--- fir_views.module	2010-07-13 12:55:44.000000000 -0500
+++ fir_views.module.new	2010-07-15 18:29:10.000000000 -0500
@@ -941,8 +941,7 @@ function fir_views_get_hot_fishing_indic
 	
 		$fname = "hot_fishing_" . $type . "_" . $delta;
 	
-		$sql = "SELECT fid FROM {flags} WHERE name='%s'" ;
-		$flag = db_result( db_query( $sql, $fname ) );
+		$flag = _fir_views_fid($fname);
 
 		global $user;
 		
@@ -966,9 +965,7 @@ function fir_views_get_hot_fishing_indic
 function fir_views_get_hot_fishing_forecast_indicator($nid){
 
 	$fname = "hot_fishing_forecast";//_" . $delta;//$result['fid'];
-	$sql = "SELECT fid FROM {flags} WHERE name='%s'" ;
-
-	$flag = db_result( db_query( $sql, $fname ) );
+	$flag = _fir_views_fid($fname);
 
 	global $user;
 	
@@ -993,8 +990,7 @@ function fir_views_get_hot_fishing_indic
 		//hot
 		$fname = "hot_fishing_hot_" . $delta;
 
-		$sql = "SELECT fid FROM {flags} WHERE name='%s'" ;
-		$flag = db_result( db_query( $sql, $fname ) );
+		$flag = _fir_views_fid($fname);
 
 		global $user;
 
@@ -1004,8 +1000,7 @@ function fir_views_get_hot_fishing_indic
 		//cold
 		$fname = "hot_fishing_cold_" . $delta;
 
-		$sql = "SELECT fid FROM {flags} WHERE name='%s'" ;
-		$flag = db_result( db_query( $sql, $fname ) );
+		$flag = _fir_views_fid($fname);
 
 		global $user;
 
@@ -1141,3 +1136,16 @@ function fir_views_views_query_alter(&$v
 */
 
 
+/**
+ * Cache flags and return fids on demand.
+ */
+function _fir_views_fid($fname) {
+  static $flags = array();
+  if (!$flags) {
+    $result = db_query('SELECT fid, name FROM {flags}');
+    while ($row = db_fetch_object($result)) {
+      $flags[$row->name] = $row->fid;
+    }
+  }
+  return isset($flags[$fname]) ? $flags[$fname] : FALSE;
+}