GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics – April 2005

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

April 2005

• UN-FAO: Ocurrencia de fuegos forestales en RD preocupa a la FAO (pubslished by Clave Digital, 30 April 2005)

• Canada: $32,000 sprinkler system to prevent fires from spreading to north shore homes Brush fire concerns heating up in PoMo (published by www.tricitynews.com, 30 April 2005)

• Mexico: Muere piloto al caer helicóptero en Guadalajara (published by  http://estadis.eluniversal.com, 30 April 2005)

• USA: Carolina Forest area fire smoldering (published by www.myrtlebeachonline.com, 29 April 2005)

• USA: GAO report shows need for reforestation (published by http://bend.com, 28 April 2005)

• Brunei Darussalam: Forest Fire Rages In Tanjong Maya  (published by www.brudirect.com, 27 April 2005)

• India: Fire ravages Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary (published by http://sify.com, 26 April 2005)

• Pakistan: Fire rages in Orissa’s mangrove forest (published by South Asia News, Onlypunjab.com, 26 April 2005)

• USA: Governor vows full funding for air tankers, fire engines (published by www.insidebayarea.com, 26 April 2005)

• USA: Supes to hear talk on forest thinning for fire prevention (published by www.auburnjournal.com, 26 April 2005)

• Thailand: Forest fire fears for Songkhla (published by www.mcot.org, 25 April 2005)

• Indonesia: Another alleged illegal timber boss arrested (published by Jakarta Post, 25 April 2005)

• USA: New firefighting style tested at Camp 5 blaze (published by www.casperstartribune.net, 25 April 2005)

• USA: Borough targets black spruce (published by The Daily News Miner, 24 April 2005)

• USA: Air tanker crashes in Northern California (20-23 April 2005)

• Cuba: Cuban Special Forces Douse Forest Fire (published by Prensa Latina, 21 April 2005)

• USA: Fighting fire woes with fire: Feinstein blasts feds (published by Inside Bay Area, 19 April 2005)

• Canada: Forest fire season gets fast start (published by nb.cbc.ca, 18 April 2005)

• USA: Former A-10 jet ‘tank killer’ pilot crusades for new generation of ‘Firehog’ tankers (published by Inside Bay Area, 18 April 2005)

• USA: Troubled tankers (published by Inside Bay Area, 17 April 2005)

• Viet Nam: Forest fire damages crops, trees (published by Viet Nam News, 16 April 2005)

• Canada: Spring’s quick melt makes MNR firefighters nervous (published by The Chronicle-Journal, 16 April 2005)

• USA: Boulder Company Filling Niche For Tracking Fires –  Anchor Point Group Part Of Emerging ‘Wildfire Industry’ (published by TheDenverChannel.com, 14 April 2005)

• USA: Wildfire detectives (published by Durango Herald Online, 14 April 2005)

• Turkey: Forest Fire In Rize (published by TurkishPress.com, 12 April 2005 )

• Israel: Forest Fires in Israel (published by different sources, 10- 12 April 2005)

• USA: Analysis: Firefighters face new season (published by The Washington Times, 11 April 2005)

• USA: Officials: Wet winter helps fire prevention efforts (published by www.borderlandnews.com, 11 April 2005)

• USA: National Guard Eyed in Fire Season (published by www.newsday.com, 10 April 2005)

• India: Fire engulfs forest in Kharar village (published by Express News Service, 9 April 2005)

• Sweden: State managed forest fire surveillance flights to be reintroduced in Sweden (published by Nordic Family Forestry, 08 April 2005)

• USA: More Fire Volunteers Needed (published by www.kotatv.com, 8 April 2005)

• Brazil: If You Can’t Stop the Fire, Make It Safer (published by www.ipsnews.net, 7 April 2005)

• Sout East Asia: Forest conservation: Good news from Asia (published by World Environmental Journalists, 7 April 2005)

• South Korea: 2 000 evacuated in S Korea (published by www.news24.com, 6 April 2005)

• South Korea: Forest Fire Ravages Historic Temple (published by http://english.chosun.com , 5 April 2005)

• USA: Female cons to fight blazes  (published by www.azcentral.com, 5 April 2005)

• South East Asia: Burning Issues: South East Asian Peatlands (published by www.wetlands.org.id/, 4 April 2005)

• Cuba: Incendio forestal en Cuba daña más de 1.000 hectáreas de bosques (published by http://www.laraza.com, 4 April 2005)

• USA: Just part of the team: 5 female firefighters follow Red Lodge tradition  (published by www.billingsgazette.com, 4 April 2005)

• Thailand: Rain brings respite from forest fires (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 4 April 2005)

• USA: DNR uses Army gear to boost fire efforts  (published by www.miningjournal.net, 2 April 2005)

• USA: So Are We Close To Ending Long Drought? (published by www.thedenverchannel.com, 2 April 2005)

• USA: Air Tankers under contract: ready for fire season (published by www.kotatv.com, 1 April 2005)

• Northern Mariana Islands: Wildfire hits Saipan forest  (published by www.saipantribune.com, 1 April 2005)

• Australia: Hazard Reduction Advisory – 1 April 2005 (published by NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), 1 April 2005)

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