WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 111108
There were a number of articles on a variety of fronts today, leading off with a retrospective by San Diego radio station KPBS about failed Prop A, with commentary by two county supervisors, followed by an article from Aaron Burgin of the San Bernardino Press-Enterprise about an unlikely champion for the Martin Mars: the city of Lake Elsinore. The Department of Energy is trying to pull the plug on a groundbreaking study of how trees store CO2, something that has scientists asking for a stay of execution. On the technology front, the idea of seeding RFID sensors in forested areas to detect forest fires is revisited, and an article from Wired Magazine highlights a member of LAFD who has his finger on the news and an eye on disasters as they unfold. A wildfire in Georgia has singed a few hundred acres, while a much smaller one in Maui, Hawaii, had threatened homes. A fire-scarred survivor of the S-61 crash in Northern California earlier this year recounts his tale of recovery, while firefighters in Virginia plan how to attack a forest fire in the George Washington National Forest. An Op-Ed item from Colorado relates legislative action there to deal with the many beetle-killed trees dotting private land. Heading to Greece, a wind-driven wildfire in inaccessible terrain kept firefighters busy, while firefighters in Australia had to avoid live power lines on the ground during their fight to protect a town from the resulting bushfire. Over 100 firefighters had to battle a blaze outside of Londonderry, New South Wales, and more arson activity triggered a bushfire that threatened homes in a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. And Elvis (Elvii?) helicopters are steaming to Australia to help fight bushfires as Erickson sends a quintet of their potent helitankers south.
Is There a Plan B for Prop A?
Lake Elsinore seeks return of firefighting plane
Gov't wants to change course of forest experiments
Wireless Sensor Networks 2009-2019
LAFD's One-Man Geek Squad Brings Web 2.0 to Firefighting
BREAKING NEWS: Wildfire burns hundreds of acres in Yahoola area
Cause of blaze ‘undetermined’
Survivor of wildfire chopper crash: 'It hurt to breathe'
Officials plan how to battle forest fire
Fraser on the right track with beetle-kill tree removal ordinance
Wildfire on Mt. Athos
Town saved from fire
Firefighters tackle blaze
Deliberate blaze threatens Adelaide homes
Famous Erickson Aircrane Helitankers Set to Battle Bushfires Once Again
There were a number of articles on a variety of fronts today, leading off with a retrospective by San Diego radio station KPBS about failed Prop A, with commentary by two county supervisors, followed by an article from Aaron Burgin of the San Bernardino Press-Enterprise about an unlikely champion for the Martin Mars: the city of Lake Elsinore. The Department of Energy is trying to pull the plug on a groundbreaking study of how trees store CO2, something that has scientists asking for a stay of execution. On the technology front, the idea of seeding RFID sensors in forested areas to detect forest fires is revisited, and an article from Wired Magazine highlights a member of LAFD who has his finger on the news and an eye on disasters as they unfold. A wildfire in Georgia has singed a few hundred acres, while a much smaller one in Maui, Hawaii, had threatened homes. A fire-scarred survivor of the S-61 crash in Northern California earlier this year recounts his tale of recovery, while firefighters in Virginia plan how to attack a forest fire in the George Washington National Forest. An Op-Ed item from Colorado relates legislative action there to deal with the many beetle-killed trees dotting private land. Heading to Greece, a wind-driven wildfire in inaccessible terrain kept firefighters busy, while firefighters in Australia had to avoid live power lines on the ground during their fight to protect a town from the resulting bushfire. Over 100 firefighters had to battle a blaze outside of Londonderry, New South Wales, and more arson activity triggered a bushfire that threatened homes in a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. And Elvis (Elvii?) helicopters are steaming to Australia to help fight bushfires as Erickson sends a quintet of their potent helitankers south.
Is There a Plan B for Prop A?
Lake Elsinore seeks return of firefighting plane
Gov't wants to change course of forest experiments
Wireless Sensor Networks 2009-2019
LAFD's One-Man Geek Squad Brings Web 2.0 to Firefighting
BREAKING NEWS: Wildfire burns hundreds of acres in Yahoola area
Cause of blaze ‘undetermined’
Survivor of wildfire chopper crash: 'It hurt to breathe'
Officials plan how to battle forest fire
Fraser on the right track with beetle-kill tree removal ordinance
Wildfire on Mt. Athos
Town saved from fire
Firefighters tackle blaze
Deliberate blaze threatens Adelaide homes
Famous Erickson Aircrane Helitankers Set to Battle Bushfires Once Again
Labels: air-tankers, bushfires, firefighting, forest fires, wildfires
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