GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
January 2013
- South Africa: Veld fire hits NMMU reserve (published by www.peherald.com 31 January 2013)
- USA: Air tankers could mean more jobs in Madras (published by www.ktvz.com, 31 January 2013)
- USA: Study shows fires boost local economies (published by www.redding.com, 31 January 2013)
- USA: Bill Asks For Changes To Utah Wildfire Policies (published by www.kutv.com 31 January 2013)
- USA: Fox Attacks Obama For Noting Climate Connection To Wildfires (published by www.mediamatters.org 31 January 2013)
- Ghana: Bush fire devastate entire community (published by www.ghanaweb.com 31 January 2013)
- New Zealand: Vehicle ban in Auckland forest park due to fire risk (published by www.tvnz.co.nz 31 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire threatens Vic ski infrastructure (published by www.news.com.au 31 January 2013)
- Ghana: NADMO Coordinator appeals for financial assistance to anti-bushfire committees (published by www.ghanaweb.com 31 January 2013)
- New Zealand: Auckland bush fires extinguished as crews stretched (published by www.tvnz.co.nz 31 January 2013)
- USA: About 155 acres to burn in coastal Texas research (published by www.galvestondailynews.com, 30 January 2013)
- USA: Washougal refuge may reopen, five months after wildfire-related closure (published by www.oregonlive.com 30 January 2013)
- USA: Hickenlooper Signs Wildfire-Related Executive Orders (published by www.kunc.org 30 January 2013)
- South Africa: Fear of disaster as firefighters on high alert (published by www.iol.co.za 30 January 2013)
- South Africa: Cape Winelands fires could cause ecological disaster (published by www.timeslive.co.za 30 January 2013)
- Australia: Managing farms after the bushfires (published by www.therural.com.au 30 January 2013)
- USA: Grass fire causes evacuations in Arlington (published by www.commercialappeal.com 29 January 2013)
- USA: Conrolled burns could limit Florida wildfires (published by www.wuft.org 29 January 2013)
- USA: Utah bill would allow restrictions on target shooting to prevent wildfires (published by www.sltrib.com 29 January 2013)
- USA: Sen. Mark Udall seeks to speed acquisition of firefighting equipment (published by www.denverpost.com, 29 January 2013)
- USA: Most serious charge in wildfire case dropped (published by www.mercurynews.com, 29 January 2013)
- South Africa: Worst fire in 30 years (published by www.iol.co.za, 29 January 2013)
- Thailand: Public Health Ministry on top of haze crisis in Thailands North (published by www.pattayamail.com, 29 January 2013)
- Ghana: Hunter shoots volunteer to death (published by http://ghananewsagency.org, 29 January 2013)
- Ghana: Bushfire damages cost Brong Ahafo GH¢4.1m in 2011/12 (published by www.ghanabusinessnews.com, 29 January 2013)
- Australia: School closures urged for bushfire season (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com, 29 January 2013)
- China: China warns of forest fires (published by http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com, 28 January 2013)
- Thailand: Blitz targets burnoffs as air worry mounts(published by www.bangkokpost.com, 28 January 2013)
- USA: Aerial Firefighters See Challenges To Fleet Modernization Continuing In 2013 (published by http://finance.yahoo.com, 28 January 2013)
- USA: Calif. inmate sentenced to death for 2003 wildfire (published by www.usatoday.com, 28 January 2013)
- USA: Families react to death penalty in forest fire arson case (published by www.chicagotribune.com, 28 January 2013)
- USA: Assembly okays Dancer’s bipartisan bill to prevent wildfires, help environment with prescribed burns (published by www.politickernj.com, 28 January 2013)
- USA: Climate, not beetle-kill, the biggest factor in wildfire equation (published by http://summitcountyvoice.com, 28 January 2013)
- South Africa: Reinforcements called to Cape fires (published by www.news24.com, 28 January 2013)
- USA: Washington: NFPAs 5th Backyards and Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference slated for Salt Lake City (published by www.fireengineering.com, 27 January 2013)
- Australia: Face facts on wildfires (published by www.stockandland.com.au 26 January 2013)
- Romania: Caylym Technologys New Aerial Firefighting System Finishes Successful Tests with the C-27J Spartan and the Romanian Air Force (published by www.news.yahoo.com 26 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfires danger put holiday on hold (published by www.canberratimes.com.au 26 January 2013)
- Australia: Blame the extreme weather, not the trees, for bushfires (published by www.canberratimes.com.au 26 January 2013)
- Australia: Communications cut in major bushfire zone published by www.theage.com.au 26 January 2013)
- Ghana: Police confirms death of nine people on Sunyani-Brekum accident (published by www.modernghana.com, 26 January 2013)
- Canada: Measuring the consequence of forest fires on public health (published by www.phys.org 25 January 2013)
- Ausrtalia: Fact check: does grazing reduce bush fires in national parks? (published by www.theconversation.edu.au 25 January 2013)
- USA: Adam Putnam Stresses Importance of Prescribed Forest Fires (published by www.sunshinestatenews.com 25 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire appeal funding confusion (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com 25 January 2013)
- New Zealand: Bush fire in Hunua Gorge causes landslip (published by www.nzherald.co.nz 25 January 2013)
- Bhutan: About 200 acres of Chirpine forest burnt (published by www.kuenselonline.com 25 January 2013)
- South Africa: Fires sweep Western Cape (published by www.iol.co.za 24 January 2013)
- Mexico: Realiza la CONAFOR Acciones para Proteger de Incendios Forestales las Zonas Arqueológicas de Cacaxtla y Xochitécatl (published by www.e-tlaxcala.mx 24 January 2013)
- Australia: Smoke blankets city as fire danger peaks (published by www.theage.com.au 24 January 2013)
- Australia: Faulty fire app triggers anger (published by www.theage.com.au 24 January 2013)
- USA: How Climate Change Could Wipe Out the Western Forests (published by www.theatlantic.com 24 January 2013)
- USA: Officials discuss rules on military firefighting planes (published by www.denverpost.com 24 January 2013)
- USA: Wildfire Risk High in 2013 Due to Warm Weather, Drought, Warn Insurers (published by www.insurancejournal.com 24 January 2013)
- New Zealand: All hands on deck to fight Great Barrier fire (published by www.tvnz.co.nz 24 January 2013)
- Argentina: Carta de un combatiente de incendios forestales a la presidenta Cristina Fernández (published by www.elchubut.com.ar 24 January 2013
- New Zealand: Firefighters turn tide in Great Barrier fire (published by www.3news.co.nz 23 January 2013)
- USA: Study: Bark beetles not a factor in High Park Fire, wildfire spread (published by www.coloradoan.com 23 January 2013)
- USA: Military considers whether to have its cargo planes join wildfire-fighting efforts sooner (published by www.foxnews.com 23 January 2013)
- USA: Connell takes on wildfires impact on headwaters (published by www.ravallirepublic.com 23 January 2013)
- Australia: Helicopter rescues footy team from bushfire (published by www.bordermail.com.au 23 January 2013)
- Australia: Residents warned of non-approved bushfire bunkers (published by www.abc.net.au 23 January 2013)
- USA: Obama and the Environment: What He Can Do (published by www.claimsjournal.com 23 January 2013)
- USA: Climate change bill readied for 2013 Legislature (published by www.sltrib.com 22 January 2013)
- Australia: Latest Australian Bushfires A ‘Disaster’ For Tax Purposes (published by www.tax-news.com 22 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire sparks confusion in Creswick over refuge (published by www.thecourier.com.au 22 January 2013)
- USA: Bill Aims to Share Oregon Wildfire Costs (published by www.claimsjournal.com, 22 January 2013)
- Australia: NSW fireries slam bushfire report (published by www.skynews.com.au 22 January 2013)
- New Zealand: Auckland police have sent a team of officers to assist colleagues on Great Barrier Island as firefighters battle a large fire. (published by www.radionz.co.nz, 22 January 2013)
- USA: Forest Restoration Initiatives Reduce Wildfire Risk, Produce Responsible Timber (published by www.earth911.com, 21 January 2013)
- Australia: Questions over bushfire response (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com 21 January 2013
- New Zealand: Winds fan flames (published by www.stuff.co.nz 21 January 2013)
- India: Foresters brace for wild fires in the wake of dry weather (published by www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com 21 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfires kill endangered nocturnal wallabies (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com 21 January 2013)
- Australia: Too much money spent on bushfire prevention, says insurance researcher (published by www.couriermail.com.au21 January 2013)
- Australia: Fighting and dying: blokes and bushfire in Australia (published by www.theconversation.edu.au 21 January 2013)
- Australia: Residents return to bushfire-ravaged homes (published by www.theage.com.au 20 January 2013)
- USA: Gardner optimistic about federal funding for wildfire relief(published by www.mywindsornow.com 19 January 2013)
- Australia: Preventing bushfires(published by www.northqueenslandregister.com.au 19 January 2013)
- USA: Bill aims to share Oregon wildfire costs (published by www.sfgate.com 19 January 2013)
- USA: Millions more sought to fight Texas wildfires (published by www.reporternews.com18 January 2013)
- Russia/USA: From Russia, with water: Firm seeks to import fire-fighting tanker plane (published by www.pacbiztimes.com 18 January 2013)
- Australia: Towns cut off by inferno (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 18 January 2013)
- USA: 4,167 Colorado wildfires caused record losses of $538 million in 2012 (published by www.denverpost.com 18 January 2013)
- Australia: Man dies in eastern Victoria bushfire (published by www.news.com.au 18 January 2013)
- USA: SEAT priority lowered by Little Bear Forest Rerform Coalition (published by www.ruidosonews.com17 January 2013)
- Greece/Turkey: Greek and Turkish Cypriots to cooperate on fire fighting (published by www.famagusta-gazette.com 17 January 2013)
- Israel: After fire, Israels Carmel Forest rejuvenates (published by www.jta.org 17 January 2013)
- Australia: Tiny pill joins the battle of the bushfires (published by www.news.com.au, 17 January 2013)
- Australia: Yarra Valley residents buy up bunkers in bushfire preparation (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 15 January 2013)
- USA: House rejects wildfire relief funding (published by www.ncbr.com15 January 2013)
- USA: Tanker firefighters tell ‘war stories’ in Reno (published by www.rgj.com14 January 2013)
- Germany/Global: Climate change fuels wildfires around the world (published by www.dw.de 14 January 2013)
- Australia: Observatory staff lose homes in fire (published by www.bordermail.com.au 14 January 2013)
- Australia/USA: Fighting Fires: You’re Doing It Wrong (published by www.ouramazingplanet.com 14 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire losses reignite debate about insurance reform (published by www.theconversation.edu.au 14 January 2013)
- Australia: Tasmania begins road to bushfire recovery (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 14 January 2013)
- USA: Fund the FLAME Act, Colorado wildfire commission tells Congress (published by www.fiercehomelandsecurity.com 13 January 2013)
- Australia: Let’s tell the burning truth about bushfires and the ALP-Greens coalition (published by www.dailytelegraph.com.au 13 January 2013)
- USA: PSU research may aid in wildfire response (published by www.centredaily.com 12 January 2013)
- Australia: Firefighter injured in Tasmania (published by www.bigpondnews.com 11 January 2013)
- Australia: Do Australia’s bushfires emit more carbon than burning coal? (published by www.guardian.co.uk 11 January 2013)
- Ghana: Bush fire devastate thousands of acreages of farms at Sang (published by www.vibeghana.com 11 January 2013)
- Australia: A history of vulnerability: putting Tasmanias bushfires in perspective (published by www.theconversation.edu.au 11 January 2013)
- USA: NOAA names 2012s deadly wildfire season one of top weather events for year (published by www.examiner.com 10 January 2013)
- Australia: Warning: Don’t rely on SMS during fires (published by www.theage.com.au10 January 2013)
- Australia: Smoke from bushfires poses a health hazard for all of us (published by www.theconversation.edu.au10 January 2013)
- Australia: Adapting to bushfires means accepting their place in Australia (published by www.theconversation.edu.au 10 January 2013)
- Australia: Prince Charles donates to Tasmania bushfire appeal (published by www.tvnz.co.nz 10 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire Rages Towards Unexploded Bomb Site (published by www.uk.news.yahoo.com 10 January 2013)
- Australia: HEARTBREAK: The forgotten cost of bushfires (published by www.bordermail.com.au 09 January 2013)
- Australia: Water bombing not sufficient to fight bushfires (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 09 January 2013)
- Australia: Hopes for no fatalities rise in bushfire search (published by www.stuff.co.nz 09 January 2013)
- USA: Under control? (published by www.azdailysun.com 08 January 2013)
- Australia: Drones could provide superior bushfire predictions in Australia (published by www.wired.co.uk 08 January 2013)
- Turkey: Turkey to buy 20 Sikorsky for forest fires (published by www.worldbulletin.net 08 January 2013)
- USA: Cedar Hill and its trees a great spot to slow Texas wildfires (published by www.star-telegram.com 08 January 2013)
- Australia: Money for bushfire research running out (published by www.smh.com.au 08 January 2013)
- Australia/New Zealand: Kiwi crews to battle Tasmania bushfires(published by www.theaustralian.com.au 08 January 2013)
- Australia: Two Victorian homes destroyed, people hurt(published by www.theaustralian.com.au 08 January 2013)
- Australia: Fast-moving fire takes properties in central Victoria as NSW battles 135 blazes (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 08 January 2013)
- Australia: Prepare for more scorchers, Gillard warns (published by www.theage.com.au 08 January 2013)
- Australia: Stories of survival emerge from Tas inferno (published by www.abc.net.au 07 January 2013)
- Australia: NSW firefighter injured near Gundaroo (published by www.news.com.au 07 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfires in Australia leave path of destruction (published by www.guardian.co.uk 07 January 2013)
- Australia: Wildfires Force 3,000 From Homes in Australian Heatwave (published by www.bloomberg.com 07 January 2013)
- Australia: Conditions ease as Tasmanian crews battle bushfires (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com 07 January 2013)
- Australia: Nation on alert as bushfires spread, Gillard warns NSW residents to be vigilant (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 07 January 2013)
- Australia: Boat ride adds to bushfire misery (published by www.news.com.au, 06 January 2013)
- Australia: Tasmanian fires raze 80 properties, thousands stranded (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 06 January 2013)
- Turkey: Villagers fined for forest fire (published by www.hurriyetdailynews.com, 05 January 2013)
- Australia: Death report as Tas bushfire razes homes (published by www.skynews.com.au January 2013)
- USA: After wildfires, Central Texas officials promote prescribed burning as a preventive measure (published by www.statesman.com, 03 January 2013)
- Ghana: NADMO Coordinator urges religious lead education on bushfires ( published by www.ghana.gov.gh 03 January 2013)
- Australia: Victoria Police and Government clash over arson taskforce (published by www.news.com.au, 03 January 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire warning as North-West Qld braces for heat (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com, 03 January 2013)
- USA: Noted: Senate rejects fire funding (published by www.csindy.com 02 January 2013)
- Gambia: Progebe-Gambia intensifies Anti-Bushfire Campaign in CRR North (published by www.allafrica.com, 02 January 2013)
- Australia: Call to change relief classification for bushfire-stricken graziers (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com, 02 January 2013)