GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
December 2012
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USA: The Exceptional U.S. Wildfire Season of 2012 (published by www.wunderground.com, 31 December 2012)
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USA: Idaho wildfire acreage up, U.S. season average in 2012 (published by www.idahostatejournal.com, 31 December 2012)
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New Zealand: Mystery forest fire in Murchison (published by www.3news.co.nz, 30 December 2012)
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Australia: Bushfire warnings ignored: fire captain (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com, 29 December 2012)
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USA: Western states lose more acres to wildfire in 2012 (published by www.dailycamera.com, 28 December 2012)
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USA: Wildfire Preparation Amendment Rejected in Senate (published by www.krextv.com, 28 December 2012)
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USA: Wildfires present challenge to utility (published by www.nctimes.com, 28 December 2012)
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USA: Forest industries and the fire suppression industrial complex (published by www.ruidosonews.com, 27 December 2012)
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Gambia: Progebe-Gambia intensifies Anti-Bush Fire Campaign in CRR (published by www.allafrica.com, 27 December 2012)
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India: Fire lines, watchers in place to check forest blazes (published by www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 27 December 2012)
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Australia: Greens call for new bushfire body (published by www.news.com.au, 26 December 2012)
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Chile: Incendio forestal en Cartagena se mantiene sin control y ha destruido varias viviendas (published by www.emol.com, 26 December 2012)
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USA: Forest Service creates thousands of American jobs, protects communities from wildfire (published by www.capegazette.villagesoup.com, 24 December 2012)
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Thailand: Dept targets reduction in forest fires (published by www.bangkokpost.com, 22 December 2012)
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Australia: WA better prepared for bushfire season (published by www.abc.net.au, 22 December 2012)
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USA: Windsor man dies in Aiken County wildfire (published by www2.wjbf.com, 21 December 2012)
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Australia: What produces more light pollution in Australia: Cities or Wildfires? (published by www.theatlanticcities.com, 21 December 2012)
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Australia: Boys charged with lighting NSW bushfire (published by www.news.com.au, 21 December 2012)
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USA: Utility customers wont pay wildfire bills Yet (published by www.voiceofsandiego.org, 20 December 2012)
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USA: Billion-dollar weather disasters of 2012 (published by http://abcnews.go.com, 20 December 2012)
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Australia: Scientists and national park managers are failing northern Australias vanishing mammals (published by https://theconversation.edu.au, 20 December 2012)
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USA: Merkley and Wyden introduce amendment to include more wildfire and drought disaster relief (published by www.fireengineering.com, 20 December 2012)
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Greece: Chios fire aid a no-go, says ministry (published by www.ekathimerini.com, 20 December 2012)
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Australia: Fears rise over bushfire emergency system flaws (published by http://afr.com 20 December 2012)
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USA: Restoration creates thousands of jobs, protects communities from wildfire (published by www.fs.fed.us, 19 December 2012)
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USA: How drought and wildfire could bring bears back to Texas (published by http://stateimpact.npr.org, 19 December 2012)
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USA: Bastrop wildfire recovery continues (published by www.kxan.com, 19 December 2012)
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Burundi: Bushfires ravage Burundi park (published by www.africareview.com, 19 December 2012)
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Australia: Vic bushfire survivors in unstable housing (published by www.news.com.au, 19 December 2012)
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Australia: Farmer hopes Vic bushfire case aids others (published by www.theaustralian.com.au,19 December 2012)
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USA: Colorado: Udall pushes for additional wildfire funding (published by http://summitcountyvoice.com, 19 December 2012)
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USA: Regional wildland fire risk analysis reports now available (published by www.fireengineering.com, 18 December 2012)
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USA: TetraKO introduces new wildfire protection system (published by www.fireengineering.com, 18 December 2012)
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USA: Safety violation blamed for huge Cle Elum wildfire (published by www.seattletimes.com, 17 December 2012)
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Australia: ACT court rejects bushfire compo claim (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 17 December 2012)
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Australia: Australia unprepared for bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 17 December 2012)
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USA: U.S. researchers create scale to determine wildfire risk (published by www.greenerideal.com, 15 December 2012)
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Australia: Bushfire horse wins at Flemington (published by www.formguide.cyberhorse.com.au, 15 December 2012)
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Zimbabwe: Veld fires kill 16 this year (published by www.sundaynews.co.zw,15 December 2012)
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USA: Area burned by U.S. wildfires expected to double by 2050 (published by www.climatecentral.org, 14 December 2012)
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Australia: Greater knowledge to battle bushfires (published by www.canberratimes.com.au, 14 December 2012)
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Australia: Bushfire safety messages failing: research (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 13 December 2012)
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Australia: Firefighters baffled by eternal flame (published by www.wap.news.bigpond.com, 12 December 2012)
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USA: Bennet, Udall push for EWP wildfire recovery resources in disaster relief bill (published by www.fireengineering.com, 12 December 2012)
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Canada: Seven years later, CN pays $6K for burned timber (published by www.bclocalnews.com, 11 December 2012)
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Canada: Brule receives funding to prevent wildfires (published by www.hintonparklander.com, 11 December 2012)
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USA: Wildfire epidemic leaves states searching for answers (published by www.pewstates.org, 11 December 2012)
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USA: Firefighting tankers spread thin (published by www.durangoherald.com, 11 December 2012)
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Australia: No jail for man who fraudulently collected Black Saturday bushfire appeal funds (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 11 December 2012)
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Australia: Attorney General Nicola Roxon on Central Coast to trial bushfire warning system (published by www.express-advocate-gosford.whereilive.com.au, 11 December 2012)
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Australia: Vic govt overhauls disaster management (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 10 December 2012)
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USA: Ratepayers say SDG&E is misleading state regulators in 07 wildfire rate case (published by www.kpbs.org, 10 December 2012)
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Amazon basin / USA: As Amazon urbanizes, rural fires burn unchecked (published by www.sciencedaily.com, 10 December 2012)
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Australia: Building in the line of fire (published by www.designbuildsource.com.au, 10 December 2012)
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Australia: Bushfire destroys homes on North Stradbroke Island (published by www.brisbanetimes.com.au, 09 December 2012)
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USA: Let it burn? Federal agencies draft national wildland fire strategy (published by www.missoulian.com, 09 December 2012)
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USA: Larimer farmers warned scorched forests may shut off irrigation water (published by www.denverpost.com, 08 December 2012)
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USA: Logue blasts fire fee; state board makes it permanent (published by www.appeal-democrat.com, 08 December 2012)
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Tanzania: Govt instals computerised system to monitor veld fires (published by www.allafrica.com, 07 December 2012)
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USA: Aero Air acquires Butler lease (published by www.madraspioneer.com, 07 December 2012)
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USA: U.S. Wildfires 2012 (published by www.yubanet.com, 07 December 2012)
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USA: Smoke from Arctic wildfires may have caused Greenland’s record thaw (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 07 December 2012)
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USA: McCain wildfire aircraft transfer amendment passes the Senate (published by www.aero-news.net, 07 December 2012)
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USA: Arctic wildfires speed melting of Greenland ice, study (published by www.climatecentral.org, 07 December 2012)
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India: Min’s cold shoulder to forest fire fighters (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 07 December 2012)
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South Africa: Taking stock after uncontrolled veld fires (published by www.fanews.co.za, 06 December 2012)
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Canada: First Nations will receive assistance in protecting their communities from wildfire (published by www.firstperspective.ca, 06 December 2012)
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USA: Unincorporated areas hit with fire protection fee (published by www.toacorn.com, 06 December 2012)
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USA: Arctic Wildfire soot darkening Greenland ice sheet (published by www.ouramazingplanet.com, 06 December 2012)
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USA: New research will help protect communities from wildland fires (published by www.alaskadispatch.com, 06 December 2012)
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Australia: Wind change to help contain bushfires (published by www.brisbanetimes.com.au, 06 December 2012)
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USA: Invasive grass fuels increased fire activity in the west (published by www.sciencedaily.com, 05 December 2012)
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Russia: Forest workers getting pay raises, but tasks remain daunting (published by www.themoscowtimes.com, 05 December 2012)
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USA: Wildland fires: New yardstick for risk aims to help protect communities (published by www.csmonitor.com, 05 December 2012)
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USA: Wyden, Merkley seek Oregon wildfire disaster aid (published by www.ktvz.com, 05 December 2012)
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USA: NIST and Forest Service team on wildfire risk assessment tool (published by www.gsnmagazine.com, 05 December 2012)
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USA: North American wildfires and global warming (published by http://tucsoncitizen.com, 05 December 2012)
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USA/Greenland: Climate: Wildfire soot darkening Greenland ice sheet (published by http://summitcountyvoice.com, 05 December 2012)
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USA: Invasive cheatgrass fuels bigger, more frequent wildfires (published by www.latimes.com, 05 December 2012)
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Australia: More than 50 bushfires as Qld temps hit 40 (published by http://nz.sports.yahoo.com, 05 December 2012)
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Greece: Greek court convicts 5 over negligence in huge 2007 wildfire that killed 36 people (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 04 December 2012)
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Israel: Israel marks 2 years since worst ever forest fire (published by www.israeltoday.co.il, 04 December 2012)
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USA: Report: Blaze may have smoldered for 18 months before igniting Utah wildfire (published by www.sltrib.com, 04 December 2012)
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USA: Wildfire evacuations remain in place in Colo. (published by www.firehouse.com, 04 December 2012)
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USA: Climate models project increase in U.S. wildfire risk (published by www.nasa.gov, 04 December 2012)
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USA: NASA: drier climate conditions, more wildfires by 2050 (published by www.redorbit.com, 04 December 2012)
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China: Forest provides jobs for villages (published by www.chinadaily.com.cn, 04 December 2012)
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Australia: Ballarat firefighters march against government funding cuts (published by www.thecourier.com.au, 04 December 2012)
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Australia: Our ‘fantastic’ firies (published by www.themercury.com.au, 04 December 2012)
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India: Satellite aid to contain bush fires (published by http://in.news.yahoo.com, 03 December 2012)
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USA: Longmont-area tree lots scrambling after summer fires (published by www.denverpost.com, 03 December 2012)
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USA: Private firefighting services in the US industry market research report now available from IBISWorld (published by http://news.yahoo.com, 03 December 2012)
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USA: Members of Colorado delegation urge President, Congressional Leaders to support emergency… (published by www.fowlertribune.com, 03 December 2012)
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USA: Tree-trimming, electric contractors pay $370 million for 2007 fires (published by www.nctimes.com, 03 December 2012)
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USA: Inmates help prevent wildfires(published by www.krqe.com, 03 December 2012)
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USA: Four VA firefighters injured when fire apparatus overturns (published by www.fireengineering.com, 03 December 2012)
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Canada: Federal commission says ‘no’ to building code changes for wildfire-prone areas (published by www.calgaryherald.com, 02 December 2012)
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USA: After 2007 wildfires, corporate philanthropy tests its limits (published by www.nctimes.com, 02 December 2012)
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USA: U.S. official: Wildfires to get more destructive (published by www.idahostatesman.com, 01 December 2012)
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USA: Official urges collaboration on wildfire projects (published by http://seattletimes.com, 01 December 2012)
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USA: Wildfire in Rocky Mountain National Park prompts evacuations (published by www.chicagotribune.com, 01 December 2012)
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USA: UPDATED: 2 firefighters seriously hurt when fire truck overturns in Bedford (published by www.wdbj7.com, 01 December 2012)