January (All News)
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
January 2017
- USA: Trump hiring freeze: seasonal firefighters, park rangers exempt (published by http://www.statesmanjournal.com 31 January 2017)
- Chile: Chile wildfire disaster fueled by non-indigenous tree plantations (published by http://globaljusticeecology.org 31 January 2017)
- Chile: Chile receives international aid for wildfire crisis (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 31 January 2017)
- Russian / Chile: Russian firefighters arrive in Chile to help tackle unprecedented wildfires (published by https://www.rt.com 31 January 2017)
- Venezuela / Chile: Venezuela envia 80 brigadistas para ayudar a combatir incendios en Chile (published by http://mundoaguaysaneamiento.net 30 January 2017)
- Europe / Chile: European union sends help to fight Chile forest fires (published by http://reliefweb.int 30 January 2017)
- USA: Colorado’s wildfire-stricken forests showing limited recovery (published by http://www.colorado.edu 30 January 2017)
- USA / Australai: United states renews cooperative wildland fire management partnership with Australia (published by https://drive.google.com 30 January 2017)
- Pakistan: Wildfire in AJK destroys entire market (published by https://tribune.com.pk 30 January 2017)
- Australia: Grass fire contained in latham’s umbagong park (published by http://www.canberratimes.com.au 30 January 2017)
- Spain: Witness – the la gomera forest fires (published by http://www.theecologist.org 30 January 2017)
- Australia: United group pushes for bushfire reform (published by http://www.farmweekly.com.au 30 January 2017)
- Chile: More than 40 detained in Chile for spreading forest fires (published by www.thestar.com.my 30 January 2017)
- USA: Public agencies mum on gatlinburg wildfire questions (published by http://www.knoxnews.com 29 January 2017)
- Chile: Chile’s forest fires partly due to poor planning, say fire chiefs (published by www.theguardian.com 29 January 2017)
- Panama / Chile: Panamá se suma a las labores de rescate y combate de incendio forestal en Chile (published by http://enmayuscula.com 28 January 2017)
- USA: Underground fires, toxins in unfunded cleanup of old mines (published by http://finance.yahoo.com 28 January 2017)
- India: NGT raps centre over forest fire mgmt plans (published by http://www.dnaindia.com 28 January 2017)
- India: Forest fire at world heritage site KNP in sikkim (published by http://newsdog.today/ 28 January 2017)
- Chile: More than 100 fast-spreading wildfires rage in Chile (published by http://www.foxnews.com/ 27 January 2017)
- USA: Oregon lawmakers concerned hiring freeze could hamper wildfire fighting efforts (published by http://www.lagrandeobserver.com 27 January 2017)
- India: Wildfire doused in nagarahole forest (published by http://www.nyoooz.com 27 January 2017)
- Chile: Detenidos en Chile cinco sospechosos de provocar incendios (published by http://www.abc.com.py/ 27 January 2017)
- Chile: Supertanker: a última hora cambió su ruta hacia los vilos (published by www.lanacion.cl 27 January 2017)
- Chile: Chile – forest fires update (DG ECHO, CONAF, ONEMI, Meteo Chile, local media) (ECHO daily flash of 27 january 2017) (published by http://reliefweb.int 27 January 2017)
- New Zealand: 6-year-old boy takes action over paddock fire (published by http://www.stuff.co.nz 27 January 2017)
- USA: Lawmakers ask congress to research uses of forest-fire by -product (published by https://durangoherald.com 26 January 2017)
- USA: Trump freeze: who fights forest fires this summer? (published by http://www.kgw.com 26 January 2017)
- Chile / Russia: Gobierno acepta ofrecimiento de avión supertanker para combatir incendios forestales (published by http://equilibrioinformativo.com 26 January 2017)
- Indonesia: Scaling up haze gazer: an analysis and visualization tool for haze crisis management (published by http://reliefweb.int 26 January 2017)
- Chile: Deadly wildfire razes entire town in Chile: ‘literally like dante’s inferno’ (published by https://www.theguardian.com 26 January 2017)
- Namibia: Nyae Nyae community combats veld fire (published by https://www.newera.com.na 26 January 2017)
- Chile: Pope prays for victims of deadly wildfires in Chile (published by https://cruxnow.com 26 January 2017)
- Indonesia: Indonesia prepares grand design on forest fires prevention (published by http://www.greeners.co 26 January 2017)
- Canada: Conservatives MPs say Alberta NDP response to fort McMurray wildfire was ‘mismanaged’ (published by http://www.edmontonsun.com 25 January 2017)
- Chile / Mexico / USA / Peru / France: Fire in western ghats fuels crisis fear (published by http://www.reuters.com 25 January 2017)
- India: Fire in western ghats fuels crisis fear (published by http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com 25 January 2017)
- USA: Planned fires to prevent mega-fires: you may see more of that in washington (published by http://thelens.news 24 January 2017)
- Chile: 747 SuperTanker en route to assist with wildfires in Chile (published by http://fireaviation.com 24 January 2017)
- USA: Trump hiring freeze leaves forest service workers wondering about firefighting jobs (published by http://missoulian.com 24 January 2017)
- Indonesia: Gov`t outlines measures against forest fires (published by https://en.tempo.co 24 January 2017)
- Australia: Bushfire on bribie island (published by http://www.caboolturenews.com.au 24 January 2017)
- India: Highest number of forest fires this year: govt (published by http://kashmirreader.com 24 January 2017)
- Israael: Novembers wildfires are long extinguished, but where are the arsonists? (published by http://www.timesofisrael.com 23 January 2017)
- Indonesia: Indonesia president asks for immediate permits revocation for companies involved in forest fires (published by http://www.theonlinecitizen.com 23 January 2017)
- USA: Court backs rules to protect fire victims from being underinsured (published by http://www.sfgate.com 23 January 2017)
- Chile: Update on wildfires in chile (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 23 January 2017)
- Australia: : Mount cole state park bushfire contained (published by http://www.thecourier.com.au 23 January 2017)
- Chile: Chile forest fires: troops join fight against worst fires in decades (published by http://www.bbc.com 22 January 2017)
- USA: Forest service turns to NREL for help fighting fires more sustainably (published by http://satprnews.com 22 January 2017)
- India: Forest department gets Rs 8 cr for pre-fire arrangements (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 22 January 2017)
- Chile / France: ‘Catastrophe’ declared as wildfires rage in central Chile (published by http://www.channelnewsasia.com 22 January 2017)
- USA: Crews battling wildfire at big bend national park (published by http://www.cbs7.com 22 January 2017)
- Kenya: Wildfire kills animals in ruma park as staff struggle to put it out (published by http://www.nation.co.ke 22 January 2017)
- China: Forest fire raging in SW China (published by http://www.globaltimes.cn 21 January 2017)
- USA: Forest officials say election duty may hamper fight with forest fires (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 21 January 2017)
- Nepal: Massive wildfire breaks out in kunjo jungle (published by http://www.annapurnapost.com 21 January 2017)
- Spain: Spanish firefighters are trying to build ‘fake graveyards’ to stop urban sprawl (published by http://www.independent.co.uk 20 January 2017)
- USA: Ex-Payson hotshot sues federal agency, says yarnell hill fire records are being concealed (published by http://www.azcentral.com 19 January 2017)
- Singapore: Enhanced green label for pulp and paper products sets higher standards (published by http://www.eco-business.com 19 January 2017)
- Europe / Global: How anthropogenic forest fires may have impacted earth’s climate over 10 000 years ago (published by https://phys.org 19 January 2017)
- Australia: Property may be lost in qld bushfire (published by http://www.news.com.au 19 January 2017)
- Australia: Bush fire awareness: considering the children (published by http://www.winghamchronicle.com.au 19 January 2017)
- USA: Arnold resident to be presented with national wildfire mitigation award (published by http://thepinetree.net 18 January 2017)
- USA: $5.8M federal grant given to tennessee for wildfire recovery (published by http://wkrn.com 18 January 2017)
- Italy: Firefighters tackle wildfire in hills above genoa (published by https://uk.news.yahoo.com 18 January 2017)
- Kenya: Fire breaks out afresh in aberdare national forest, nyeri (published by http://www.nation.co.ke 18 January 2017)
- Europe: Auditors praise EU disaster response (published by https://www.neweurope.eu 18 January 2017)
- South Africa: South Africa: alien vegetation complicating firefighting efforts – winde (published by http://allafrica.com 18 January 2017)
- Uganda: Bushfires wreak havoc in lamwo (published by http://www.newvision.co.ug 18 January 2017)
- South Africa: A single mom standing in the face of wildfire (published by http://beautifulnews.news24.com 18 January 2017)
- New Zealand: Operations cease at ngaruawahia bush fire (published by http://www.stuff.co.nz 18 January 2017)
- Canada: Fort McMurray wildfire: study pegs cost of lost buildings, income and environmental damage at $8.9B (published by http://globalnews.ca 18 January 2017)
- USA: Chimney tops 2 fire discussed at senate confirmation hearing (published by http://wildfiretoday.com 17 January 2017)
- Central Africa / Congo Basin: In the congo basin the myth of “selective logging” bites the dust (published by http://www.greenpeace.org 17 January 2017)
- Peru: Out of control wildfires damage protected areas in northern peru (published by https://news.mongabay.com 17 January 2017)
- London / Singapore: HSBC accused as banker behind indonesias deforestation crisis (published by http://www.finews.asia 17 January 2017)
- USA: Tom Vilsack: invest in American jobs with wildfire budget fix (published by http://www.knoxnews.com 17 January 2017)
- USA: Obamas latest executive action may spark more forest fires (published by http://dailycaller.com 16 January 2017)
- Singapore: Specialty technical publishers (STP) and specialty technical consultants (STC) publish environmental, health & safety (EHS) audit protocols for singapore (published by http://www.prweb.com 16 January 2017)
- India: Shocking underestimation of forest fire loss detected; who was benefiting?: parliamentary panel (published by http://news.webindia123.com 15 January 2017)
- Kenya: Firefighters battle two-day inferno in aberdare national park (published by http://www.nation.co.ke 15 January 2017)
- India: Kashmir: valley of wildfires (published by http://www.countercurrents.org 14 January 2017)
- USA: Proposed forest thinning will sabotage natural forest climate adaptation and resistance to drought, fire, and insect outbreaks (published by https://dereklee.scienceblog.com 14 January 2017)
- Indonesia: Choppers sent to fight forest fires in riau, kalimantan (published by http://www.thejakartapost.com 14 January 2017)
- Australia: Guinea grass a hardy invader (published by http://m.news-mail.com.au 14 January 2017)
- Canada: Walmart charged for allegedly failing to throw out food after fort mcmurray wildfire (published by http://edmontonjournal.com 14 January 2017)
- USA: Report released for fatal mississippi helicopter crash (published by http://fireaviation.com 13 January 2017)
- Australia: Bushfire fight takes to the skies (published by http://www.cmd.act.gov.au 12 January 2017)
- USA / Global: Global supertanker receives interagency airtanker board approval (published by http://www.fireapparatusmagazine.com 12 January 2017)
- Central Africa: How we discovered the worlds largest tropical peatland, deep in the jungles of congo (published by http://dailycaller.com 11 January 2017)
- Chile: Chile: 160 female inmates evacuated over raging wildfire (published by http://m.startribune.com 11 January 2017)
- Ghana: Ghana: bush fire consumes pregnant woman (published by http://allafrica.com 10 January 2017)
- Israel: JNF USA contributes $2M to Israel’s firefighting services (published by http://www.jpost.com 10 January 2017)
- Colombia: Identifying a fire ecology research agenda for colombia (published by https://eos.org 10 January 2017)
- Australia: Pine forests cleared to prevent repeat of canberra’s worst bushfires (published by http://www.abc.net.au 10 January 2017)
- Madagascar: Five hundred made homeless by bushfire in eastern Madagascar (published by http://www.coastweek.com 10 January 2017)
- USA: More than 100 million dead trees in california from drought (published by http://www.nurserymag.com 09 January 2017)
- Pakistan: Rescue 1122 responds to 86,000 fire emergencies (published by http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk 08 January 2017)
- USA: Rocky mountain haze study finds a link between drought and air quality in the western wilderness (published by http://unews.utah.edu 06 January 2017)
- Canada: Insurable damage pushed to almost $5B after fort McMurray wildfire (published by http://www.inews880.com 06 January 2017)
- USA: DOL gives $4 million to california 2015 wildfire relief (published by https://ohsonline.com 06 January 2017)
- USA: Montana battling falling volunteer firefighter numbers (published by http://www.kpax.com 06 January 2017)
- India: Man-animal conflict could turn worse (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 06 January 2017)
- Fiji: Strategy for forest fires (published by http://www.fijitimes.com 06 January 2017)
- Australia: Bushfire-ravaged towns should not be rebuilt, planning expert warns (published by http://www.abc.net.au 06 January 2017)
- India: Tree debris sparks sudden bush fires across chennai (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 06 January 2017)
- USA: Emotions raw over SDG&E proposal to raise rates after 2007 wildfires (published by http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com 05 January 2017)
- USA: No, californias forests arent failing to regrow after big wildfires (published by http://www.earthisland.org 05 January 2017)
- USA: States new wildland fire policy changes how counties, service districts will pay for fire suppression (published by http://www.moabtimes.com 05 January 2017)
- Switzerland: Swiss army helps win battle against forest fires (published by http://www.thelocal.ch 05 January 2017)
- USA: Should cal fire firefighters get a raise? new proposal says yes (published by http://www.pe.com 05 January 2017)
- Australia: Tasmanias firefighters of the sky take flight (published by http://foreignaffairs.co.nz 04 January 2017)
- Argentina: El fuego ya consumió en la pampa una 300 mil hectáreas (published by http://tribumagazine.net 04 January 2017)
- Zimbabwe: Wildfire spreads: four houses gutted, animals killed (published by http://tribune.com.pk 04 January 2017)
- Canada: CN wildland firefighters protect tribal lands (published by http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com 03 January 2017)
- Canada: Forest fires a worry for 2017 after ‘problematic and concerning’ lack of NWT snow (published by http://www.cbc.ca 03 January 2017)
- Chile: Huge wildfire burns homes in valparaiso, Chile (published by https://sg.news.yahoo.com 03 January 2017)
- Switzerland: Drought to be named natural hazard (published by http://www.swissinfo.ch 02 January 2017)
- India: Report card: mammoth fires in summer a big blot for forest dept (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 02 January 2017)
- Germany: German mountain catches fire on new year’s day (published by http://www.dw.com 02 January 2017)
- Singapore: Soap maker finds cleaner way to fight southeast Asia wildfires (published by http://asia.nikkei.com 02 January 2017)
- Ghana: Bushfire kills women in northern region (published by https://yen.com.gh 02 January 2017)
- India: Maharashtra forest dept gets new command centre to tackle forest fire, poaching in real-time (published by http://www.hindustantimes.com 02 January 2017)
- Thailand: Gen. bancha duriyaphan presided over wildfire prevention project in chiang rai (published by http://www.chiangraitimes.com 01 January 2017)
- USA: Robert Beanblossom: fund forestry, fire departments before Gatlinburg happens here (published by http://www.wvgazettemail.com 01 January 2017)
- Germany: Großer waldbrand: ermittlungen wegen fahrlässiger brandstiftung (published by http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de 01 January 2017)
- Germany: Injured hiker blazes into 2017 with accidental forest fire (published by http://www.mo4ch.com 01 January 2017)