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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

July 2010

• Australia: PM special: Survivors doubt Government will act on Commission recommendations (published by www.abc.net.au, 31 July 2010)

• Australia: PM special: States and territories weigh up recommendations (published by www.abc.net.au, 31 July 2010)

• Australia: Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission Bendigo and Redesdale report (published by www.abc.net.au, 31 July 2010)

• Brunei: Brunei Too On Asean Haze Watch (published by brudirect.com, 31 July 2010)

• USA: Calif. wildfire jumps aqueduct, threatens 2,300 buildings (published by www.msnbc.msn.com, 31 July 2010)

• Australia: Report recommends replacing ageing power lines (published by www.theage.com.au, 31 July 2010)

• Russia/USA: Russia And California Battle Deadly Wildfires (published by news.sky.com, 31 July 2010)

• Australia: Final report into Black Saturday released (published by www.abc.net.au, 31 July 2010)

• Australia: Victoria Bushfires Royal Commission Final Report (Summary), 31 July 2010 (PDF, 2.5 MB)

• USA: Cobre students learn about forest service careers (published by www.fireengineering.com, 30 July 2010)

• Australia: Vic Opposition launches early attack over bushfire report (published by www.abc.net.au, 30 July 2010)

• Ghana: Nation Makes Strides Through CBNRM (published by allafrica.com, 30 July 2010)

• Indonesia: Govt renews efforts to ratify ASEAN haze agreement (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 30 July 2010)

• USA: Ten Key Indicators Show Global Warming “Undeniable” (published by planetark.org, 30 July 2010)

• Indonesia: Indonesian Sinar Mas-Linked Firms Wrecked Forest: Report (published by planetark.org, 30 July 2010)

• South Africa: Fire-break burn deadline looms (published by www.ecr.co.za, 29 July 2010)

• USA: Cutting Black Carbon Soot Could Save Arctic (published by www.enn.com, 29 July 2010)

• Canada: Chopper fighting B.C. forest fire crashes (published by www.vancouversun.com, 29 July 2010)

• Canada: Specialized team leading fight to contain B.C. wildfire near Kamloops (published by www.vancouversun.com, 29 July 2010)

• USA: Calif. firefighters gain on worst wildfire (published by www.msnbc.msn.com, 29 July 2010)

• Indonesia: Under fire rainforest destroyer caught breaking promises (published by www.dominicantoday.com, 29 July 2010)

• Russia: Russia Fights 334 Wildfires; Moscow Choking From Drifting Peat-Bog Smoke (published by www.bloomberg.com, 28 July 2010)

• Russia: Peat Fires Rage Across Moscow Amid Heatwave (published by news.sky.com, 28 July 2010)

• USA: Wildfire grows to 6,000 acres in California’s Sequoia National Forest (published by edition.cnn.com, 28 July 2010)

• Russia: Putin orders peat firefight (published by english.ruvr.ru, 27 July 2010)

• Indonesia: Reportage: Restoring Peatlands in Kalimantan (Source: The Jakarta Post, 27 July 2010)

• Russia: Economy survives forest fires – Russia’s Emergency Minister (published by english.ruvr.ru, 27 July 2010)

• USA: Official: Climate Change Changes Wildfire Behavior (published by www.kolotv.com, 27 July 2010)

• Israel: More teens and yeshiva head questioned about J’lem fire (published by www.jpost.com, 27 July 2010)

• USA: Dry lightning hits state; most wildfires small (published by www.sfgate.com, 27 July 2010)

• Russia: Forest and peat fires cover over 52,000 hectares in Russia (published by www.itar-tass.com, 27 July 2010)

• United Kingdom/France: Britons evacuated after forest fire (published by www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 26 July 2010)

• Canada: Most B.C. wildfires this year caused by humans (published by www.ctvbc.ctv.ca, 26 July 2010)

• Russia: Air pollution in Moscow rises to maximum level in July (published by www.itar-tass.com, 26 July 2010)

• Russia: Smog blankets Moscow on city’s hottest day (published by www.reuters.com, 26 July 2010)

• Israel: Bushfire threatens Jerusalem homes (published by www.abc.net.au, 26 July 2010)

• USA: Wildfire threatens Washington city (published by www.msnbc.msn.com, 26 July 2010)

• Israel: Infant twins injured as multiple fires strike Jerusalem (published by www.haaretz.com, 25 July 2010)

• France: French forest fire ‘under control’ after wide damage (published by www.hindustantimes.com, 25 July 2010)

• Australia: Feeling the heat (published by www.theage.com.au, 25 July 2010)

• USA: Firefighter hurt, buidings burn in NorCal wildfire (published by www.sfgate.com, 24 July 2010)

• Veld fire (by Kerry Johnston published by www.fictionaut.com)

• Australia: Plea for a revolution (published by www.theage.com.au, 24 July 2010)

• USA: Firefighter talks about being overrun by flames (published by www.google.com, 23 July 2010)

• Australia: Survivors sick with trauma (published by diamond-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au, 23 July 2010)

• Indonesia: Scientists Commend Indonesia for Conservation Measures, but Urge Immediate Action on Forests and Peatlands (published by news.mongabay.com/2010/0723-atbc_resolution.html, 23 July 2010)

• USA: Flooding devastates Flagstaff (published by www.examiner.com, 22 July 2010)

• South Africa: Robbers used fire to lure family from home – police (published by www.ewn.co.za, 22 July 2010)

• USA: Trial by Fire (published by www.flatheadbeacon.com, 22 July 2010)

• Indonesia: S. Sumatra Spot Fires Flare as Dry Season Arrives (Source:The Jakarta Post, 21 July 2010)

• USA: Wildfire Prevention Pays Big Dividends in Florida, Study Finds (published by www.srs.fs.usda.gov, 21 July 2010)

• Greece: After Budget Cuts, Greece Is At Risk Of A Devastating Forest Fire (published by www.businessinsider.com, 20 July 2010)

• USA: Wildfire contained at chemical depot(published by www.krtv.com, 20 July 2010)

• USA: BAER team works to clean up, minimize risk after wildfire (published by www.krtv.com, 20 July 2010)

• USA: World simmers in hottest year so far (published by planetark.org, 19 July 2010)

• Russia: Russia swelters in heatwave, many crops destroyed (published by planetark.org, 19 July 2010)

• USA: Guard members respond to brush fires in California (published by www.af.mil, 19 July 2010)

• South Africa: Homeless man caught in veld fire(published by news24.co.za, 19 July 2010)

• South Africa: Forensic team to probe fire (published by news24.co.za, 19 July 2010)

• USA: Idaho wildfire now 100 percent contained (published by www.oregonlive.com, 19 July 2010)

• USA: Wildfire grows to 170 square miles in one day (published by www.msnbc.msn.com, 19 July 2010)

• Australia: Christine Nixon walks into new firestorm (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 19 July 2010)

• South Africa: Power outage in JHB caused by veld fire (published by www.gatvol.co.za, 19 July 2010)

• South Africa: 17 kids hurt in Bela Bela fire(published by news24.co.za, 16 July 2010)

• USA: 2 deputies injured rescuing woman in Riverside County brush fire (published by latimesblogs.latimes.com, 16 July 2010)

• Australia: Fire-resistant glass hits money woes (published by www.abc.net.au/news, 16 July 2010)

• Australia: Bushfire appeal fund raises $391m  (published by www.abc.net.au/news, 16 July 2010)

• South Africa: Homeless man caught in veld fire (published by timessaguardian.com, 15 July 2010)

• USA: Biggest INL (Idaho Nuclear Laboratory) fire since numbers recorded (published by www.kidk.com, 14 July 2010)

• USA: Winds Fan Clarkston Blaze – Two Firefighters Injured (published by www.firefightingnews.com, 13 July 2010)

• United Kingdom: What is the long-term effect of a heath fire? (published by news.bbc.co.uk, 13 July 2010)

• China: Firefighters work overnight to put out bushfire in Haicang of Xiamen (published by www.whatsonxiamen.com, 13 July 2010)

• USA: Two firefighters injured, multiple buildings destroyed in Asotin Co. wildfire (published by www.klewtv.com, 12 July 2010)

• USA: Pulaski’s Gift (published by kpbj.com, 12 July 2010)

• Indonesia: Planned 5-year Peatland Moratorium seen as `Half-Hearted Government Policy’ (Source: The Jakarta Post, 12 July 2010)

• Germany: Extreme heat and forest fires on UXO contaminated terrain (published by GFMC, based on new fromhttp://www.welt.de andhttp://www.die-mark-online.de, 11 / 12 July 2010) (in German)

• Vietnam: Central provinces struggling with forest fires (published by english.vietnamnet.vn, 11 July 2010)

• Canada: 60 new wildfires hit B.C. (published by www.cbc.ca, 11 July 2010)

• Australia: SA gets Erickson Air Crane again (published by news.smh.com.au, 11 July 2010)

• USA: Inmate crews do part to fight wildfires (published by www.canoncitydailyrecord.com, 10 July 2010)

• USA: Train Derailment and Fire (published by www.kxnet.com, 10 July 2010)

• USA: Grand Canyon wildfire continues to burn on North Rim (published by www.examiner.com, 09 July 2010)

• USA: Medical examiner identifies man killed in SE Roanoke cave fire (published by www.roanoke.com, 09 July 2010)

• Canada: Navy fire training confused for brush fire (published by www.bclocalnews.com, 09 July 2010)

• United Kingdom: Fire fears fuelled by the recent drought (published by www.heraldscotland.com, 09 July 2010)

• Australia: Paramedics and firefighters are Australia’s most trusted professionals (published by www.mysunshinecoast.com.au, 09 July 2010)

• Canada: Thorhild will get $10M for wildfire relief (published by www.edmontonjournal.com, 08 July 2010)

• USA: N.J. environmental officials warn of hazardous haze lingering from Burlington County wildfires (published by www.nj.com, 08 July 2010)

• USA: Firefighter injured in Mashpee brush fire (published by www.bostonherald.com, 07 July 2010)

• Australia: Queenslanders urged to Prepare.Act.Survive this bushfire season (published by media-newswire.com, 07 July 2010)

• Belgium: Special Report: Europe Finds Politics And Biofuels Don’t Mix (published by planetark.org, 06 July 2010)

• Indonesia: Sinar Mas Continues to Clear Indonesian Rainforests: Greenpeace (Source: Jakarta Globe/New York Times, 06 July 2010)

• Israel/Australia: Israel battles forest fires (published by www.jwire.com.au, 06 July 2010)

• Netherlands: Fire in Strabrechtse Heath near Geldrop, Brabant, now under control (compiled by GFMC, 6 July 2010)

• USA: Old fire lookout towers being recycled as cash-strapped state looks to cut costs (published by www.orlandosentinel.com, 05 July 2010)
• USA: Wind is biggest fire danger now (published by www.skyhidailynews.com, 05 July 2010)
• Indonesia: Analysis: Who Benefits From 2-Year Moratorium On Forest Clearing? (Source: The Jakarta Post, 05 July 2010)
• USA: Gillard pledges to help bushfire victims (published by www.mercurynews.com, 05 July 2010)
• Finland: Airborne Forest Fire Watch Ineffective (published by www.yle.fi, 05 July 2010)
• USA: Aerial expert’s report on L.A. County’s biggest wildfire flies in the face of official review (published by www.latimes.com, 05 July 2010)
• Australia: Snow Machine Helps Marysville Rebuild After 2009 Victorian Bushfires (published by www.thegovmonitor.com, 04 July 2010)
• USA: Burning to write (published by www.spokesman.com, 04 July 2010)
• Australia: Gillard pledges to help bushfire victims (published by news.smh.com.au, 04 July 2010)
• USA: Fewer big air tankers available to fight Western wildfires (published by www.detnews.com, 04 July 2010)
• USA: Danger in the deep woods: First 60 minutes crucial to rescuing injured firefighters (published by www.redding.com, 03 July 2010)
• China: Forest Fire Put out in North China (published by english.cri.cn, 03 July 2010)
• Australia: Andrew Thomas and Alison Durham develop unique bushfire shelters (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 03 July 2010)
• USA: Sprite brigade steps up as slurry bombers retire (published by www.denverpost.com, 02 July 2010)
• USA: Hospitals Treat Increase in Fireworks Injuries (published by prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com, 02 July 2010)
• USA: Tester: Forest Jobs bill can help reduce fire danger, create jobs (published by www.clarkforkchronicle.com, 01 July 2010)
• Australia: How to Survive a Wildfire While Trapped in a Vehicle (published by www.wikihow.com, 01 July 2010)

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