March (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
March 2017
- Jamaica: Increase in deliberate bush fires in Linstead worries fire chief (published by http://jamaica-gleaner.com 31 March 2017)
- USA: WNC wildfires yield hefty price tag (published by http://www.citizen-times.com 31 March 2017)
- USA: Arizona ducks small town’s wildfire claims (published by https://www.courthousenews.com 31 March 2017)
- Costa Rica: Costa Rican firefighters have put out 25 forest fires so far in 2017 (published by http://news.co.cr 31 March 2017)
- Indonesia: From the haze to sustainability (published by http://www.thejakartapost.com 31 March 2017)
- Australia: Black Saturday survivors receive payments totalling $496 million (published by http://www.theage.com.au 31 March 2017)
- USA: Debris from hurricane matthew causes wildfires in georgetown (published by http://wbtw.com 30 March 2017)
- India: Prevention of forest fires should be taught in schools: report (published by http://indianexpress.com 30 March 2017)
- USA: BAe 146 and AVRO RJ airtankers play significant roles in combating 2016 wildfires (published by http://www.aviationpros.com 30 March 2017)
- Thailand: Haze haunts the north (published by http://www.ttrweekly.com 29 March 2017)
- Turkey: ‘Father forest’ walks through Turkey’s woods, educating people about forest fires (published by https://www.dailysabah.com 29 March 2017)
- USA: ‘Modest’ rise in hospitalization due to future wildfires (published by http://environmentalresearchweb.org 29 March 2017)
- USA: Kansans ask to graze cattle on restricted land after wildfires (published by http://www.kansas.com 29 March 2017)
- Vietnam: Northern rainmaking operation center set up to combat drought and haze (published by http://reliefweb.int 28 March 2017)
- UK: Seen from above, the scale of the devastation caused by grass fires is shocking (published by http://www.walesonline.co.uk 28 March 2017)
- France: Five Corsica firefighters entrapped and injured (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 27 March 2017)
- USA: Recent wildfires could prompt change for kansas forest service (published by http://www.kwch.com 27 March 2017)
- Chile: Prevention helps parishes survive worst fires in Chile’s history (published by http://catholicphilly.com 27 March 2017)
- UK: Scores of deliberate grass fires started in the valleys on the weekend (published by http://www.walesonline.co.uk 27 March 2017)
- USA: In wildfire’s wake, the president’s silence is deafening (published by http://www.hpj.com 27 March 2017)
- Australia: World science festival: Australia ‘lags rest of the world in space exploration (published by http://www.abc.net.au 27 March 2017)
- USA: Year of recovery: after wildfires, residents dealing with pollution, questions (published by http://www.knoxnews.com 26 March 2017)
- USA: As money for forest work dwindles, chances for bigger wildfires increase, caution fire officials (published by http://trib.com 26 March 2017)
- Australia: Record crop yields after the pinery bushfire (published by http://www.adelaidenow.com.au 26 March 2017)
- Zimbabwe: Illegal hunting practices threaten environment (published by https://www.newsday.co.zw 25 March 2017)
- USA: Senator John McCain expresses concern over slow pace of wildfire prevention efforts in northern arizona (published by https://www.mccain.senate.gov 24 March 2017)
- Thailand: As Thailand ramps up its palm oil sector, peat forests feel the pressure (published by https://news.mongabay.com 24 March 2017)
- USA: Why those battling historic fires had no help until it was too late (published by www.kansas.com 24 March 2017)
- Australia: Managing bushfires for safety and biodiversity (published by https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au 23 March 2017)
- USA: Bioenergy bonanza supports rural jobs, minimizes wildfires (published by https://www.usda.gov 23 March 2017)
- Indonesia: Indonesia’s new ally on war against haze – tribespeople (published by https://coconuts.co 23 March 2017)
- Jamaica: Cattle thieves light fires to commit praedial larceny in Linstead (published by http://www.loopjamaica.com 23 March 2017)
- Canada: Present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires “radical and sweeping strategic shift”: ICLR (published by http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca 23 March 2017)
- Australia: Government may join bushfires class action (published by http://www.standard.net.au 23 March 2017)
- USA: 2 homes destroyed, 250 saved in bryceville wildfire (published by http://www.news4jax.com 23 March 2017)
- Australia: Margaret river wine growers worried their grapes will be tainted by prescribed burning (published by http://www.abc.net.au 22 March 2017)
- USA: Washington County wildfire threatens sutton avian research center (published by http://www.newson6.com 22 March 2017)
- USA: Oklahoma wildfire destroys 9 homes, forces evacuations (published by https://www.msn.com 22 March 2017)
- Nepal: Only 67 groups of trained firefighters for 19,000 community forests in Nepal (published by https://thehimalayantimes.com 22 March 2017)
- Portugal: Portuguese forest overhaul looks to douse annual wildfires (published by http://www.foxnews.com 21 March 2017)
- USA: Wildfire-affected ranchers to get $6 million from feds (published by http://www.kansas.com 21 March 2017)
- USA: U.S. sees furious start to the wildfire season (published by http://www.usatoday.com 20 March 2017)
- USA: Former park ranger: great smoky mountains national park mismanaged deadly wildfire (published by http://wate.com 20 March 2017)
- USA: Burying their cattle, ranchers call wildfires ‘our Hurricane Katrina’ (published by https://www.nytimes.com 20 March 2017)
- Indonesia: Indonesia’s peat fires still blaze, but not as much as they used to (published by http://www.npr.org 19 March 2017)
- USA: Drought-fueled colorado wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate (published by https://www.washingtonpost.com 19 March 2017)
- USA: Windmill Country: Panhandle wildfire takes lives, more (published by http://www.gosanangelo.com 19 March 2017)
- Thailand / Myanmar: Thai, Myanmar fires cause haze over north (published by http://www.bangkokpost.com 19 March 2017)
- USA: Kansas under fire, kansas forest service steps up to help (published by http://kticradio.com 17 March 2017)
- Canada: Statistics Canada: Fort McMurray wildfire hurt crude oil production, manufacturing (published by http://www.edmontonsun.com 17 March 2017)
- Chile: Chile: forest fires – emergency appeal operations update n° MDRCL013 (published by http://reliefweb.int 16 March 2017)
- USA: Texas faces at least $21 million in wildfire damages (published by http://www.statesman.com 16 March 2017)
- USA: As state budgets falter, Oklahoma turns to other states to fight its most dangerous wildfires (published by http://kgou.org 16 March 2017)
- USA: Might the USFS acquire military surplus predator drones? (published by http://fireaviation.com 16 March 2017)
- Indonesia: Fire free alliance claims to have dramatically reduced forest fires in sumatra since 2015 (published by http://www.thejakartapost.com 16 March 2017)
- USA: Alarmed by Trump’s environmental policies, Inslee champions wildfire prevention (published by http://www.thedailyworld.com 15 March 2017)
- Australia: Question raised over WA government’s ability to fund fully independent rural fire service (published by http://www.abc.net.au 15 March 2017)
- Australia: Bushfire risks hurts trading (published by http://www.busseltonmail.com.au 15 March 2017)
- Mexico: Conafor en puebla registra 202 incendios forestales en primer bimestre (published by http://tribumagazine.net 15 March 2017)
- USA: Alarmed by trump’s environmental policies, Inslee champions wildfire prevention (published by http://www.spokesman.com 15 March 2017)
- USA: Who Mixed the Fuel? (published by https://wildfirelessons.wordpress.com 14 March 2017)
- USA: Disease, overgrowth mean millions of acres in washington at risk of wildfire (published by http://spokanepublicradio.org 14 March 2017)
- USA: Daines calls out U.S. Forest Service for reducing number of type 1 helicopters (published by http://www.abcfoxmontana.com 14 March 2017)
- USA: Dolly Parton directs funds to over 900 wildfire victims (published by https://www.axs.com 14 March 2017)
- Canada: Seven studies on wildfire’s health effects receive $3.4 million in funding (published by http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com 14 March 2017)
- Indonesia: UK to provide 3 million pounds for Indonesia’s forest fire control programs (published by http://www.en.netralnews.com 14 March 2017)
- Kenya: KFS officers put out Nanyuki forest fire (published by http://www.nation.co.ke 14 March 2017)
- Chile: Chile – forest fires (ONEMI, CONAF, meteo Chile) (ECHO daily flash of 14 march 2017) (published by http://reliefweb.int 14 March 2017)
- USA: Governors ask USDA for wildfire relief action (published by http://www.cattlenetwork.com 13 March 2017)
- USA: Governor announces funding available for volunteer fire companies battling wildfires (published by http://www.pahomepage.com 13 March 2017)
- Korea: To build S-64E aircrane (published by https://www.verticalmag.com 13 March 2017)
- Chile: Thousands flee central Chile forest fire (published by http://www.news24.com 13 March 2017)
- Australia: Australia offers tax help to bushfire victims (published by http://www.tax-news.com 13 March 2017)
- Chile: Thousands flee central Chile forest fire (published by http://citizen.co.za 13 March 2017)
- USA: 4 Governors seek grazing assistance because of wildfires (published by http://dfw.cbslocal.com 13 March 2017)
- USA: Volunteer firefighters essential in rural areas (published by http://www.hdnews.net 12 March 2017)
- USA: Loss of livestock from high plains wildfires continues to rise (published by http://hppr.org 12 March 2017)
- Australia: Speaking for the trees: hope, despair and regrowth in Tasmania’s charred forests (published by https://www.theguardian.com 12 March 2017)
- USA: Military veterans train to fight new enemy – wildfires – at Paramount Ranch (published by http://www.dailynews.com 11 March 2017)
- USA: ‘Historic agreement’ partners DNR, forest service to prep for fire season (published by http://komonews.com 11 March 2017)
- France: Bernard cazeneuve conclut sa visite régionale à Perpignan avec le lancement de la carte mobilité-inclusion (published by http://www.lindependant.fr 10 March 2017)
- USA: Wildfire damage continues to grow (published by http://www.salina.com 10 March 2017)
- USA: Staffing wildfires remains a challenge during winter months, firefighters say season is year-round (published by http://www.thedenverchannel.com 10 March 2017)
- USA: NFPA report examines firefighter preparedness for wildfires (published by http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com 10 March 2017)
- Australia: The green house: inside Joost Bakker’s sustainable bushfire-proof Daylesford home (published by http://homes.nine.com.au 10 March 2017)
- Mediterranean: Climate change to hit Mediterranean with more forest fires (published by https://www.euractiv.com 10 March 2017)
- USA: Grass fire sets new record in state (published by http://ksn.com 08 March 2017)
- USA: Wildfires burn more than 1 million acres, taking 7 lives (published by http://edition.cnn.com 08 March 2017)
- Thailand: Haze problem worsens in North as many provinces hit by wildfires (published by http://www.nationmultimedia.com 08 March 2017)
- Australia: Alexandra was without radio reception as bushfire bore down on her property (published by http://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au 07 March 2017)
- USA: Several dead as wildfires destroy more than 1M acres in 4 states (published by http://www.upi.com 07 March 2017)
- USA: Tweak BLM planning rule, but rejecting it hurts ability to fight wildland fires (published by http://www.idahostatesman.com 06 March 2017)
- Chile: New chilean navy sar aircraft integrated (published by https://www.airmedandrescue.com 06 March 2017)
- India: Blamed for forest fires, pine needles to generate power (published by http://www.hindustantimes.com 06 March 2017)
- Bahamas: Anger at failure to prevent landfill blazes (published by http://www.tribune242.com 06 March 2017)
- New Zealand: High-tech firefighting helps defend canterbury (published by http://www.radionz.co.nz 06 March 2017)
- Chile: Incendios y javiera blanco impactan negativamente en aprobación de Bachelet – adimark (published by http://equilibrioinformativo.com 06 March 2017)
- USA: San Diego zoo safari park fortifies wildland fire defense with fireIce (published by http://www.marketwired.com 06 March 2017)
- India: State govt to douse forest fire setback with ecotourism (published by http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com 06 March 2017)
- India: Kerala timber mafia is behind forest fire: former minister (published by http://www.nyoooz.com 05 March 2017)
- Myanmar / Thailand: Smog blowing in from Myanmar affects air quality in the north (published by http://www.nationmultimedia.com 05 March 2017)
- USA: Rivers restocked after 30,000 fish killed in Tenn. wildfires (published by http://www.usatoday.com 04 March 2017)
- India: In a first, forest department to use satellite imaging to track fires (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 03 March 2017)
- South Africa: Intense fire season experienced in the Western Cape (published by http://www.fireandrescue.co 03 March 2017)
- Chile: Did Pinochet-era deregulation cause chile’s worst-ever wildfires? (published by https://www.theguardian.com 03 March 2017)
- Malaysia: Haze not expected this year (published by http://www.therakyatpost.com 03 March 2017)
- Singapore / Indonesia: Haze-linked firm ‘opaque with information’ (published by http://www.straitstimes.com 03 March 2017)
- Syria: Fires blaze through prized Latakia forestland, trees ‘reduced to charcoal’ (published by http://syriadirect.org 02 March 2017)
- Costa Rica: Most forest fires are in Guanacaste (published by http://qcostarica.com 02 March 2017)
- USA: Firefighters, seasonal park workers to be hired, permanent positions remain unfilled (published by http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com 02 March 2017)
- USA: Gatlinburg wildfire survivors struggle with post-traumatic stress (published by http://wate.com 02 March 2017)
- Europe: Global warming is increasing forest fire risk in the Alps (published by http://www.dw.com 02 March 2017)
- Australia: Greens policy tackles bushfire risks (published by https://thewest.com.au 02 March 2017)
- USA: Firefighters are killed every year by wildfires. these scientists want to change that. (published by http://www.upworthy.com 01 March 2017)
- USA: Management following a wildfire: effects on vegetation and soils (published by http://hppr.org 01 March 2017)
- USA: Researchers find link between forest fires and health (published by http://www.fondriest.com 01 March 2017)
