GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
February 2013
- USA: Bill would allow state to attack wildfires faster (published by www.capitalpress.com 28 February 2013)
- New Zealand: 2012 brought wild weather, not more rain (published by www.nz.sports.yahoo.com 28 February 2013)
- Uganda: Bush fire leaves dozens homeless (published by www.monitor.co.ug 28 February 2013)
- China: 2,000 battling SW China forest fire (published by www.globaltimes.cn 28 February 2013)
- USA: Forest Service offering fire training across state (published by www.rapidcityjournal.com 28 February 2013)
- Australia / New Zealand: Australian, New Zealand ministers to discuss bush fires, emergency work (published by www.globaltimes.cn 27 February 2013)
- USA: Report notes concerns with wildfire alert system (published by www.9news.com 27 February 2013)
- Spain: Detenido un exbombero por el incendio forestal más grave del verano (published by www.abc.es 27 February 2013)
- New Zealand: Car fire starts bush fire in Welcome Bay (published by www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz 27 February 2013)
- USA: Forest Service Inaction Continues To Delay Airtanker Fleet Modernization (published by www.sacbee.com 26 February 2013)
- USA: Utah Senate approves bill on shooting limits during wildfire seasons (published by www.sltrib.com 26 February 2013)
- USA: Brush Fire Grants (published by www.wearecentralpa.com 26 February 2013)
- USA: Austin program cuts risk of wildfires (published by www.kvue.com 26 February 2013)
- USA: Friday is last day to sign up for Arizona Wildfire Academy (published by www.dcourier.com 26 February 2013)
- USA: GE Video Processing Technology Used by NASA to Study Hurricanes and Wildfires (published by www.fortmilltimes.com 26 February 2013)
- USA: Wildland firefighters must take FEMA course (published by www.newsminer.com 26 February 2013)
- South Africa: Veld fire closes national road (published by www.peherald.com 26 February 2013)
- Vietnam: Melaleuca forests face fire risk (published by www.english.vietnamnet.vn 26 February 2013)
- USA: Hawkins firefighter dies after battling brush fire (published by www.timesnews.net 25 February 2013)
- New Zealand: Access the key to fighting bushfire (published by www.nz.sports.yahoo.com 25 February 2013)
- Brazil /Amazonas: Amazon wildfires threaten bird communities (published by www.phys.org 25 February 2013)
- Australia: SA mobile phones to get bushfire warnings (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 25 February 2013)
- USA: Montana wildfire costs could double as housing grows, report says (published by www.missoulian.com 24 February 2013)
- Australia: Volunteer firefighter dies following blaze (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com 23 February 2013)
- Australia: Change in the weather helps firefighters control Bindoon-Chittering blaze (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 22 February 2013)
- USA: Dont padlock future of civilian drone industry (published by www.registerguard.com 22 February 2013)
- USA: Tidwell: Long-delayed contracts to add up to 7 air tankers to firefighting fleet expected soon (published by www.therepublic.com 22 February 2013)
- USA: Wildfire threats from beetle infestations (published by www.parkrecord.com 22 February 2013)
- USA: Woman’s burned body found in grass fire near downtown (published by www.chron.com 22 February 2013)
- Spain / Chile: Españolas pilotearán helicópteros para combatir incendios forestales (published by www.elconcecuente.cl 22 February 2013)
- Spain: Ingenieros españoles crean un drone para apagar incendios forestales de noche (published by www.antena3.com 22 February 2013)
- Argentina: Dos nuevas autobombas para combatir incendios forestales en Mendoza (published by www.losandes.com.ar 22 February 2013)
- Australia: Viridian PyroGuard ideal for protecting homes against bushfire threat (published by www.infolink.com.au 22 February 2013)
- Australia: Runner caught in wildfire sues race organisers (published by www.news.ninemsn.com.au 22 February 2013)
- USA: AF firefighting aid may see setbacks under cuts (published by www.airforcetimes.com 21 February 2013)
- USA: California fire chief defends secret fund (published by www.sacbee.com 21 February 2013)
- Australia: Helitacs seen as last line of defence (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com 21 February 2013)
- Australia: IAG lifts forecasts and dividend (published by www.perthnow.com.au 21 February 2013)
- Russia: Russian Helicopters Launches Global Helicopter Firefighting Initiative (published by www.aviationpros.com 21 February 2013)
- Ghana: Wildfire destroys more than 500 acres of farms at Banso (published by www.vibeghana.com 21 February 2013)
- Australia: Comment: What the 2013 bushfires could do to our forests (published by www.sbs.com.au, 21 February 2013)
- Australia: Livestock lost in bushfire (published by www.heraldsun.com.au, 21 February 2013)
- New Zealand: Wellington blaze treated as suspicious (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 21 February 2013)
- Europe / Greece: Optical sensing creates wildfire warning system (published by http://optics.org, 20 February 2013)
- Philippines: More fire lanes in Camp John Hay in the works (published by www.sunstar.com.ph, 20 February 2013)
- USA: Aggies converge on Bastrop State Park to replacie trees destroyed by wildfire (published by www.hillcountrynews.com, 20 February 2013)
- USA: Come help Boy Scouts replant their camp in county (published by www.timescall.com, 20 February 2013)
- Australia: Vic bushfire smoke prompts SA health alert (published by www.couriermail.com.au 20 February 2013)
- USA: Wildfire Prevention and Environmental Awareness Through New Hollywood film (published by www.finance.yahoo.com 19 February 2013)
- Dominican Republic: Two major forest fires rage out of control near Central Mountain towns (published by www.dominicantoday.com 19 February 2013)
- Chile: Forest fire leaves 1,200 homeless in Chile (published by www.upi.com 19 February 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire Proof Power Lines (published by www.seekingmedia.com.au 19 February 2013)
- Australia: DOC officers to join Australian bushfire fight (published by www.stuff.co.nz 19 February 2013)
- USA: Larimer County bracing for the worst (published by www.timescall.com, 19 February 2013)
- USA: Drones, Military Bases Are New Firefighting Tools (published by www.kpbs.org, 19 February 2013)
- USA: State debate rekindled over added rural firefighting fees (published by www.dailydemocrat.com 19 February 2013)
- Ghana: Ghana: Bushfire Displaces 800 Persons in Two Months (published by www.allafrica.com 18 February 2013)
- Chile: Aid reaches victims of Chiles worst forest fire in decades (published by www.santiagotimes.cl 18 February 2013)
- Australia: Two bushfires merge in the Grampians in Victoria’s southwest (published by www.news.com.au 18 February 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire funds to improve warning systems (published by www.abc.net.au 18 February 2013)
- USA: Apparent brush fire kills 87-year-old LOFS man (published by www.posttrib.suntimes.com 18 February 2013)
- USA: Fire, beetle kills may change future projects for Forest Service, review shows (published by www.billingsgazette.com 17 February 2013)
- USA: Man killed, girl hurt when gasoline used to start brush fire (published by www.boston.com 17 February 2013)
- Australia: Rural bushfire risk heightened by phone drop-outs (published by www.theage.com.au 17 February 2013)
- Australia: Firefighting costs out of control (published by www.bordermail.com.au 17 February 2013)
- Thailand: Zero tolerance is playing with fire (published by www.bangkokpost.com 17 February 2013)
- Ghana: Bush Fires Destroys Tree Plantations Worth GH¢1.1m In Juaso Forest District (published by www.spyghana.com 17 February 2013)
- Chile: Investigación de los incendios forestales: La tarea pendiente de Chile (published by www.biobiochile.cl 16 February 2013)
- China: SW China forest fire extinguished (published by www.globaltimes.cn 16 February 2013)
- India: Bandipura witnesses first forest fire of this season (published by www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com 16 February 2013)
- Israel/France: Israel: Firemen Head to France for Advanced Forest Fire Training (published by www.theyeshivaworld.com 16 February 2013)
- Chile: Chile Wildfire 2013: Police Arrest Welder Who Started Massive Fire (published by www.huffingtonpost.com 16 February 2013)
- Australia: 30th anniversary of Ash Wednesday bushfires (published by www.sbs.com.au, 16 February 2013)
- Chile: Chile’s Sebastian Pinera visits wildfire victims (published by www.bbc.co.uk 15 February 2013)
- Philippines: Peace and order council seeks community cooperation in preventing forest fires (published by www.pia.gov.ph, 15 February 2013)
- Australia/USA: US aircrane pilot Kenny helping Ballarat’s firefighting effort (published by www.thecourier.com.au, 15 February 2013)
- USA: Air tanker trouble as wildfire season nears (published by www.denverpost.com, 15 February 2013)
- China: 2,350 involved in SW China forest fire rescue (published by www.shanghaidaily.com, 15 February 2013)
- Chile: Wildfires destroy 75 houses in Chile, about 600 people evacuated (published by www.digitaljournal.com, 15 February 2013)
- Australia: Fire threat passes in Australia (published by www.theaustralian.com.au, 15 February 2013)
- Chile: Conaf celebra Día Nacional del Brigadista Forestal (published by www.eldivisadero.cl 15 February 2013)
- Australia: Large grass fire forces Brown Hill Creek caravan park evacuation (published by www.news.com.au 15 February 2013)
- USA: Bennet, Udall Urge President to Restore Wildfire Recovery Resources (published by www.waterworld.com, 14 February 2013)
- Chile: Incendio forestal sin control arrasa viviendas en los cerros de Valparaíso (published by www.losandes.com.ar 14 February 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire roadblocks raise legal questions (published by www.abc.net.au 14 February 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire research centre will expand to cover all natural disasters (published by www.abc.net.au 14 February 2013)
- Australia: Homestead lost as bushfires torch WA (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 14 February 2013)
- USA: Global warming: Yet another threat to Southwest’s iconic pinyon pine? (published by www.csmonitor.com 13 February 2013)
- Australia: Injured CFA firefighters left stranded in bushfire zone in wait for paramedics (published by www.couriermail.com.au 13 February 2013)
- USA: The favorable side of fire (published by www.bigbeargrizzly.net 13 February 2013)
- Australia: Emergency warning issued for WA bushfire (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 13 February 2013)
- Australia: Apple Maps inaccuracies blamed for Australian bush fire troubles (published by www.theinquirer.net 13 February 2013)
- New Zealand/Australia: Kiwi firefighters off to help quell Victoria bushfires (published by www.tvnz.co.nz 13 February 2013)
- USA: Sen. Nicholson moves forward bipartisan recommendations by the Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission (published by www.fireengineering.com 13 February 2013)
- USA: Study finds crown fires can permanently kill off forest (published by www.paysonroundup.com 12 February 2013)
- USA: River Forest board: Fire truck sharing should end (published by www.oakpark.com 12 February 2013)
- USA: How art is being used to fight forest fires (published by www.azfamily.com 12 February 2013)
- Australia: Fire threatens lives and homes in Karrakup near Byford (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 12 February 2013)
- Australia: Ecosystems need diversity to survive (published by www.australiangeographic.com.au 12 February 2013)
- Australia: Apple Maps blamed for ‘dangerous’ inaccuracies in bushfire app (published by www.smh.com.au 12 February 2013)
- USA: Bill seeks to ease burden on state’s fire agencies during crises (published by www.impactnews.com 11 February 2013)
- Australia: Disaster insurance premiums becoming unaffordable as floods and bushfires increase (published by www.abc.net.au 11 February 2013)
- Australia: Aussie Music Festival Cancelled As Bushfires Spread Through Region (published by www.tonedeaf.com.au 11 February 2013)
- USA: Udall Meets With High Country Fire Chiefs To Prepare For Wildfire Season (published by www.denver.cbslocal.com 10 February 2013)
- Zimbabwe: Veld Fires Claim 16 Lives (published by www.allafrica.com 09 February 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire, flood and storm insurance claims cost hundreds of millions (published by www.news.com.au 09 February 2013)
- USA: Airtanker Angst (published by www.airtanker.org 09 February 2013)
- Greenland: Dark Snow Project’s Crowdfunded Climate Science Experiment (published by www.outsideonline.com 08 February 2013)
- Panama: Panamá supervisará incendios forestales mediante seguimiento vía satélite (published by www.noticias.terra.com 08 February 2013)
- USA: Officials: Wildfire may have been source of deadly I-16 pileup (published by www.ajc.com 08 February 2013)
- USA: City, county, state talk response to wildfires (published by www.gazette.com 08 February 2013)
- USA: Udall, Bennet Introduce Bill to Aid Wildfire Recovery Efforts in Colorado (published by www.fireengineering.com 08 February 2013)
- Peru: Researchers warn of more wild fires as Peruvians migrate to the big city (published by www.blog.cifor.org 08 February 2013)
- China: Firemen, Troops Fight Forest Fire in Yunnan (published by www.english.cri.cn 07 February 2013)
- Australia: Lessons from Black Saturday: Improving predictions of extreme fires (published by www.phys.org 07 February 2013)
- Australia: Firefighting helicopter crashes in Tas (published by www.couriermail.com.au 07 February 2013)
- New Zealand: Fire crews battle Northland forest blaze (published by www.tvnz.co.nz 07 February 2013)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: Deputy Fire Chief speaks out on alarming increase of bushfires (published by www.sknvibes.com 06 February 2013)
- Canada: Alberta’s Wildfire Season To Begin Early, Crews To Start Work March 1 (published by www.huffingtonpost.ca 06 February 2013)
- Chile: INAER Helicopter Chile reinforces firefighting fleet (published by www.verticalmag.com 06 February 2013)
- Thailand: DPM Plodprasop follows up northern haze problem (published by www.pattayamail.com, 06 February 2013)
- Thailand: Authorities control forest fire in northern provinces (published by www.pattayamail.com, 06 February 2013)
- Australia: Cars and outbuildings destroyed by Tas bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 06 February 2013)
- Guam: Heavy Smoke From Brush Fire Prompts Early Release at Carbullido Elementary (published by www.pacificnewscenter.com, 06 February 2013)
- France: Aerial Firefighting Europe > Aix-en-Provence, France > 10th-11th April 2013 (published by www.tangentlink.com, 05 February 2013)
- USA: Global warming will mean more forest fires, insect infestations, USDA report warns (published by www.oregonlive.com, 05 February 2013)
- USA: Officials agree on Central Texas wildfire response plan (published by www.kvue.com, 05 February 2013)
- USA: State Agency Partners With Military Base to Improve Wildfire Response(published by www.kbtx.com, 05 February 2013)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: Bush fire threatened homes in Tabernacle Village (published by www.sknvibes.com 04 February 2013)
- Thailand: Bushfire surveillance campaign launched (published by www.un-spider.org 04 February 2013)
- Australia: Insurance companies may stop insuring flood and bushfire-prone areas (published by www.3aw.com.au 04 February 2013)
- Australia: Federal funding of bushfire research dries up (published by www.canberratimes.com.au 04 February 2013)
- India: ‘Forest fire rages in urban ST Bed, leaves residents gasping (published by www.bangaloremirror.com 03 February 2013)
- Australia: NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut (published by www.news.ninemsn.com.au 03 February 2013)
- South Africa: Veld fire burning out of control near Wolseley (published by www.sabc.co.za 02 February 2013)
- Trinidad and Tobago: Forest fires, hunting depleting wildlife (published by www.guardian.co.tt 02 February 2013)
- Nigeria: Bushfire razes cement factory (published by www.nigeria.news24.com 02 February 2013)
- Costa Rica: Costa Rica Campaign to Prevent Forest Fires (published by www.costaricantimes.com 01 February 2013)
- USA: Fire-prevention bill pulled from Utah Senate due to gun-rights criticism (published by www.sltrib.com 01 February 2013)
- Australia: Environmental groups concern over plantations fire risk (published by www.standard.net.au, 02 February 2013)
- India: Fire line to prevent forest fires in Bandipur National Park (published by www.deccanherald.com, 01 February 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire victims told to register for class action (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com 01 February 2013)
- Australia: Bushfire threatens homes and lives in Victoria’s alpine region (published by www.news.com.au 01 February 2013)