GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

2001

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         Year 2001

• Australia: NSW Ablaze – several articles (published by The Sun-Herald/The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 2001)

• Australia: Burning questions after week aflame (The Sun-Herald/The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 2001)

• Australia: Canadian Erickson Air-Crane Helitanker from Victoria to attack N.S.W. fires (The Sun-Herald/The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December 2001)

• Australia: Firefighters maintain NSW back-burning operation (published by ABC News Online, 30 December 2001)

• Australia: Bushfire set to worsen according to weekand weather predictions (published by ABC News Online, 28 December 2001)

• Australia: Australia livestock, crops escape worst of fires (published by Planet Ark, 28 December 2001)

• Australia: Australian officials fear fires will flare again (published by Planet Ark, 28 December 2001)

• Australia: Bushfire threat set to worsen (published by ABC News Online, 27 December 2001)

• Australia: Fires still raging out of control around Sydney (published by Environmental News Network, 27 December 2001)

• Australia: Australia wakes to third day of major bush fires (published by Planet Ark, 27 December 2001)

• USA: Photos Reveal Changes in Sierra (published by Los Angeles Times, 26 December 2001)

• Australia: Fires rage across NSW, ACT (published by ABC News, 24 December)

• Portugal: Two Forest Fires in Portugal  (published by  Diario de Noticias , 21 December 2001)

• USA: Forest Service firefighting costs rising (published by Environmental News Network, 17 December 2001) 

• USA: Plan to Salvage Burned Forest Brings Controversy (published by The New York Times, 9 December 2001)

• USA: Study Links Logging With Severity of Forest Fires (published by Forest Conservation Portal, 6 December 2001 / Copyright by National Geographic News )

• USA: Prescribed Fires May Not Cure Wildfires (published by Environmental News Service, 4 December 2001)

• RUSSIA: Growth of timber production insignificant due to forest fires (published by Interfax, 30 November 2001)

• USA: Senate Panel Says Forest Service not Implementing Rules (re Thirty Mile Fire) (published by the Society of American Foresters, 30 November 2001)

• USA: Debate heats up about how to manage California’s forests (published by Environmental News Network, 26 November 2001) 

• USA: Rains douse hundreds of forest fires in Kentucky and Tennessee  (published by Environmental News Network, 21 November 2001) 

• USA: Forest Service Receives $4.1 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year 2002 (published by the Society of American Foresters, 15 November 2001)

• USA: Fires Scorch the Parched Eastern U.S. (published by Environmental News Service, 14 November 2001)

• USA: “Moderate” 2001 fire season ends (published Mount Shasta News, 7 November 2001) 

• USA: Wildfires Continue to Grow (published  The Grundy County Herald, 6 November 2001) 

• USA: Dry leaves, dead trees tempting to arsonists (published by The Tennessean, 3 November 2001) 

• USA: Wildfire Spreads In Colorado (published by Disaster Relief, 3 November 2001) 

• USA: N.C. wildfires foul region’s air  (published by PilotOnline, 2 November 2001) 

• USA: 1,216-Acre Wildfire Almost Contained (published by TheDenverChannel, 1 November 2001) 

• USA: Colorado wildfire threatens homes (published by MSNBC, 1 November 2001) 

• USA: Prescribed forest burn helps New Mexico wilderness (published by Environmental News Network, 1 November 2001) 

• USA: Wind-fanned wildfire threatens homes near Denver (published by Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 November 2001) 

• USA: Forest Service to Improve Firefighter Safety (published by the Society of American Foresters, 31 October 2001)

• USA: BLM to Review Environmental Impacts on Western Lands (published by the Society of American Foresters, 31 October 2001)

• AUSTRALIA: Bush fire season arrives early (published by Austaralian Broadcasting Corporation Online, 30 October 2001)

• USA: Wildfire Charges (published by 12 News, 30 October 2001)

• USA: “Exceptional year” for devastating forest fires (published by The Spokesman-Review, 28 October 2001)

• MALAYSIA: Gold suits protect fire fighters (published by The Star Online, Malaysia, 28 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Forest Fires Around Khabarovsk Easing (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 27 October  2001)

• USA: Firefighters caught in flare-up (published by The Appeal-Democrat, 26 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: All Forest Fires in Russia Maritime Region Put Out (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 25 October  2001)

• USA: Arson Wildfire Has Residents Evacuating (published by TheKCRAChannel, 24 October 2001)

• CHINA: Stubborn fire at Chinese reserve destroys habitat of rare crane (published by Environmental News Network, 15 October 2001) 

• USA: Forest Service Accepts Thirtymile Fire Action Plan (published by Environmental News Service, 23 October 2001)

• Germany: Dedicated fire satellite BIRD launched on 22 October 2001 (published by the German Aerospace Center – Deutsches Zentum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, 22 October 2001)

• USA: Fire risk at TV tower site (published by The Denver Post, 22 October 2001)

• MALAYSIA: Forest fire centre planned (published by The Star Online, Malaysia, 21 October 2001)

• FRANCE: “Le Feu de la Vie” (broadcasted by Odyssée – La Chaîne Documentaire (France), 15-21 October 2001)

• GREECE: Suspicious fire destroys forest in protected sea turtle marine park (published by Environmental News Network, 15 October 2001) 

• RUSSIA: Fires Spread Over 44,000 Hectares In Russia Far East Taiga (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 14 October  2001)

• UNITED NATIONS: Laureate of the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction 2001 (10 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Huge Forest Fires In Russia’s Far East (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 8 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Endangered Siberian Tigers Flee Forest Fires: WWF-Funded Brigades in Action as Blaze Destroys Dwindling Habitat (published by The Guardian, London, 6 October 2001)

• USA: The Good, the Bad and the Costly of Fighting Forest Fires (published by L.A. Times, 6 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Forest fires ravage Far East, make life nasty for tens of thousands (published by Environmental News Network, 5 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Russia fires rage, no threat to radioactive dump (published by Planet Ark, 5 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Battle to Save Rare Tigers as Forest Fires Ravage Siberia (published by The Scotsman, 5 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: UPDATE – Russia forest fires threaten radioactive dump – TV (published by Planet Ark, 4 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Wildfires Sweep Across 49,000 Hectares In Russian Far East (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 3 October 2001)

• INDONESIA: Land fire arsonist in Riau sentenced for two years (Kompas, Jakarta, 2 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Russian forest fires force airport closure (published by Planet Ark, 2 October 2001)

• RUSSIA: Forest Fire Paralyses Siberian City of Khabarovsk (published by Agence France Presse, 1 October 2001) 

• GERMANY: Hotline zum Feuer. Ein Freiburger Professor hat Großbränden Kampf angesagt (published by Der Sonntag, 30 September 2001)

• SOUTH AFRICA: Fresh veld fires devour grazing land (published by Indendent Online, 28 September 2001)

• USA: Society of American Foresters responds to Forest Service’s Request for Roadless Area Comments fighting wildfires before they start (Society of American Foresters, 26 September 2001)

• USA: Fighting wildfires before they start (Society of American Foresters, 25 September 2001)

• USA: Can we restore fire-adapted ecosystems after years of fire exclusion (Society of American Foresters, 7 September 2001)

• USA: Forest Service Chief Vows Changes After Lethal Wildfire (published by Environmental News Service, 26 September 2001)

• USA: Prescribed Burns May Threaten Ground Nesting Birds (published by Environmental News Service, 21 September 2001)

• USA: Fires Still Scorching Western States (published by Environmental News Service, 20 September 2001)

• Portugal: Portugal battles forest fires in north, centre (published by Planet Ark, 19 September 2001)

• Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Ablaze (published by Environmental News Service, 12 September 2001)

• USA: California Fires Destroy Dozens of Homes (published by Environmental News Service, 10 September 2001)

• Germany: Heide-Brand für die Forschung (published by Sylter Rundschau, 8 September 2001)

• South Africa: Death toll rises to 30 in South African bush fires (published by Environmental News Network, 7  September 2001)

• South Africa: ‘Kruger fire victims didn’t have to die’ (published by Indendent Online 5  September 2001)

• South Africa: Deadly veld fire rages through KwaZulu-Natal (published by Indendent Online 5  September 2001)

• USA: NASA unveils new high-tech firefighting plane (published by Environmental News Network, 4  September 2001)

• USA: Break in weather offers respite for firefighters (published by CNN, 26 August 2001)

• USA: Firefighters Gaining Upper Hand in U.S. Fires (published by Reuters, 25 August 2001)

• Germany: Wald abgebrannt –  und alle sind zufrieden (published by Lausitzer Rundschau, 24 August 2001)

• USA: Researchers Find Mercury Pollution in Wildfires (published by Environmental News Network, 24 August 2001)

• USA: President Bush Raises Retirement Age for Federal Firefighters (News from the Society of American Foresters, 22 August 2001)

• USA: U.S. troops called in to battle wildfires in west (published by Environmental News Network, 20 August 2001)

• USA: FORESTS: U.S. Announces Flawed Policy to Address Raging Natural Wildfires (published by Forest Conservation Portal, 18 August 2001)

• USA / Globale Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC): GFMC students watch the US fire situation (published by Steamboat Pilot & Today, 18 August 2001)

• USA: Lightning, High Winds Fan Western Wildfires (published by Environmental News Service, 17 August 2001)

• BRAZIL: Fire destroys 3,300 acres of forest in Brazil (published by Reuters News Service, 17 August 2001)

• USA: A fire season debate (published by Forest Conservation Portal, 16 August 2001)

• USA: Bush plan catches fire (published by  Forest Conservation Portal, 16 August 2001)

• USA: Bush Administration Backs Western Governors’ 10-Year Plan to Fight Wildfires (News from the Society of American Foresters, 16 August 2001)

• USA: Dozens of fires fought in 11 U.S. states, Canada (published by Environmental News Network, 16 August 2001)

• USA: Forest Fire Resources and Information (News from the Society of American Foresters, 16 August 2001)

• USA: Bush Calls For Forest Thinning During Colorado Trip (published by Environmental News Service, 15 August 2001)

• CANADA: New crews called in for British Columbia forest fire (published by Environmental News Network, 14 August 2001)

• USA: Firefighters take on blazes across West (published by USA Today, 14 August 2001)

• USA: Wildfires pose growing threat to US West (published by Planet Ark, 14 August 2001)

• RUSSIA: Russia Losing Its Forests (published by Moscow News, 8 August 2001)
  Europe 

• Spain: Spanish firefighters bring blaze under control (published by Planet Ark, 5 August 2001)

• RUSSIA: Forest Fires Rage in Russia Far East (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 5 August 2001 

• USA: Wildfire spreading in Yellowstone National Park (published by Planet Ark, 5 August 2001)

• Germany: Interview – Zeitbomben im Unterholz (published by GEO, August 2001)

• USA:  Wildfire Risk Beyond Any Scale Yet Witnessed (published by Environmental News Service, 1 August 2001)

• USA: Cooler temperatures quiet down Wyoming fires (published by Planet Ark, 1 August 2001)

• USA: Residents can go home in Wyoming fire area (published by Planet Ark, 31 July 2001)

• Russia: Forest fire smoke blankets Moscow (published by BBC, 31 July 2001)

• USA-Russia: Forest fire fighting equipment for Russia as part of the U.S. government’s Cooperative Threat Reduction (American City Business Journals Inc., 30 July 2001)

• USA: Wyoming forest fire half contained as winds abate (published by Environmental News Network, 30 July 2001)

• RUSSIA: Far East Fires Trap Oil Refinery, Reindeer Herds (published by Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 30 July 2001)

• RUSSIA: Forest fire threatens Russian nuclear sites (published by Planet Ark, 30 July 2001)

• RUSSIA: Forest Fire Causes Partial Shutdown of Russian Nuclear Plant (published by Agence France Presse, 28 July 2001)

• RUSSIA: Novovoronezh Nuclear Plant Not Affected by Forest Fires (published by Interfax News Agency, 28 July 2001)

• RUSSIA:  Forest Fire Briefly Threatened Russian Nuclear Site (published by Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 28 July 2001)

• Russia: No signs of fire in Plesetsk space centre (published by Pravda, 27 July 2001)

• INDONESIA: Community Based Fire Management Solutions Examined (Press Release,”Communities in Flames”-International Conference on Community Involvement in Fire Management; 24 July 2001)

• USA: Fire Managers Assisted by National Prevention Team (published by the Society of American Foresters, 20 July 2001)

• INDONESIA: Indonesia to host forest fire meeting (published by Japan Today / Reuters, 16 July 2001)

• USA: Alaska Fire Fuels Debate on Prescribed Burning, (published by the Society of American Foresters, 12 July 2001)

• USA: Four Firefighters killed in WashingtonWildfire (published by Environmental News Service, 12 July 2001)

• THAILAND: WRAPUP – Smoke clearing but Indonesia says fires serious (published by Planet Ark, 12 July 2001)

• USA: FEATURE – Officials predict long, hot US wildfire season (published by Planet Ark, 12 July 2001)

• USA: California Sees 80 Percent Increase in Wildfire (from the Sacramento Bee and the Society of American Foresters, 29 June 2001)

• USA: Wildfire grows from prescribed Alaskan forest burn (published by Planet Ark, 28 June 2001)

• Russia: ALMOST 2,000 HECTARES ON FIRE IN TAIGA (published by Pravda, 22 June 2001)

• USA: Dead trees worry fire officials (published by Environmental News Network, 22  June 2001)

• USA: Los Alamos Blaze Blamed on Policy (published by the Associated Press, 12 June 2001)

• Russia: Irkutsk Region Taiga Fires Engulf 9,000 Hectares (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 3 June 2001

• Russia: Forest Fires in Russia (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 31 May 2001)

• USA: Wildfires threaten three western states (published by Environmental News Network, 31 May 2001)

• USA: Homes Evacuated as Calif. Forest Fire Nears Town  (published by Planet Ark, 30 May 2001)

• USA: Environmental Terrorism Suspected in Two Northwestern Fires (published by Environmental News Service, 25 May 2001)

• Russia: Floods and Forest Fires (published by Deutsche Presse-Agentur [dpa], 18 May 2001)

• Russia: Forest Fires Sweep Huge Territories in Far East (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 15 May 2001)

• Russia: Fires Strike 300 Hectares of Russia’s Taiga Forest (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 12 May 2001)

• International: GDIN NASA FIRE and Fire Angel Experiment Announced (published by Global Disaster Information Network [GDIN], 9 May 2001)

• USA: Air Guard wants to wage war on fires – MISSION SOUGHT: Campaign under way to take over U.S. Forest Service’s air duties (published by Ventura County Star Internet News, 7 May 2001)

• Russia: Committee Set Up To Deal with Forest Fires in Far East (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 5 May 2001)

• Russia: Spring Brings Back Forest Fires to Russia’s Far East (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 27 April 2001)

• Russia: Russia Puts Out 53 Forest Fires, Registers New Blazes (published by ITAR-TASS News Agency, 24 April 2001)

• USA: Smokey Bear Offers Adults New Fire Message (published by the Society of American Foresters, 30 April 2001)

• Indonesia: Secret forest plays key role in Balikpapan’s future (published by The Jakarta Post, 24 April 2001)

• Arte 2001 (Sendung Archimedes, 24. April 2001, französisch)

• USA: Dale Bosworth Named Chief of Forest Service (published by the Society of American Foresters, 18 April 2001)

• USA: President Bush’s Budget: Implications for the Forest Community (published by the Society of American Foresters, 18 April 2001)

• USA: Colorado Joins Suit to Block Roadless Rule (published by the Society of American Foresters, 18 April 2001)

• USA: Forest Service Aids Biomass Industry (published by the Society of American Foresters, 18 April 2001)

• Russia: World Bank to lend Russia $60 Million for Forestry Project (published by Interfax News Agency, 4 April 2001)

• USA: USDA Releases $305 Million to Combat Wildfires (published by Society of American Foresters, 2 April 2001

• Korea: Forest Fires Rising Yearly (published by Digital Chosun Online Newspaper, 29 March 2001)

• USA: Forestry Organization Calls for Long-Term Commitment to Fire Plan (Statement of the Society of American Foresters, 28 March 2001)

• USA: Forest chief leaves over Bush policy (published by Environmental News Network, 28 March 2001)

• Taiwan: Forest Fire Licks 45 Hectares of Forest in Central Taiwan (published by People’s Daily Online, 20 March 2001)

• USA: Bush seeks cuts in wildfire prevention funds (published by Environmental News Network, 15 March 2001)

• USA: Fire experts expect another hot wildfire season (published by Society of American Foresters, 13 March 2001 )

• Russia: US Funds Project for Protection of Forests (British Broadcasting Corporation, 2 March 2001)

• USA: Department of Interior Agencies Prepare to Release $10 Million to Rural Fire Departments (published by National Interagency Fire Center, 22 February 2001)

• Russia: Forest Fire Fighhting to be Strengthened (British Broadcasting Corporation, Moscow, 9 February 2001 and Global Fire Monitoring Center, 18 February 2001)

• USA: California Fire Agencies Battle Wildfire (published by Environmental News Network, 4 January 2001)

        

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