WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 101209
First up in wildfire news today, a transient from Nigeria is being sought for setting a fire several days before the Station Fire erupted in Southern California's Angeles National Forest; while nature lovers were appalled at the damage from that fire when they toured Deukmejian Wilderness Park over the weekend; and sandbags are the order of the day for Southern California communities fearful of mudslides from fire-denuded hillsides. Firefighters responded rapidly to a 20-acre urban wildfire in Long Beach; and a flaming Jeep sparked a wildfire on Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Saturday. A forest thinning project in Oregon will test the Obama administration's commitment to maintaining roadless forests. A wind-driven wildfire was burning in Washington state on Sunday; forcing the evacuation of nearly 40 homes in the area. A pet rescue organization in Seattle, Washington, has put dogs that ran away from their homes during the Southern California wildfires up for adoption, rather than letting these animals be euthanized. Despite snowfall atop wildfires, smoke was still seen to curl skyward in Montana; even as firefighters in that state fear the devastation that could be caused by so many trees that been killed by beetles. Maine Forest Service is utilizing PDAs to catalog the vegetation in the state for future use in determining high-risk areas for wildfires; but a Florida utility is getting rapped for not maintaining enough water on their property for firefighting purposes. Firefighters in Alaska are planning to burn off over 1,000 acres to reduce the wildfire danger near Fairbanks. The plight of the Amur leopard in Russia's Far East, whose habitat is being destroyed by, among other things, forest fires, is examined in the next article. Insurance companies in Australia have made substantial hikes in the premiums residents pay due to an increase in costly disasters, especially bushfires; perhaps helping launch a booming business in bushfire-resistant products; even as government officials are urging country dwellers to have evacuation plans prepared not only for themselves, but for their livestock as well. A six-step bushfire danger evaluation tool is being provided to homeowners in Victoria, though the premier still recommends flight over fight; while a survey of several thousand households is being done to determine how to improve bushfire safety even more. New rules in Victoria for dealing with arsonists after their release from prison hope to keep them out of trouble; but a resident of Victoria who has successfully defended his home from bushfires is concerned about the lack of burn-offs in the area allowing vegetation to become a major fire hazard. Although firefighters feel that their backfire did not increase the damage in Marysville, Victoria, on Black Saturday, they still regret having set it; even as firefighters recounted the terror of that day. And finally, a pair of volunteer firefighters outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ran into a sticky situation trying to rescue an off-roader who got stuck in mud!
LA detectives seek transient in wildfire probe
Residents shocked by fire damage to Deukmejian Wilderness Park
Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain
LA firefighters quickly douse urban wildfire
Grapevine Fire Containment Expected Tonight
Oregon thinning project tests Obama forest policy
Firefighters battling brush fire north of Washougal
Evacuation advisories for 38 homes near Cashmere
'Forgotten' dogs rescued from SoCal wildfires
Snow atop the wildfire, Kootenai Creek trail reopens to public
Pine beetle infestation causing firefighting challenges
Foliage reports go high-tech in Maine
State: Not enough water to fight fire in Sandy Creek
Prescribed burns reducing wildfire danger
Land of Leopard in Flames
Insurers blame disasters for rises
Rush to launch bushfire-proof products
Keeping animals safe from bushfire
Fleeing still the safest way
Survey will help improve safety
Move to crack down on convicted firebugs
Burn it now
Firefighter regrets bushfire backburn in Marysville
Marysville chaos and terror retold in court
Firefighters, teen rescued from mud pit in Fayette County
First up in wildfire news today, a transient from Nigeria is being sought for setting a fire several days before the Station Fire erupted in Southern California's Angeles National Forest; while nature lovers were appalled at the damage from that fire when they toured Deukmejian Wilderness Park over the weekend; and sandbags are the order of the day for Southern California communities fearful of mudslides from fire-denuded hillsides. Firefighters responded rapidly to a 20-acre urban wildfire in Long Beach; and a flaming Jeep sparked a wildfire on Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Saturday. A forest thinning project in Oregon will test the Obama administration's commitment to maintaining roadless forests. A wind-driven wildfire was burning in Washington state on Sunday; forcing the evacuation of nearly 40 homes in the area. A pet rescue organization in Seattle, Washington, has put dogs that ran away from their homes during the Southern California wildfires up for adoption, rather than letting these animals be euthanized. Despite snowfall atop wildfires, smoke was still seen to curl skyward in Montana; even as firefighters in that state fear the devastation that could be caused by so many trees that been killed by beetles. Maine Forest Service is utilizing PDAs to catalog the vegetation in the state for future use in determining high-risk areas for wildfires; but a Florida utility is getting rapped for not maintaining enough water on their property for firefighting purposes. Firefighters in Alaska are planning to burn off over 1,000 acres to reduce the wildfire danger near Fairbanks. The plight of the Amur leopard in Russia's Far East, whose habitat is being destroyed by, among other things, forest fires, is examined in the next article. Insurance companies in Australia have made substantial hikes in the premiums residents pay due to an increase in costly disasters, especially bushfires; perhaps helping launch a booming business in bushfire-resistant products; even as government officials are urging country dwellers to have evacuation plans prepared not only for themselves, but for their livestock as well. A six-step bushfire danger evaluation tool is being provided to homeowners in Victoria, though the premier still recommends flight over fight; while a survey of several thousand households is being done to determine how to improve bushfire safety even more. New rules in Victoria for dealing with arsonists after their release from prison hope to keep them out of trouble; but a resident of Victoria who has successfully defended his home from bushfires is concerned about the lack of burn-offs in the area allowing vegetation to become a major fire hazard. Although firefighters feel that their backfire did not increase the damage in Marysville, Victoria, on Black Saturday, they still regret having set it; even as firefighters recounted the terror of that day. And finally, a pair of volunteer firefighters outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ran into a sticky situation trying to rescue an off-roader who got stuck in mud!
LA detectives seek transient in wildfire probe
Residents shocked by fire damage to Deukmejian Wilderness Park
Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain
LA firefighters quickly douse urban wildfire
Grapevine Fire Containment Expected Tonight
Oregon thinning project tests Obama forest policy
Firefighters battling brush fire north of Washougal
Evacuation advisories for 38 homes near Cashmere
'Forgotten' dogs rescued from SoCal wildfires
Snow atop the wildfire, Kootenai Creek trail reopens to public
Pine beetle infestation causing firefighting challenges
Foliage reports go high-tech in Maine
State: Not enough water to fight fire in Sandy Creek
Prescribed burns reducing wildfire danger
Land of Leopard in Flames
Insurers blame disasters for rises
Rush to launch bushfire-proof products
Keeping animals safe from bushfire
Fleeing still the safest way
Survey will help improve safety
Move to crack down on convicted firebugs
Burn it now
Firefighter regrets bushfire backburn in Marysville
Marysville chaos and terror retold in court
Firefighters, teen rescued from mud pit in Fayette County
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