WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 070909
A wildfire near a major museum in Los Angeles, California, drew a sharp response from firefighters on the ground and in the air, in our first wildfire story today; followed by information about a wildfire near Beaumont that was attended by air-tankers and over 200 CAL FIRE firefighters on the ground. The status of the Martin Mars is in limbo as US Forest Service officials remain mum about when it can come to Lake Elsinore; but the 747 Supertanker is expanding it's area of operations to Europe, with the partnership between Evergreen and Air Charter Service. Firefighters in Kern County praised the quick response of a CAL FIRE air-tanker as being instrumental in bringing a wildfire under control; CAL FIRE crews responded to a wildfire in Lakeport that burned very close to homes; and a small wildfire in Contra Costa County was quickly doused by firefighters. The financial impact of a wildfire in Oregon is examined next; while a wildfire elsewhere in that state forced the evacuation of campers nearby. Officials at Zion National Park, in Utah, closed a trail due to a wildfire nearby. Residents and firefighters in a Texas community fought a 44-acre blaze to a standstill; and a small wildfire near Taylor was 85% contained by firefighters yesterday. Alaska is experiencing an unusually warm and dry period right now, something of concern to fire officials; and a symptom of that warm spell, as wildfires continue to burn, is the arrival of the first contingent of firefighters from elsewhere in the US (in this case, Idaho) to help bolster local firefighters. Weather forecasters are reporting that El Nino is back, boding well for the parched West and South, which should get more precipitation and fewer fires as a consequence. Farmers in Ghana, Africa, are taking officials to task about wildfires in growing areas; and like environmentalists in Lake Tahoe, California, after the Angora Fire, a bushfire council in Victoria, Australia, is getting blamed for the deadly bushfires in areas where the council forbade removal of dense vegetation. And finally, a former wildland firefighter has developed some useful software for determining fire danger on property in Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Getty Center evacuated as firefighters battle Sepulveda Pass blaze
UPDATE: Rabbit fire near Beaumont jumps to 40 acres
No word on when firefighting plane will arrive at Lake Elsinore
ACS Appointed Agent for Largest Fire Fighting Aircraft in the World
BREAKING NEWS: BLM puts kibosh on Camp 9 fire
Fire comes within feet of subdivision
Firefighters Contain Overnight Martinez Brushfire
Greenway blaze proves costly for firefighting agencies
Cultus Lake Fire Out...But Not Before Campers Flee
Wildfire prompts closure of Zion National Park trail
Las Milpas residents help firefighters battle wildfire
Firefighters battled 20-acre grass fire
Wildfires and no rain a cause for air quality concern
Lower 48 Crews Coming to Fight Alaska Wildfires
El Niño: The good, the bad and the ugly
Farmers raise concern about havocs of bush fires
Anger at bushfire council's ban on removing roadside fuel
Smell Smoke?
A wildfire near a major museum in Los Angeles, California, drew a sharp response from firefighters on the ground and in the air, in our first wildfire story today; followed by information about a wildfire near Beaumont that was attended by air-tankers and over 200 CAL FIRE firefighters on the ground. The status of the Martin Mars is in limbo as US Forest Service officials remain mum about when it can come to Lake Elsinore; but the 747 Supertanker is expanding it's area of operations to Europe, with the partnership between Evergreen and Air Charter Service. Firefighters in Kern County praised the quick response of a CAL FIRE air-tanker as being instrumental in bringing a wildfire under control; CAL FIRE crews responded to a wildfire in Lakeport that burned very close to homes; and a small wildfire in Contra Costa County was quickly doused by firefighters. The financial impact of a wildfire in Oregon is examined next; while a wildfire elsewhere in that state forced the evacuation of campers nearby. Officials at Zion National Park, in Utah, closed a trail due to a wildfire nearby. Residents and firefighters in a Texas community fought a 44-acre blaze to a standstill; and a small wildfire near Taylor was 85% contained by firefighters yesterday. Alaska is experiencing an unusually warm and dry period right now, something of concern to fire officials; and a symptom of that warm spell, as wildfires continue to burn, is the arrival of the first contingent of firefighters from elsewhere in the US (in this case, Idaho) to help bolster local firefighters. Weather forecasters are reporting that El Nino is back, boding well for the parched West and South, which should get more precipitation and fewer fires as a consequence. Farmers in Ghana, Africa, are taking officials to task about wildfires in growing areas; and like environmentalists in Lake Tahoe, California, after the Angora Fire, a bushfire council in Victoria, Australia, is getting blamed for the deadly bushfires in areas where the council forbade removal of dense vegetation. And finally, a former wildland firefighter has developed some useful software for determining fire danger on property in Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Getty Center evacuated as firefighters battle Sepulveda Pass blaze
UPDATE: Rabbit fire near Beaumont jumps to 40 acres
No word on when firefighting plane will arrive at Lake Elsinore
ACS Appointed Agent for Largest Fire Fighting Aircraft in the World
BREAKING NEWS: BLM puts kibosh on Camp 9 fire
Fire comes within feet of subdivision
Firefighters Contain Overnight Martinez Brushfire
Greenway blaze proves costly for firefighting agencies
Cultus Lake Fire Out...But Not Before Campers Flee
Wildfire prompts closure of Zion National Park trail
Las Milpas residents help firefighters battle wildfire
Firefighters battled 20-acre grass fire
Wildfires and no rain a cause for air quality concern
Lower 48 Crews Coming to Fight Alaska Wildfires
El Niño: The good, the bad and the ugly
Farmers raise concern about havocs of bush fires
Anger at bushfire council's ban on removing roadside fuel
Smell Smoke?
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