcome Christopher, a seasoned executive with 10 years of financial and operational experience, to our senior management team," said Mr. Klann. "Christopher's broad experience in corporate governance and financial planning will be a great complement to the BlueFire management team as the Company continues to grow in a very dynamic industry," added Mr. Klann.

Mr. Scott has been contracted to come aboard as the Chief Financial Officer of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc on March 16, 2007. Mr. Scott was most recently the CFO/CCO and FinOp of Westcap Securities, Inc, an NASD Member Broker/Dealer and Investment Bank headquartered in Irvine, CA. Mr. Scott brings to BlueFire over 10 years of Financial Market Industry experience in auditing, private and public capital formation and structure, and Securities Law Compliance. Mr. Scott currently holds the Series 7, 63, 24, 4, 27, 55, and Series 53 NASD licenses. Prior to Westcap Securities Mr. Scott was a General Securities and Registered Options Principal at First Allied Securities Inc from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Scott earned his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance, from CSU, Fullerton.