GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
February 2014
- Indonesia: Strict law enforcement ordered against forest fire perpetrators (published by www.antaranews.com 28 February 2014)
- Australia: Great walls of fire: Staggering pictures of towering flames from coalmine blaze which has been burning for three weeks (published by www.dailymail.co.uk 28 February 2014)
- Australia: Firefighting, mining sectors see future in drones (published by www.cio.com.au 28 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Indonesia mobilizes army to douse forest fires (published by www.stripes.com 28 February 2014)
- Australia: Coal Fire Turns Australian Mine Into Mordor’s Mount Doom (published by www.huffingtonpost.ca 28 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Peat fire in oil palm plantation (published by www.nst.com.my 28 February 2014)
- Australia: Elderly, young to leave area near Australian mine fire burning for 3 weeks (published by http://in.reuters.com 28 February 2014)
- India: Forest officials plot to battle fire with cash (published by www.punemirror.in 27 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Yudhoyono orders swift action to tackle Riau haze (published by www.asianewsnet.net 27 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Riau Under State of Emergency as Forest Fires Spread (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com 27 February 2014)
- Costa Rica: Costa Rica’s ‘Toño the Pizote’ wants a summer without forest fires (published by www.ticotimes.net 27 February 2014)
- USA: Firefighter: We could have put out Yarnell Hill Fire on Day One (published by www.kpho.com 27 February 2014)
- Thailand: PM flies to Chiang Mai to resolve forest fire problems (published by http://thainews.prd.go.th 27 February 2014)
- Malaysia / Singapore: Malaysia, Singapore grapple with prolonged dry spell (published by http://planetark.org 27 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Airlines report losses caused by Riau haze (published by www.thejakartapost.com 26 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Massive crawl at Jln Kuantan-Pekan due to smoke from bush fire (published by http://malaysiandigest.com 26 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Greenpeace accuses P&G over Indonesian forest destruction (published by http://sg.news.yahoo.com 26 February 2014)
- Japan: Tottori Prefecture orders the AW139 helicopter for firefighting (published by www.verticalmag.com 26 February 2014)
- USA: DC-10 air tanker relocates to Sunport (published by http://krqe.com 26 February 2014)
- USA/Russia: Cities call for firefighting aircraft may be answered by Russian air tanker (published by www.presstelegram.com 25 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Sumatra haze emergency declared (published by www.bangkokpost.com 26 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Over 7,000 bush, peat fire calls since Feb 1 (published by www.nst.com.my 26 February 2014)
- Indonesia: More Riau Haze Arrests as Singapore Drafts Legislation (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com 25 February 2014)
- USA: Western Senators Applaud Presidents Endorsement of Federal Wildfire Policy Reform Plan (published by www.aginfo.net 25 February 2014)
- Australia: Bushfires leaving mental health scar (published by www.abc.net.au 25 February 2014)
- USA: Bennet backs wildfire funding reforms (published by http://northdenvernews.com 25 February 2014)
- Australia: Victorian Bushfire Information Line disconnected (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 25 February 2014)
- USA: Obama tells Western governors of proposed wildfire funding change (published by www.tulsaworld.com 25 February 2014)
- USA: Winter wildfires destroy homes, cars over weekend (published by http://azdailysun.com 24 February 2014)
- Australia: Progress, but mine fire problematic (published by www.gippslandtimes.com.au 24 February 2014)
- USA: President Obama proposes new funding to fight wildfires (Update) (published by www.scpr.org 24 February 2014)
- Singapore: Transboundary Haze law praised – with a caveat (published by www.businesstimes.com.sg 24 February 2014)
- USA: Our View: Wildfires Deserve Disaster Status (published by http://magicvalley.com 23 February 2014)
- USA: Robert Ehlert : Idaho delegation collaborates on forest fire disaster legislation (published by www.idahostatesman.com 23 February 2014)
- USA / Indonesia: US offers training for forest rangers in Indonesia (published by www.antaranews.com 23 February 2014)
- USA: Obama to Propose Changes to Wildfire Funding (published by www.firehouse.com 23 February 2014)
- USA: IAWF president: Wildfire science has moved beyond Smokey Bear slogan (published by http://missoulian.com 23 February 2014)
- USA: Our View: Wildfires Deserve Disaster Status (published by http://magicvalley.com 23 February 2014)
- India: Now, you could help prevent forest fires in Mumbai (published by www.mid-day.com 23 February 2014)
- Bhutan: Fire destroys 1000 acres of forest and four huts (published by www.kuenselonline.com 23 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Riau forms task force to tackle haze-causing fires (published by www.thejakartapost.com 22 February 2014)
- USA: State Senator Introduces Legislation To Protect Taxpayers Money (published by http://hometownstation.com 21 February 2014)
- USA: Azusa seeks to keep leased ‘super scooper’ fire plane year-round (published by http://abclocal.go.com 21 February 2014)
- USA: Lawmakers: Utah’s ‘firefighting cows’ need their water (published by www.deseretnews.com 21 February 2014)
- Chile: Chilean forest officials are recruiting owls to fight hantavirus (published by www.upi.com 21 February 2014)
- Australia: Wildfire survivor to raise money for Flying Doctors (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 21 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Haze from fires disrupts air travel in North Sumatra (published by www.thejakartapost.com 21 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Tough battle to put out peat fires in M’sia (published by www.thejakartapost.com 21 February 2014)
- USA: Western wildfire season ‘likely to set a record’ (published by www.cnbc.com 20 February 2014)
- USA: First responders, government officials chart wildfire response through 2014 (published by www.usafa.af.mil 20 February 2014)
- Greece: Another foundation caused damage to the state to the amount of 2.5 million euro (published by www.grreporter.info 20 February 2014)
- Russia: Greenpeace Volunteers Fight Early Wildfires in Russia (published by http://en.ria.ru 20 February 2014)
- Australia: Vic warnings ‘ignored’ on Black Saturday (published by www.sbs.com.au 20 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Peat fires in Sumatra pose hazy challenge for firefighters (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 20 February 2014)
- USA: Aerial firefighters in multi-step preparedness process for early fire season (published by http://ca.finance.yahoo.com 20 February 2014)
- Australia: LETTER: Climate action (published by www.coomaexpress.com.au 20 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Rising number of hotspots in Malaysia amid dry spell (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 19 February 2014)
- Australia: Should we be preparing for an El Niño in 2014? (published by http://theconversation.com 19 February 2014)
- Philippines: Forest fire rages in Eastern Samar town (published by www.abs-cbnnews.com 19 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Riau schools close as police arrest 12 over Sumatra forest fires (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com 19 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Riau haze remains, thousands suffer respiratory problems (published by www.thejakartapost.com 19 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Battle with fires in Jalan Kebun and Johan Setia (published by www.thestar.com.my 19 February 2014)
- USA: Small Aerial Firefighter Invests Large In Helicopter Upgrades (published by http://ca.finance.yahoo.com 18 February 2014)
- USA: Wildfire Academy concludes (published by www.brownwoodtx.com 18 February 2014)
- USA: Western lawmakers push legislation to prevent wildfires (published by www.usatoday.com 18 February 2014)
- South Korea: AW139 to Assist Chungnam Firefighting Efforts (published by www.aviationtoday.com 18 February 2014)
- ASEAN: Asean still fiddling as Sumatra burns (published by www.asianewsnet.net 18 February 2014)
- USA: Tulsa-area grass fires force some evacuations, damage property (published by www.tulsaworld.com 18 February 2014)
- USA: Expect more deadly heatwaves in Queensland, scientists say (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 18 February 2014)
- USA: Grass fires burn in Wagoner County; evacuations ordered near Ochelata (published by www.tulsaworld.com 17 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Law enforcement strengthened to tackle Sumatran forest fires (published by www.eco-business.com 17 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Firemen monitoring fire trail at Gunung Tempurung (published by www.nst.com.my 17 February 2014)
- Australia: Spot checks for bushfire danger (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 17 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Dept battles to contain Gunung Tempurung bushfire (published by www.thestar.com.my 17 February 2014)
- Ghana: Bush fires destroying high tension poles at Afram Plains (published by www.ghanaweb.com 16 February 2014)
- Australia: Grass fire ignites mobile home skirting; 2 evacuated (published by www.victoriaadvocate.com 16 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Forest fires in N. Sembilan caused by open burning (published by http://english.astroawani.com 16 February 2014)
- Australia: More than 50,000 Victorians lose power after spate of power pole fires overnight (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 16 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Law enforcement strengthened to tackle Sumatran forest fires (published by www.antaranews.com 16 February 2014)
- Malaysia: 12 Forest Fires Reported Since January (published by www.bernama.com 15 February 2014)
- Australia: Vic Gippsland fire areas ‘feel forgotten’ (published by http://spie.org 14 February 2014)
- USA: FUEGO: a satellite system for rapid location of wildfires (published by http://spie.org 14 February 2014)
- United Kingdom: Massive Borth bog fire was caused by an electricity strike (published by www.dailypost.co.uk 14 February 2014)
- USA: Amid drought, California and other Western states gird for a landmark year in forest fires (published by www.washingtonpost.com 14 February 2014)
- Pakistan: Mafia fire exhausting Changa Manga (published by www.nation.com.pk 14 February 2014)
- USA: Black Forest seeks “spark plugs” to rouse Firewise (published byhttp://gazette.com 14 February 2014)
- USA: Forest management needed in era of climate change (published by www.registerguard.com 13 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Dumai to declare forest fire alert to highest level (published by www.antaranews.com 13 February 2014)
- Australia: This Australian Wildfire Is as Big as Melbourne (published by www.theatlanticcities.com 13 February 2014)
- Australia: Minister pays tribute to Vic firies (published by www.sbs.com.au 13 February 2014)
- USA: Wildfire forum takes radical approach to protecting wildland-urban interface (published by http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com 13 February 2014)
- USA: If experiment works, Texas may employ an army of firefighting goats (published by www.chron.com 13 February 2014)
- Indonesia/Singapore: Singapore Protests Against Smokes Should Be Taken Seriously (published by www.bernama.com 13 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Spore haze fears mount as Riau fires rage on (published by www.thejakartapost.com 13 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Six people arrested over forest fires in Riau (published by www.thejakartapost.com 13 February 2014)
- Australia: Counting the animal toll of bushfires (published by www.abc.net.au 13 February 2014)
- Uganda: Bush fires destroy Karamoja electric power-line poles (published by www.observer.ug 13 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Riau is Burning Again (published by www.thejakartaglobe.com 12 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Forest fire in Gunung Raba, Perak 60pc doused (published by www.nst.com.my 12 February 2014)
- Costa Rica: Parks on alert for outbreak of forest fires in Costa Rica (published by www.news.co.cr,12 February 2014)
- Vietnam: Provinces alerted of forest fire risk as dry season continues (published by www.english.vietnamnet.vn,12 February 2014)
- Australia: Tens of thousands of animals die in fires (published by www.abc.net.au,12 February 2014)
- Australia: Vic mine fire smoke affects firefighters (published by www.au.news.yahoo.com,12 February 2014)
- Australia: Heat, bushfire relief as rainfall expected to sweep across Australia (published by www.smh.com.au,12 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Early haze in Sumatra may be due to abnormally dry weather (published by www.channelnewsasia.com,12 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Bush fires on the rise in Malaysia due to dry spell (published by www.straitstimes.com,12 February 2014)
- USA: Plane of missing Ark. Forestry commission pilot found (published by ualrpublicradio.org,11 February 2014)
- USA: Early California wildfires jeopardize homes and vineyards (published by www.bloomberg.com,11 February 2014)
- Australia: Bushfire smoke causes evacuation of Melbourne airport control tower (published by www.theage.com.au, 11 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Haze returns to Indonesia’s Sumatra, disrupts flights (published by www.lse.co.uk, 11 February 2014)
- Malaysia: Bushfires hit Penang as dry spell continues (published by www.theedgemalaysia.com,11 February 2014)
- Australia: Firefighting macho men are sometimes, well, stupid (published by www.theage.com.au,11 February 2014)
- Australia: Bushfire brings power price fear (published by www.smh.com.au 11 February 2014)
- Ghana: Fire destroys Yaya Forest Reserve (published by www.vibeghana.com,10 February 2014)
- USA: Academy’s Center of Innovation to host wildfire conference (published by www.usafa.af.mil, 10 February 2014)
- Malaysia: It’ll take another week to put out Mangrove Forest fire (published by www.bernama.com.my 10 February 2014)
- Australia: Fires close hundreds of Vic roads (published by http://news.ninemsn.com.au 10 February 2014)
- Australia: Victorian bushfires: Up to 12 homes destroyed, including 20 properties assessed for structural damage (published by www.abc.net.au 10 February 2014)
- Australia: Clarkefield Primary School in Melbournes north has been closed amid nearby fire activity (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 10 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Fires create a hazy future for Indonesia’s carbon emissions targets (published by www.trust.org 09 February 2014)
- Australia: Firefighters hurt, several homes lost in Victorian blazes (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 09 February 2014)
- Indonesia: Extraordinary status declared as forest, land fires rage in Riau (published by www.thejakartapost.com 08 February 2014)
- Australia: Goongerah and Martins Creek residents urged again to leave as bushfires sweep through the area (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 08 February 2014)
- Australia: Worst threat to state since Black Saturday (published by www.theage.com.au 08 February 2014)
- India: Green Foundation for proactive steps to prevent forest fire (published by www.morungexpress.com 07 February 2014)
- Australia: Black Saturday bushfire victims still uneasy five years on (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 07 February 2014)
- Australia: Table sized interactive ‘tablets’ help fight bushfires (published by www.abc.net.au 07 February 2014)
- Thailand: Government addresses forest fire and haze problem in north (published by http://thainews.prd.go.th 07 February 2014)
- USA: Reps. Simpson, Schrader Introduce Bill to Fix Wildfire Budget (published by http://magicvalley.com 07 February 2014)
- Australia: Victoria to lobby Feds for mobile blackspot funding (published by www.itnews.com.au 07 February 2014)
- USA: Cal Fire ordered to pay $32 million over court misconduct (published by www.latimes.com 06 February 2014)
- USA: House backs bill to speed logging of burned trees (published by http://news.yahoo.com 06 February 2014)
- USA: A wildfire forum takes radical approach to protecting wildland-urban interface (published by www.hcn.org 06 February 2014)
- Ghana: Fire engulfs Yaya Forest Reserve (published by www.businessghana.com 06 February 2014)
- USA: US government to spend $30M on forest restoration (published by www.washingtonpost.com 06 February 2014)
- USA: Forest Fires were Main Cause for Hot Climate 3 Million Years Ago (published by www.scienceworldreport.com 06 February 2014)
- USA: U.S. launches ‘climate hubs’ to help farmers face climate change (published by www.trust.org 05 February 2014)
- USA: USDA chief: Climate change already hurting farmers (published by www.concordmonitor.com 05 February 2014)
- Vietnam: Hoang Lien Son forest dying (published by http://english.vietnamnet.vn 05 February 2014)
- Vietnam: Vietnam officials warn of forest fires (published by http://news.asiaone.com 05 February 2014)
- Vietnam: Forest fire put out in Vietnam national park (published by www.thanhniennews.com 04 February 2014)
- India: IAF choppers pressed in to douse Nagaland forest fire (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 04 February 2014)
- India: Protected forests razed by fire in Riau (published by www.thejakartapost.com 04 February 2014)
- Australia: Deliberate bushfires are ‘urban terrorism’ (published by www.watoday.com.au 04 February 2014)
- USA: County creates scholarship program to honor hotshots (published by www.dcourier.com 04 February 2014)
- USA: Yale study: Forest emissions, wildfires explain why ancient Earth was so hot (published by http://news.yale.edu 04 February 2014)
- India: Forest fires cause billions of rupiah in losses (published by www.thejakartapost.com 04 February 2014)
- Australia: Firefighters save 200 homes in southern suburbs bushfire (published by www.perthnow.com.au 04 February 2014)
- Syria: The Syrian forest fire (published by www.khaleejtimes.com 04 February 2014)
- Australia: Man injured after grassfire destroys caravan (published by www.thereporter.com.au 04 February 2014)
- Australia: Gusty winds cause havoc for crews battling bushfire in Perth’s southern suburbs (published by http://au.news.yahoo.com 04 February 2014)
- Indonesia/Malaysia: Forest fires hit Riaus regencies bordering with Malaysia (published by www.thejakartapost.com 03 February 2014)
- India: Forest fires continue denuding pine, deodar forests in Kullu (published by http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com 03 February 2014)
- China: Helicopter sent to drop water on forest fire in Tai Po country park (published by www.scmp.com 03 February 2014)
- USA: Mississippi Firefighter Dies Fighting Wildfire (published by www.firehouse.com 03 February 2014)
- Australia: Branch falls on boy as fierce winds sweep SA after hottest February day on record and warnings of more deaths in summer (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 03 February 2014)
- USA: Drone research could help fight forest fires, save firefighters lives (published by www.newsrecord.org 02 February 2014)
- USA: Fire detection aircraft missing in Arkansas (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 02 February 2014)
- China: China reissues red alert for forest fire (published by www.shanghaidaily.com 02 February 2014)
- Australia: Bushfires in Australia deadlier, more destructive and worse to come (published by www.heraldsun.com.au 02 February 2014)
- Australia: Total fire bans in four South Australian districts as cool change expected to bring high winds (published by www.theaustralian.com.au 02 February 2014)
- USA: Firefighter dies while fighting wood, grass blaze (published by www.washingtontimes.com 02 February 2014)
- USA: Planes aid Forestry Commission in fighting fires (published by www.thv11.com 01 February 2014)
- Norway: Costly damage by fires (published by www.norwaypost.no 01 February 2014)
- Australia: Treat extreme heat as emergencies and protect the most vulnerable (published by www.news.com.au 01 February 2014)
- India: Major fire in Mt. Japfü areas (published by www.nagalandpost.com 01 February 2014)
- Norway: Danger of more brush and forest fires (published by www.norwaypost.no 01 February 2014)