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

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

November 2010

• Australia: Nillumbik moves to end vegetation rule (published by www.banyuleandnillumbikweekly.com.au, 30 November 2010)

• Rwanda: Conservationists Discuss Fire Control On the Greater Virunga Landscape (published by allafrica.com, 29 November 2010)

• USA: Wildfire destroys two outbuildings (published by www.chieftain.com, 29 November 2010)

• Ghana: Farmers charged to produce quality rice (published by www.modernghana.com, 29 November 2010)

• USA: Riverside County’s own fire services would cost $58.6M (published by www.mydesert.com, 28 November 2010)

• Australia: FESA slammed over prescribed burning (published by fw.farmonline.com.au, 28 November 2010)

• USA: Grass fires destroy home, burn barns in Pawnee County  (published by www.tulsaworld.com, 28 November 2010)

• USA: Wildfires stunt pygmy pines’ growth, yet they thrive on it (published by www.pressofatlanticcity.com, 27 November 2010)

• Australia: Smoke from burn-off covers Sydney (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 29 November 2010)

• USA: Man fighting grass fire taken to hospital (published by mineralwellsindex.com, 27 November 2010)

• South Africa: Second F State farmer dies following runaway veld fires (published by www.sabcnews.com, 26 November 2010)

• USA: Palm trees ablaze in California desert oasis (published by www.mercurynews.com, 26 November 2010)

• Zimbabwe: Family left homeless as fire guts home (published by newzimsituation.com, 26 November 2010)

• South Africa: Government issues veld fire warning (published by hwb.co.za, 25 November 2010)

• Australia: Toodyay fire victims share first slice of $10m compensation (published by www.perthnow.com.au, 25 November 2010)

• Australia: Bushfire prevention is once again on the backburner (published by www.dailytelegraph.com.au, 25 November 2010)

• Indonesia: Indonesia’s Haze Considered Global Issue (published by en.vivanews.com, 24 November 2010)

• Australia: Helicopters arrive ahead of bushfire season (published by www.abc.net.au, 24 November 2010)

• USA: Truck carrying inmate firefighters involved in fatal crash (published by www.latimes.com, 24 November 2010)

• Singapore: Indonesia’s Haze Considered Global Issue (published by en.vivanews.com, 24 November 2010)

• Australia: Firefighters ready to take this season’s heat (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 23 November 2010)

• USA: Unprecedented tundra fire likely linked to climate change (published by news.mongabay.com, 23 November 2010)

• South Korea: North Korea fires artillery barrage on South (published by news.yahoo.com, 23 November 2010)

• Eritrea: Herdsmen Urged to Be Watchful of Grass Fire Accident (published by allafrica.com, 23 November 2010)

• Zimbabwe: Family left homeless as fire guts home (published by www.sundaynews.co.zw, 23 November 2010)

• Singapore: S’pore to engage Indonesia to fight haze (published by www.straitstimes.com, 23 November 2010)

• USA: Part of Ohio’s National Forest closed due to underground coal fire (published by www.examiner.com, 23 November 2010)

• Singapore: S’pore urges Indonesia to ratify haze pact (published by news.asiaone.com, 23 November 2010)

• USA: How to protect vacant houses (published by www.gazettetimes.com, 22 November 2010)

• Uganda: Mine detonators demand more pay (published by www.newvision.co.ug, 22 November 2010)

• USA: PLRB Offers Online Mapping System for Adjusters (published by www.claimsjournal.com, 22 November 2010)

• Singapore: MPs ask govt to do more on haze issue (published by www.channelnewsasia.com, 22 November 2010)

• USA: Preservationists split on Adirondack fire towers (published by online.wsj.com, 21 November 2010)

• USA: STRETCH OF OHIO FOREST CLOSED DURING COAL FIRE (published by www.lancastereaglegazette.com, 21 November 2010)

• USA: Arizona conservation project aims to fight fire, save forests (published by www.azcentral.com, 21 November 2010)

• New Zealand: Goose cause of fire and power outage at Waipu (published by www.northernadvocate.co.nz, 21 November 2010)

• Iran: Forest fire still raging in north Iran (published by www.tehrantimes.com, 21 November 2010)

• Iran: Firemen face difficulties when extinguishing forest fire in Iran (published by en.trend.az, 20 November 2010)

• USA: The eight costliest wildfires (published by wildfiretoday.com, 19 November 2010)

• South Africa: WC firefighters predict 60 vegetation fires a day (published by www.eyewitnessnews.co.za, 19 November 2010)

• USA: MT Firefighter Says He Started Forest Fire (published by www.fireengineering.com, 18 November 2010

• USA: Horse Stable Fire Prevention and Preparation Tips (published by www.thehorse.com, 18 November 2010)

• Russia: Fires do not recognize state borders – Bellona hosts conference on reducing Arctic impact of forest fires (published by www.bellona.org, 18 November 2010)

• Israel: Forest Fires Rage as Israel’s Rainy Season Fails to Arrive (published by www.jpost.com, 17 November 2010)

• United Kingdom: Cries of seals might have led to gorse fire! (published by www.manxradio.com, 17 November 2010)

• USA: Hazmat, Mountain-Rescue Experience Gives FEMA Deputy Administrator Big-Picture View (published by firechief.com, 16 November 2010)

• South Africa: Veld fire rages in Hout Bay (published by www.eyewitnessnews.co.za, 16 November 2010)

• USA: 130-acre wildfire shuts down I-95 near Brevard-Volusia county line (published by www.palmbeachpost.com, 16 November 2010)

• Australia: Queensland Uni developing mobile app for disaster info (published by www.abc.net.au, 16 November 2010)

• Australia: Bed and breakfast bunkers up (published by www.abc.net.au, 16 November 2010)

• Indonesia: Forest project threatens Indonesian tribes (published by www.abc.net.au, 16 November 2010)

• Russia / GFMC: Regional Round Table on Consequences of 2010 Forest Fires in Nizhny Novgorod Region (in Russian and German) (published by www.niann.ru, 15. November 2010)

• Georgia: Aircrafts work to extinguish fire in Georgia (published by en.trend.az, 15 November 2010)

• Georgia: Fire burns down woods in Georgia`s various regions (published by rustavi2.com, 15 November 2010)

• USA: Woman charged in crash that killed SC firefighter (published by www.lakewyliepilot.com, 15 November 2010)

• Australia: Bushfire fighting gets $100m (published by www.smh.com.au, 14 November 2010)

• USA: UPDATE: Firefighter struck and killed on I-20 identified (published by www.thestate.com, 14 November 2010)

• Australia: NSW bushfire prevention gets $50 million (published by bigpondnews.com, 13 November 2010)

• USA: Camp Atterbury uses helicopters to dump water on fires, douse lingering smoke (published by www.therepublic.com, 12 November 2010)

• Zimbabwe: Fires destroy 1 million ha (published by www.thezimbabwean.co.uk, 12 November 2010)

• USA: USFS establishes contracting system (published by www.wmicentral.com, 12 November 2010)

• USA: Seasonal firefighters face loss of Sequoia jobs (published by www.visaliatimesdelta.com, 11 November 2010)

• South Africa: R5 million available for veld fire victims (published by www.ofm.co.za, 11 November 2010)

• Brazil: Brazil Opens Fund To Cut Agriculture Deforestation (published by planetark.org, 11 November 2010)

• Singapore: SP AusNet’s H1 profit up 22.6% (published by www.channelnewsasia.com, 10 November 2010)

• USA: Bees hamper crews during West Melbourne brush fire (published by www.floridatoday.com, 10 November 2010)

• USA: CPUC’s Consumer Protection and Safety Division In Need Of Wildfire Cause Data (published by www.sandiegoreader.com, 10 November 2010)

• Ghana: Agriculturist ask farmers in Upper West Region to manage bushfires (published by www.businessghana.com, 10 November 2010)

• Australia: Firefighting focus changes (published by www.abc.net.au, 10 November 2010)

• Australia: Fuel reduction burn to help ease peat fire risk (published by www.abc.net.au, 09 November 2010)

• Russia: 5 wildfire response centres to be set up (published by english.ruvr.ru, 08 November 2010)

• USA: Explosives to be used to take down hemlocks (published by www.citizen-times.com, 08 November 2010)

• Australia: Expert calls for national disaster insurance scheme (published by www.theage.com.au, 08 November 2010)

• USA: Smokejumping and the Science of Megafires (published by www.foxnews.com, 08 November 2010)

• USA: North Naples brush fire forces evacuations (published by www.abc-7.com, 07 November 2010)

• Bulgaria: Second Wildfire Hits Bulgaria Sunday (published by www.novinite.com, 07 November 2010)

• Israel / Syria: Golan Heights bushfire ravages thousands of dunams in nature reserve (published by www.haaretz.com, 06 November)

• USA: Desert battles a growing threat: Buffelgrass (published by www.azcentral.com, 06 November 2010)

• USA: Pine Beetles Pose Serious Threat to the Environment (published by www.theepochtimes.com, 06 November 2010)

• Australia: Online bushfire season meetings (published by news.smh.com.au, 05 November 2010)

• Singapore: Early warning on haze at national, regional levels (published by www.todayonline.com, 05 November 2010)

• Australia: RI to campaign for emission reduction in Australia (published by antaranews.com, 05 November 2010)

• USA: O.C. firefighter overtime was $25 million; see the data (published by www.ocregister.com, 05 November 2010)

• Australia: An over-reliance on forensics (published by www.sciencealert.com.au, 05 November 2010)

• Indonesia: Obama To Target Forest And Climate Aid On Indonesia Trip (published by planetark.org, 04 November 2010)

• Australia: School, town camps evacuated due to grass fire (published by www.abc.net.au, 04 November 2010)

• Australia: Bushfire authorities too reliant on DNA (published by www.swinburne.edu.au, 04 November 2010)

• Brazil: Amazon Drought (published by www.enn.com, 04 November 2010)

• Australia: Report on bushfire detection cameras released (published by www.securityaccess.com.au, 04 November 2010)

• Australia: Homes evacuated as crews battle bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 03 November 2010)

• USA: Election Day Brush Fire Rocks Riverside CA (published by http://ireport.cnn.com, 03 November 2010)

• USA: Children’s lung health affected by agricultural burning (published by www.examiner.com, 02 November 2010)

• Australia: New course on building in bushfire prone areas (published by www.governmentnews.com.au, 02 November 2010)

• South Africa: Massive veld fire ravages Ts’ehlanyane National Park (published by blanketwrap.wordpress.com, 01 November 2010)

• Australia: Adelaide’s arsenal against arsonists (published by www.abc.net.au, 01 November 2010)

• Russia: Putin to inspect construction of houses in wildfire-affected village (published by en.rian.ru, 01 November 2010)

• USA: Environmentalists oppose new plan for sequoias monument (published by www.miamiherald.com, 01 November 2010)

• Russia: Putin inspects post-wildfire reconstruction (published by english.ruvr.ru, 01 November 2010)

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