WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 112408
First up in wildfire news today, Universal Studios is showing their appreciation for firefighters again this year by offering free admission to firefighters through Christmas Eve. Private firefighting companies protecting homes from the Tea Fire in Montecito are mentioned in the next article, followed by one about Santa Clarita residents' grief over power lines in their neighborhood. Two contrasting stories next up: the first about how a gang member escaped the barrio as a wildland firefighter; the next about a wildland firefighter who decided to take a city job to be close to his family. Two articles out of Redding: the first contrasts the fire management practices of USFS and CalFire; the second recounts the difficulty of getting suppression cost info from fire agencies. Another article summarizes the Starfire program unveiled by Colorado researchers, while the next recalls the past fire season in southern Texas. A small wildfire broke out in North Carolina over the weekend, and a story from Minnesota looks back on a program designed to monitor forest lands many years ago. An article from Cape Cod details how controlled burns were carried out with military precision on a training facility. Three articles touch on technology - the first from USC and UCLA researchers (yes, they do work together sometimes) discusses the toxicity of wildfire smoke; the second highlights Phos-Chek firefighting chemicals in use by CalFire; and the third from Australia reveals a large wind tunnel built for the purpose of studying bushfire phenomenon to reduce the loss of property there (4,500 homes in the past 40 years). And finally, the story of a hare-raising rescue in Colorado.
Universal Studios Offers Firefighters Free Entry
Private fire crews gaining ground in the field
Residents protest 'green' power lines
Former gang member finds redemption by fire
Firefighter leaves forests for city
Two big fire agencies have vastly different philosophies
Summer wildfire battles costs astronomical
CSU lab maps strategies for fighting wildfires
Forecasts favor wildfires across South Texas
15-acre Fire Burns in Kings Mountain
Program created to help keep an eye on forest land
Military base has torched earth policy
Where there's wildfire smoke, there's toxicity
Fighting wildfires, but not with water
CSIRO unveils bushfire wind tunnel
Firefighters Smiling After Hare Rescue
First up in wildfire news today, Universal Studios is showing their appreciation for firefighters again this year by offering free admission to firefighters through Christmas Eve. Private firefighting companies protecting homes from the Tea Fire in Montecito are mentioned in the next article, followed by one about Santa Clarita residents' grief over power lines in their neighborhood. Two contrasting stories next up: the first about how a gang member escaped the barrio as a wildland firefighter; the next about a wildland firefighter who decided to take a city job to be close to his family. Two articles out of Redding: the first contrasts the fire management practices of USFS and CalFire; the second recounts the difficulty of getting suppression cost info from fire agencies. Another article summarizes the Starfire program unveiled by Colorado researchers, while the next recalls the past fire season in southern Texas. A small wildfire broke out in North Carolina over the weekend, and a story from Minnesota looks back on a program designed to monitor forest lands many years ago. An article from Cape Cod details how controlled burns were carried out with military precision on a training facility. Three articles touch on technology - the first from USC and UCLA researchers (yes, they do work together sometimes) discusses the toxicity of wildfire smoke; the second highlights Phos-Chek firefighting chemicals in use by CalFire; and the third from Australia reveals a large wind tunnel built for the purpose of studying bushfire phenomenon to reduce the loss of property there (4,500 homes in the past 40 years). And finally, the story of a hare-raising rescue in Colorado.
Universal Studios Offers Firefighters Free Entry
Private fire crews gaining ground in the field
Residents protest 'green' power lines
Former gang member finds redemption by fire
Firefighter leaves forests for city
Two big fire agencies have vastly different philosophies
Summer wildfire battles costs astronomical
CSU lab maps strategies for fighting wildfires
Forecasts favor wildfires across South Texas
15-acre Fire Burns in Kings Mountain
Program created to help keep an eye on forest land
Military base has torched earth policy
Where there's wildfire smoke, there's toxicity
Fighting wildfires, but not with water
CSIRO unveils bushfire wind tunnel
Firefighters Smiling After Hare Rescue
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