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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

February 2008

USA: State Forest Fire Service short about a fifth of its staff (published by www.pressofatlanticcity.com, 29 February 2008)
India: 19 houses burnt in a wild forest fire (published by e-pao.net, 29 Frebruary 2008)
Australia: New planning for bushfire risks (published by lithgow.yourguide.com.au, 29 February 2008)
South Africa: Launch of Madibeng Fire Protection Association (published by www.kormorant.co.za, 28 February 2008)
Ghana: Minister Calls For Massive Reforestation Programmes (published by www.modernghana.com, 28 February 2008)
Ghana: Brong-Ahafo Continues to Suffer From Bushfires (published by allafrica.com, 28 February 2008)
Cameroon: Yaounde – Bush Fire Affects Environment (published by allafrica.com, 28 February 2008)
New Zealand: DOC fights for firefighting costs (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 28 February 2008)
New Zealand: Derailed train sets forest alight (published by www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz, 28 February 2008)
USA: New Ember Aqua Shield Roof-Top Fire Suppression Unit Helps Home Owners Save Their Houses from Wild Fires and Brush Fires (published by www.businesswire.com, 28 February 2008)
USA: Brush Fire Prompts Devine Middle School Evacuation (published by www.ksat.com, 28 February 2008)
USA: Flowers follow fire (published by www.ocregister.com, 28 February 2008)
USA: Logging, prescribed fire proposed for Wyo. forest project (published by www.rapidcityjournal.com, 28 February 2008)
USA: Firesafe conference depicts smoky future (published by www.bozemandailychronicle.com, 28 February 2008)
Ghana: Bushfire destroys settler communities (published by www.modernghana.com, 27 February 2008)
USA: Rethinking Forest Health (published by www.newwest.net, 27 February 2008)
USA: Texas Horses Avoid Mass Wildfire Evacuations (published by www.thehorse.com, 27 February 2008)
Amazon: Half the Amazon rainforest will be lost within 20 years (published by news.mongabay.com, 27 February 2008)
Ghana: Bushfire destroys settler communities (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 27 February 2008)
Indonesia: Sumatran deforestation driving climate change and species extinction, report warns (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 27 February 2008)
New Zealand: 20 hectares of Wairarapa forest burn (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 27 February 2008)
GFMC/Germany: Bewusst Feuer legen, um Feuer zu verhindern (published by www.badische-zeitung.de, 27 February 2008)
Sierra Leone: Fire Consumes Three-Year-Old Boy in Sierra Leone (published by news.sl, 26 February 2008)
Indonesia: Pulp and palm oil the villains in Sumatra’s global climate impact and local elephant losses (published by www.panda.org, 26 February 2008)
USA: Wildfires Threaten Texas Horses (published by www.thehorse.com, 26 February 2008)
Australia: Bushfires threaten Perth suburbs (published by www.news.com.au, 26 February 2008)
USA: Forest Service seeks comment on fire salvage (published by www.greatfallstribune.com, 26 February 2008)
USA: 3 firefighters hurt as wildfires scorch Texas (published by www.dentonrc.com, 26 February 2008)
Indonesia: Haze from Sumatra forest fires covers Aceh (published by www.antara.co.id, 26 February 2008)
USA: Wildfire rages in Central Texas (published by www.wacotrib.com, 26 February 2008)
Australia: KI burnoff just months after big fires (published by www.abc.net.au, 25 February 2008)
USA: Commercial morel permits proposed for Flathead forest (published by www.missoulian.com, 25 February 2008)
United Kingdom: Fire crews have busy weekend (published by www.sunderlandecho.com, 25 February 2008)
USA: Forest Service prepares for commercial harvest of mushrooms (published by www.greatfallstribune.com, 25 February 2008)
Australia: New bushfire system to increase firefighting efficiencies (published by www.qbr.com.au, 25 February 2008)
Kenya: Endangered rhino flee Rift Valley bush fires (published by www.timesonline.co.uk, 25 February 2008)
South East Asia: Smoke from Indonesian fires worsens air quality in Singapore (published by http://news.trend.az, 25 February 2008)
Kenya: Kenyan wildlife park bush fire rages for second day (published by africa.reuters.com, 24 February 2008)
Australia: Gooseberry Hill bushfire contained (published by http://news.theage.com.au, 24 February 2008)
USA: Forest Fire Thieves (published by www.wsls.com, 24 February 2008)
USA: Thinning Trees and Burning Debris to Protect Your Home (published by www.flatheadbeacon.com, 24 February 2008)
USA: Mystery of Witch Creek fire remains unsolved (published by www.nctimes.com, 23 February 2008)
USA: FVTC program hallmark of natural resources education (published by www.postcrescent.com, 23 February 2008)
Bangladesh: Visiting a queer forest (published by http://nation.ittefaq.com, 23 February 2008)
Indonesia: Haze engulfing Bukittingi growing thicker (published by www.antara.co.id, 23 February 2008)
Cameroon: Cameroon: Bush Burning Fuels Climate Change (published by http://allafrica.com, 22 February 2008)
Greece: A New Book in the Making: EuroCharity’s 2007 Yearbook (published by www.csrwire.com, 22 February 2008)
Kenya: Bush fire engulfs Kenyan wildlife park (published by http://africa.reuters.com, 22 February 2008)
USA: Alabama firefighters, equipment join wildfire battle in Texas (published by http://blog.al.com, 22 February 2008)
USA: Air tankers used to fight Western fires remain vulnerable (published by www.scrippsnews.com, 22 February 2008)
Global: Calls For Urgent Action To Protect And Restore Peatlands to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions (published by www.solutions-site.org, 22 February 2008)
USA: Cali Wildfire Victims Ask: Where’s FEMA? (published by www.cbsnews.com, 22 February 2008)
Australia: “No progress” made on bushfire recommendations (published by http://ibnnews.org, 22 February 2008)
Indonesia: Fires raze tens of hectares of forest, peat land in Jambi (published by www.antara.co.id, 22 February 2008)
India: Steps to prevent forest fires (published by www.telegraphindia.com, 21 February 2008)
USA: Charlotte brush fire damages 12 homes; one injured (published by www.wistv.com, 21 February 2008)
USA: One tough lady (published by www.theunion.com, 21 February 2008)
USA: Living with Wildfire Booklet Can Save Homes, Businesses (published by www.infozine.com, 21 February 2008)
USA: Wildland Fire Crew on call to serve area (published by www.collegiatetimes.com, 21 February 2008)
USA: Californians must fund the fight against future fires, other disasters (published by www.capitolweekly.net, 21 February 2008)
Thailand: Chiang Mai: Where Influential Locals Meet to Set Forest Fires (published by www.environmentalgraffiti.com, 21 February 2008)
Australia: Canberra ‘probably not ready’ for another 2003 bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 21 February 2008)
Canada: Burning Issue (published by www.canadianunderwriter.ca, 21 February 2008)
USA: CarbonX Takes on Smash Labs Simulated Forest Fire (published by www.businesswire.com, 20 February 2008)
USA: Schenck Job Corps adds new fire management training (published by www.citizen-times.com, 20 February 2008)
USA: Fire Safety Delivered to Mailboxes (published by www.firefightingnews.com, 20 February 2008)
United Kingdom: £8,000 bill for Moel Famau mountain fire (published by www.eveningleader.co.uk, 20 February 2008)
USA: Owners should do more to guard against wildland fire (published by www.greatfallstribune.com, 20 February 2008)
Malaysia: Smoke smothers Klang villages (published by thestar.com.my, 20 February 2008)
Australia: Five teens charged over Toowoomba fires (published by www.news.com.au, 20 February 2008)
Indonesia: Indonesia May Again ‘Export’ Toxic Haze From Forest Fires (published by The Jakarta Post, 19 February 2008)
China: China warns of forest fires following snowstorms (published by uk.reuters.com, 19 February 2008)
Australia: Total fire ban as 32C looms in dry (published by www.news.com.au, 19 February 2008)
USA: Rain soaks northeastern N.C. wildfire (published by www.wavy.com, 19 February 2008)
Australia: Gawler Ranges blaze: weather hopes (published by www.abc.net.au, 19 February 2008)
Germany: Förster verjüngen Heide mit Feuer (published by www.lr-online.de, 19 February 2008)
Germany: Brennende Heideflächen im Zschornoer Wald (published by www.lr-online.de, 18 February 2008)
Ghana: Brong Ahafo Loses Resources to Bushfires (published by allafrica.com, 18 February 2008)
Canada: Forestry association warns about wildfire threat (published by www.timminspress.com, 18 February 2008)
Ghana: Brong Ahafo loses resources to bushfires (published by www.ghanaian-chronicle.com, 18 February 2008)
USA: We must work together now to forge forest fire policy (published by www.greatfallstribune.com, 18 February 2008)
Canada: Training an issue in chopper crash (published by www.edmontonsun.com, 18 February 2008)
Mariana Islands: Brush fires devastate environment (published by www.mvariety.com, 17 February 2008)
Global: The new climate science: Governments gamble with our survival (published by www.greenleft.org.au, 16 February 2008)
USA: State Officials Confirm Power Poles Possible Brush Fire Starters (published by www.10news.com, 16 February 2008)
USA: Transient’s ‘Day Fire’ Burned 162000 Acres Of National Forest (published by www.lawfuel.com, 16 February 2008)
South Africa: Accused found not guilty over Table Mountain fire (published by www.mg.co.za, 17 February 2008)
USA: State burn rules kick in as fire season starts early (published by www.dailypress.com,17 February 2008)
USA: FBI drops probe into Oak Forest Fire Dept (published by www.southtownstar.com, 16 February 2008)
USA: Snowfall chills SE Arizona wildfire (published by www.azstarnet.com, 16 February 2008)
USA: Man Convicted in Huge Calif Wildfire (published by http://ap.google.com, 16 February 2008)
USA: Smell from wildfire smoke permeates Hampton Roads (published by www.wavy.com, 16 February 2008)
USA: 16-year-old charged with setting Toano brush fire (published by www.dailypress.com, 16 February 2008)
Ghana: GNFS arrest 24 people for starting bush fires (published by www.accra-mail.com, 16 February 2008)
Australia: Bushfires cause highway closure (published by www.news.com.au, 16 February 2008)
Australia: Ash Wednesday (published by www.skynews.com.au, 16 February 2008)
USA: Man Convicted in Huge Calif Wildfire published by www.foxnews.com, 15 February 2008)
USA: Three structures destroyed, more than a dozen injured (published by www.kiiitv.com, 15 February 2008)
USA: Burning issue – Controlled burns can enhance the wildlife habitat (published by www.timesdaily.com, 15 February 2008)
Australia: Bushfire trauma lasting in children (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 February 2008)
Australia: Fire damage bill climbs to $2.3m (published by http://kangarooisland.yourguide.com.au, 15 February 2008)
Australia: Ash Wednesday 25 years on – the lessons learnt (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 February 2008)
Croatia: Fire Near Kopacki Rit National Park (published by www.javno.com, 15 February 2008)
UK: Unwelcome return for grass fires (published by http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk,15 February 2008)
Canada: The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu selects Amadeus’ eQCM software for the management of their quality and compliance processes (published by www.newswire.ca, 15 February 2008)
USA: Hundreds evacuated in South Texas grass fire (published by www.team4news.com, 15 February 2008)
USA: Rain helps, but U.S. 17 remains closed by smoke (published by http://hamptonroads.com, 15 February 2008)
UK: Artbeats adds Forest Fire collection (published by www.digitalartsonline.co.uk, 14 February 2008)
Australia: SA Govt urged to settle bushfire claims out of court (published by www.abc.net.au, 14 February 2008)
USA: Alamo Fire Leaves 17 Homeless (published by www.team4news.com, 14 February 2008)
USA: The Smallest Victims of California Wildfires are Often Forgotten (published by www.seas.gwu.edu, 14 February 2008)
USA: Bushfire trauma lasting in children (published by http://wenatcheeworld.com, 14 February 2008)
USA: Reno City Council to buy ‘new generation’ fire shelters (published by http://news.rgj.com, 14 February 2008)
USA: Forest Service studying loss of U.S. firefighters to California force (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 14 February 2008)
USA: Rain won’t extinguish Camden fire (published by www.wvec.com, 13 February 2008)
USA: Prescribed burns set for Warren Grove Gunnery Range (published by www.app.com, 13 February 2008)
USA: Bush Forest Budget Called Disastrous (published by http://ap.google.com, 13 February 2008)
USA: Bush proposal cuts national forest fire prevention budget (published by www.pe.com, 13 February 2008)
USA: Forum hosts wildfire relief c linic (published by www.ramonasentinel.com, 13 February 2008)
Australia: Tourism SOS (published by http://wimmera.yourguide.com.au, 13 February 2008)
EU: EU biofuels strategy supports human rights ‘disaster’ say Indonesian NGOs (published by http://euobserver.com, 13 February 2008)
Chile: 33 incendios forestales en diversas regiones en Chile (published by www.elbombero.cl, 12 February 2008)
Chile: Conaf entregó estadistica de incendios: van 75 desde noviembre a la fecha (published by www.elbombero.cl, 12 February 2008)
USA: U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage to Brush Fire Victims (published by www.wral.com, 12 February 2008)
USA: Smoke expected to waft up from N.C. (published by http://hamptonroads.com, 12 February 2008)
USA: NY Company Buys First Californian Forest Carbon Credits (published by www.planetark.com, 12 February 2008)
USA: State of emergency declared as fires break out amid high winds (published by www.dailypress.com, 12 February 2008)
USA: Raleigh fires damage golf course, threaten homes (published by www.newsobserver.com, 11 February 2008)
Indonesia: Fire Razes Peatland in Riau (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 11 February 2008)
Global: Forests and Carbon Trading (published by CNN, 11 February 2008)
USA: Cuts could deepen firefighter shortage (published by www.sbsun.com, 10 February 2008)
USA: Animal lovers make a difference (published by denver.yourhub.com, 10 February 2008)
Canada: Climate Change: Biofuels Worse Than Fossil Fuels, Studies Find (published by www.ipsnews.net, 10 February 2008)
South Africa: Franshhoek pass opened after fire (published by www.int.iol.co.za, 10 February 2008)
Bhutan: Fire destroys 500 acres of mixed forests (published by www.bbs.com.bt, 10 February 2008)
USA: California Receives Extra Fire Funding (published by www.canyon-news.com, 10 February 2008)
USA: Gene Zimmerman: Fire risk needs to be factored into zoning (published by www.sacbee.com, 10 February 2008)
China: China loses one-tenth of forests to snow havoc (published by www.shanghaidaily.com, 9 February 2008)
New Zealand: Large peat fire engulfs farmland at Gordonton (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 9 February 2008)
USA: Bush budget cuts fire money (published by www.eastoregonian.info, 9 February 2008)
USA: Urban Sprawl Making Controlled Burns More Difficult (published by www.wlox.com, 9 February 2008)
USA: Private firefighting company set to launch (published by www.nctimes.com, 9 February 2008)
USA: Wildfire task force becomes reality (published by www.heralddemocrat.com, 9 February 2008)
USA: Wildfire Danger (published by www.kauz.com, 9 February 2008)
Canada: Consider replacing pumper, tanker trucks, chief tells council (published by www.saultstar.com, 9 February 2008)
USA: King Ranch burn adds to Texas wildfire woes (published by www.firerescue1.com, 8 February 2008)
Australia: KI koalas on the move to south-east (published by www.abc.net.au, 8 February 2008)
USA: ‘Culture of safety’ needed to reduce LODDs (published by www.firerescue1.com, 8 February 2008)
USA: U.S. Forest Service to conduct prescribed burns for forest health (published by www.lufkindailynews.com, 8 February 2008)
USA: Tweak wildfire policies, say forestry profs (published by www.billingsgazette.net, 8 February 2008)
Chile: Chile issues red alert over national park forest fire (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 7 February 2008)
Australia: Anger over CFS chief’s lunch (published by www.news.com.au, 7 February 2008)
USA: King Ranch Fire Explained (published by www.kiiitv.com, 7 February 2008)
USA: Hot spots expected for days at site of brush fire (published by www.wvec.com, 7 February 2008)
USA: Firefighters contain grass fire in Comanche County (published by www.kswo.com, 7 February 2008)
USA: Safety studies ordered where pilot sparked fire (published by www.airforcetimes.com, 7 February 2008)
USA: Two Strike Teams Headed South, Wildland Fire (published by www.kypost.com, 6 February 2008)
Ghana: Wildfires depleting Ghanas forests (published by www.thestatesmanonline.com, 6 February 2008)
Germany: Bei der Pflege der Böschungen kann jeder helfen (published by www.badische-zeitung.de, 6 February 2008)
USA: Democrats hot over Bush’s fire cuts (published by www.mydesert.com, 6 February 2008)
USA: New firefighters train at “live burn” (published by www.kswo.com, 6 February 2008)
USA: Report: No negligence in brush fire near fatal I-4 pileup (published by www.orlandosentinel.com, 5 February 2008)
USA: Arson on the rise in Comanche County (published by www.kswo.com, 5 February 2008)
USA: Georgia Counties support forest health with fire (published by www.theweekly.com, 5 February 2008)
Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis: Federation records high increase in fire incidents (published by www.sknvibes.com, 5 February 2008)
Indonesia: World Launches Talks on Forest Payoffs (published by AP, 4 February 2008)
Cameroon: Cameroon: How Bush Burning and Deforestation Cause Climate Change in NW (published by allafrica.com, 4 February 2008)
USA: Perry requests federal aid for state wildfires (published by media.www.dailytexanonline.com, 4 February 2008)
USA: Explaining why prescribed fire needed (published by www.walb.com, 4 February 2008)
New Zealand: Crews battling to dampen bushfires (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 4 February 2008)
USA: Lawmakers complain Bush budget cuts fire prevention money (published by www.mercurynews.com, 4 February 2008)
USA: Panels planning for the next wildfire (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 3 February 2008)
USA: Live wild, live free (published by www.dailyinterlake.com, 3 February 2008)
India: Forest Fire Reaches CM House (published by www.greaterkashmir.com, 3 February 2008)
USA: Southwest Oklahoma grass fire scorches estimated 7,000 acres (published by www.kswo.com, 2 February 2008)
India: Bamboo flowers make forest officials say fire (published by www.expressindia.com, 2 February 2008)
Indonesia: Palm Oil Giant Wilmar promises to improve practices after complaints (published by www.insnet.org, 2 February 2008)
Ghana: Youth urged to help educate people against bush burning (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 2 February 2008)
Australia: Builder defends his new Craig’s Hut (published by www.theage.com.au, 2 February 2008)
Australia: Water wars over logging (published by www.news.com.au, 2 February 2008)
New Zealand: Bushfires rage on public land (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 2 February 2008)
USA: Perry asks for federal aid in wake of wildfires (published by www.chron.com, 2 February 2008)
Europe: Scientists Succeed In Protecting The Green Lungs Of Europe (published by www.innovations-report.de, 1 February 2008)
Ghana: Fire destroys electricity poles, foodstuffs (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 1 February 2008)
Ghana: Bushfire claims life of three-month-old baby (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 1 February 2008)
China: Official: heavy China snow adds to forest fire risk in spring (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 1 February 2008)
South Africa: Hundred firefighters battle big veld blazes (published by www.iol.co.za, 1 February 2008)
USA: Agency head seeks pay raise for wildfire fighters hired by state (published by www.localnews8.com, 1 February 2008)
USA: Safeco scorched by wildfire losses (published by seattletimes.nwsource.com, 1 February 2008)
USA: Schwarzenegger’s fire fee causes sparks to fly (published by www.dailynews.com, 1 February 2008)
Jamaica: Negril morass fire disrupts operations in resort town (published by www.jamaicaobserver.com, 1 February 2008)

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