UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                 Judiciary Plaza, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580,
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) - December 20, 2007

                       Commission File Number: 0001370489

                          BLUEFIRE ETHANOL FUELS, INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specific in its charter)

         NEVADA                                                20-4590982
(State of Incorporation)                              (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

                                    31 MUSICK
                            IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (949) 588-3767
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.02, DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS.

On December 20, 2007, the Company's Board of Directors granted the following
options to purchase Company common stock as compensation, pursuant to, and
according to the terms of the Company's 2006 Amended and Restated Incentive and
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan and form Stock Option Agreement:


(a)    Arnold Klann, Chairman and CEO: 278,409 options broken down as follows:
       i.     28,409 Incentive Stock Options ("ISO's") at an exercise price of
              $3.52 (110% of closing price on date of grant) with 100% vesting
              on the date of grant and a five year expiration.

       ii.    250,000 Non-qualified Stock Options ("NSO's") at an $3.20 (2)

(b)    Necitas Sumait, SVP and Director: 206,250 options broken down as follows:
       i.     31,250 ISO's (1)
       ii.    175,000 NSO's (2)

(c)    John Cuzens, SVP: 206,250 options broken down as follows:
       i.     31,250 ISO's (1)
       ii.    175,000 NSO's (2)

(d)    Christopher Scott, CFO: 206,250 options broken down as follows:
       i.     31,250 ISO's (1)
       ii.    175,000 NSO's (2)


(1)    These stock options have an exercise price of $3.20 (100% of the closing
       price on the date of grant), with 100% vesting on the date of grant and a
       five year expiration.

(2)    These stock options have an exercise price of $3.20 and a 5 year
       expiration. These stock options have the following vesting schedule:
              a.     50% vest immediately
              b.     25% vest when BlueFire closes the remainder of funding for
                     Lancaster Project (defined as no less than $15 million at
                     either the corporate or project level)
              c.     25% vest at the start of construction of the Lancaster
                     Project


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereto duly authorized.


Date: December 24, 2007                    BLUEFIRE ETHANOL FUELS, INC.


                                           By: /s/ Arnold Klann
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Arnold Klann
                                               Chief Executive Officer, Director