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Friday, April 24, 2015

WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 042415

United States

(1) CoreLogic's estimate that $269 billion worth of real estate is in danger from wildfires in the West is reexamined by an NBC News segment
Billions of Dollars of Real Estate at Risk to Wildfire, Experts Say

California

(2) Hundreds of firefighters participated in a wildfire drill on the Viejas Indian Reservation near Alpine on Thursday
Drought increases firefighter wildfire fears

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: Name: Michael Archer; Location: Glendora, California, United States

Michael Archer is a wildfire consultant who holds degrees in Agriculture, Electronics, and Engineering Technology. He has written articles for Wildland Firefighter Magazine, Home & Fire Magazine, and firefighting columns for Military.com and Firehouse.com. He has been interviewed by KABC-TV, USA Today, and Associated Press on wildfire issues.

Currently, he writes Wildfire News of the Day, a compilation of wildfire-related news items that goes out weekdays to over 10,000 subscribers on five continents.

His ‘Firebombers Incorporated’ series of novels give readers an intriguing ‘what-if’ scenario on how 21st century technology could modernize the wildland firefighting force.

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