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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

January 2005

• USA: Loggers Going Into Oregon Old Growth Reserve on Biscuit Fire (published by www.enn.com, 31 January 2005)

• USA: More water, fewer trees? (published by www.casperstartribune.net, 29 January 2005)

• USA: Fire officials: Better mapping would have aided firefighters (published by www.news-miner.com, 29 January 2005)

• New Zealand: Bush blaze has tourists beating a retreat  (published by www.iol.co.za, 28 January 2005)

• USA: TRPA says Tahoe needs $55 million in wildfire efforts (publishedby www.signonsandiego.com, 27January 2005)

• Australia: Early Settlers Made Australian Desert, Study Finds (publishedby www.enn.com,  26January 2005)

• Bhutan: Fire destroys over 2511 acres of forest in 2003-04 (published by Kuensel Online, Bhutan’s Daily News Site, 25 January 2005)

• USA: Governor’s Office of Energy Management and Conservation, Aquila Inc., and U.S. Department of Energy Project Creates Renewable Energy Credits Using Forest Thinnings (published by http://home.businesswire.com,  24 January 2005)

• South Africa: The pros and cons of Muizenberg’s blaze (published by www.iol.co.za, 24 January 2005)

• Russian Federation: Eurasian Forest Map May Arrive Late at Expo-2005 (published by  RIA Novosti, 21 January 2005)

• Uruguay: Forest fire causes huge losses in Uruguay (published by www.chinaview.cn, 21 January 2005)

• USA: US Forests Cost-Effective against Global Warming, Study Concludes (published by www.enn.com, 20 January 2005)

• Indonesia: Speech by the Minister of Forestry on the occasion of CGI Meeting (published by Consultative Group for Indonesia, 19 January 2005)

• South Africa: Helicopters brought in to fight raging fire (published by www.iol.co.za, 19 January 2005)

• China: Forest fire kills 6 fire fighters (published by www.chinaview.cn, 18 January 2005)

• Australia: Thick smoke health hazard (published by http://www.heraldsun.news.com, 18 January 2005)

• South Africa: Thousands homeless after monster blaze (published by www.iol.co.za, 17 January 2005)

• Australia: Bushfires threaten city suburbs (published by http://www.NEWS.com.au, 17 January 2005)

• South Africa: Firefighters work through night to quell fire (published by www.iol.co.za, 14 January 2005)

• South Africa: Cape fire under control, but warning stands (published by www.iol.co.za, 14 January 2005)

• Australia: Bushfire teams tally SA damage (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 January 2005)

• South Africa: Raging fire on Signal Hill puts homes at risk (published by The Cape Times, 12 January 2005)

• Australia: Police search for 14 missing after SA fires  (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 January 2005)

• Australia: Nine dead in SA fires (published by www.abc.net.au, 12 January 2005)

• China: 13,000 forest fires in 2004 (published by http://news.xinhuanet.com, 12 January 2005)

• World: Disasters Are Not a Grim Fate (published by www.arabnews.com, 12 January 2005)

• Tanzania: Forest fires, illegal logging threaten Mt. Kilimanjaro: survey (published by www.chinaview.cn, 11 January 2005)

• USA: Crews survey wreckage (published by http://www.sbsun.com/, 10 January 2005)

• USA: Wildland Firefighters Seek to ‘Change the Debate’: National Firefighters’ Group Releases ‘A Reporter’s Guide to Wildland Fire’ (published by U.S. Newswire, 10 January 2005)

• New Zealand: Fire destroys 200ha forest (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 10 January 2005)

• USA: Fire-prevention funding escapes Forest Service ax (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 8 January 2005)

• USA: Forest officials seek area helitanker (published by www.rgj.com, 8 January 2005)

• USA: Giving Species Space to Move (published by www.rednova.com, 8 January 2005)

• USA: The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Expanding Wildland Fire 2005 Partnership. Local Fire Service Critical to Strong Collaboration on Wildland Urban Interface Dangers (published by IAFC, 7 January 2005)

• USA: Group Seeks Halt To Salvage Logging At Biscuit Fire (published by www.koin.com, 7 January 2005)

• USA: Judge is asked to deny bid for venue change in Cedar fire trial (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 7 January 2005)

• USA:  Smaller gut, bigger brain  (published by www.newstatesman.com, 7 January 2005)

• USA: Grants set for rural fire risk reduction (published by http://www.newsreview.info, 6 January 2005)

• USA: For sale: place with a view (published by www.neoshodailynews.com  , 6 January 2005)

• USA: Stubborn forest fire now out in Brunswick Co. (published by www.wect.com, 6 January 2005)

• USA: Lawsuit Settled Over Electric Fence Forest Fire (published by www.thedenverchannel.com, 6 January 2005)

• USA: Investigation of firefighter’s death may take months more (published by www.modbee.com, 5 January 2005)

• Canada: Fire audit (published by www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/index.html, 4 January 2005)

• USA: Forest Service targeting 40,000 acres in the state for prescribed burns (published by www.nwanews.com/story/adg/103838, 4 January 2005)

• Australia: Lightning sparks three bushfires (published by Herald and Weekly Times, 3 January 2005)

• Buthan: Forest fire destroys 100 acres ( publishedby www.kuenselonline.com, 1 January 2005)

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