61. CRS Report 95-511 - Forest Fires And Forest Health - NLE Furthermore, the Forest Service has a cooperative fire protection program For a brief history of Forest Service fire policy and of wildfire economics, http://www.cnie.org/nle/for-5.html

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62. CNN.com - Portugal Battles Forest Fires - September 10, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/09/10/portugal.fire/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Portugal battles forest fires Portugal has seen fewer forest fires than usual this year LISBON, Portugal Strong westerly winds and high temperatures have sparked three forest fires in northern and central Portugal. An emergency services spokesman told Reuters on Monday that 345 firefighters were trying to quell the biggest of the fires in mountains near Guarda, a city about 300 km (185 miles) northeast of the capital Lisbon. Up to 225 firefighters backed by helicopters and tanker planes were also battling fires near the city of Viseu, about 60 km west of Guarda, and close to the town of Vila Real, about 360 km north of Lisbon. were supporting their efforts. The size of the fires and their causes were not immediately known. The spokesman reported no injuries, but Lusa news agency said two men near Viseu and two women in Guarda had suffered burns and were in hospital. A spokesman for the agriculture ministry's forestry service said 42,809 hectares of forest had been burned this year through September 2, well below the average of the prevous five years, in part because of a wet winter and a cool summer.

63. CNN.com - Forest Fires Cast Pall Over Southeast Asia - July 14, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/14/singpr.haze/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Forest fires cast pall over southeast Asia Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers were shrouded in smog in the capital, Kualar Lumpur SINGAPORE Four southeast Asian nations are to meet in an attempt to combat a haze that has descended over the region from forest fires raging across Sumatra and Borneo. Pollution levels in the region have been driven to dangerously high levels by the fires that stem from slash-and-burn farming tactics that ruin the local environment and impact upon tourism, health and economies throughout the region. Environment officials from Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore will be keen to see how promised measures translate into concrete action and how Indonesia's neighbors may be called upon to help at the July 19 meeting in Jakarta. "We'll find out more when we meet them on 19th July. So far it's contact through letters," Loh Ah Tuan, a director at Singapore's Ministry of the Environment, told a news conference on Friday. "Our sense is that there is a commitment on their part to actually deal with the fires."

64. Forest Fire And Prescription Burning Sites Check here for sites that give information on wildfire and the sciences associated with fighting forest fires and managing prescribed and controlled burns. http://forestry.about.com/od/fireinforests/

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65. CNN - Russia Lacks Funds To Contain Rampant Forest Fires - July 7, 1999 CNN http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9907/07/russia.fires/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD africa americas ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pointcast DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Keyword Title Author Russia lacks funds to contain rampant forest fires A fireman battles the advancing flames July 7, 1999 Web posted at: 9:04 p.m. EDT (0104 GMT) From Correspondent Steve Harrigan ELETROGORSK, Russia (CNN) A record heat wave has fueled more than 1,000 forest fires in the region around Moscow , with just one helicopter to track them down. "Every day, there's 30 new fires. That's every single day, and again and again," said pilot Albert Ignatiev. The flames are not always easy to spot because many fires are several feet underground, invisibly gnawing away at peat bogs. To fight the blazes, firefighters must douse everything in the area. With poor equipment, no roads and no money for gasoline, the biggest struggle for firefighters is merely reaching the scene. Besides the shortage of funds, Russia's Forest Service blames a careless public for letting fires spread.

66. Wildfire In Woodland And Forest On overview on forest fires from your About Forestry Guide. Follow a US Forest Service hot shot crew as they fight forest fires in America s wilderness. http://forestry.about.com/od/forestfire/

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67. Canadian Statistics -- Forest Fires And Forest Land Burned, By Provinces And Ter forest fires and forest land burned, by provinces and territories (Number of fires). 2000. forest fires. Intensive protection zone1. Total2, Causes http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/envir02a.htm

@import url( /cste_files/cst_extra_ul2.css ); Canadian Statistics PARALLEL TABLES Number of fires Forest land burned Latest news release Tables by... • subject • province or territory • metropolitan area Alphabetical list ... Feedback Search Canadian Statistics Related tables: Environmental impact Natural resources Forest fires and forest land burned, by provinces and territories (Number of fires) Forest fires Intensive protection zone Total Causes Due to human activities Due to lightning Due to unknown cause Number Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba x Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories National parks x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act .. : not available for a specific period of time. 1. An intensive protection zone is where there is a system that provides for forest fire prevention and systematic control. 2. The total combines intensive protection zone and limited protection zone (zone of special intervention where people, property or forest reserves are threatened by fire). 3. Prince Edward Island and Yukon are not included in the Canada total.

68. New Scientist Europe's Weird Weather Warms Debate - Breaking News A scorching heat wave in Europe and a spate of forest fires has reignited the debate over whether global warming can be blamed for an apparent increase in http://www.newscientist.com/channel/earth/climate-change/dn4022

Free E-Zine Subscribe to Magazine Customer Service 21 September 2005 HO M E N ... JOBS JOB OF THE WEEK Science Outreach Specialist Joint Astronomy Center Hilo, US Hawaii Biologist/Ecologist ... Change address Europe's weird weather warms debate 18:16 05 August 2003 NewScientist.com news service Nicola Jones Related Articles US sets out climate change research plan 25 July 2003 Climatologists give waterworld warning for Earth 26 April 2003 First quarter of 2002 is "warmest for a millennium" 26 April 2002 Search New Scientist Contact us Web Links Tyndall Centre Hadley Centre, UK Global natural hazards, NASA Severe weather, NOAA A scorching heat wave in Europe and a spate of forest fires has re-ignited the debate over whether global warming can be blamed for an apparent increase in the world's weird weather. Scientists agree that no one yet knows the answer to this question, but they point out that an increase in the number and severity of extreme events is exactly what their models of a warmer world predict. "The weather we've seen over the last few days is entirely consistent with what we're likely to see over the next few decades," says John Turnpenny, at the Tyndall Centre for climate change research in Norwich, UK. "We're likely to see such a heat spell in London every year."

69. Fields Institute - Workshop On Forest Fires And Point Processes forest fires are a natural component of many of Canada s forested Every year, forest fires cause millions of dollars worth of damage and force the http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/04-05/forest_fires/

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES September 21, 2005 Home About Us NPCDS/PNSDC Mathematics Education ... Search May 24-28, 2005 Workshop on Forest Fires and Point Processes held at The Fields Institute Supported by Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation and Forest Fire Management Branch National Program on Complex Data Structures Audio and Slides from the Workshop Confirmed Participants Invited Speakers Speaker Abstracts ... Housing and Hotels Organizing Committee W. John Braun (Statistical and Actuarial Sciences,Western Ontario) David Martell (Forestry, Toronto) Rick Schoenberg (Statistics, UCLA) Overview Forest fires are a natural component of many of Canada's forested ecosystems but they also pose threats to public safety, property and forest resources. Every year, forest fires cause millions of dollars worth of damage and force the evacuation of some communities. Such problems will be exacerbated as people establish more homes and cottages in and near forested areas and climate change alters forest vegetation and weather. The purpose of the proposed workshop is to bring forest fire researchers and point process modellers and other interested statisticians together. The objective is for members of each group to inform the other group of open problems and possible solutions.

70. Forest Fires And Respiratory Health Fact Sheet - American Lung forest fires and Respiratory Health Fact Sheet During a wildfire, people all over the area may be suffering the effects of forest fire smoke. http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36064

71. Fire - Forest Ecosystems Of Canada forest fires in Canada and their impact on forest ecosystems. http://www.cfl.scf.rncan.gc.ca/ecosys/disturb/fire_e.asp

Contact Us Help Search Canada Site ... Acknowledgements Fire Do you have a burning desire to find out more about forest fires in Canada? Visit the Website Forest Fires in Canada for information and maps on the daily evolution of active fires. Fire is the most spectacular natural disturbance that affects Canadian forests. The diversity of the forest landscape often bears witness to the passage of earlier fires. Fire has a devastating effect on the landscape, and its impact is felt at every level of the ecosystem. Nevertheless, fire is an essential factor in the maintenance of the diversity and stability of boreal forest ecosystems. Lightning is the primary natural cause of forest fires. Other fires are attributed to human-related causes such as cigarettes, matches, campfires, sparks from machinery or passing trains, etc. Fires caused by lightning generally consume enormous areas, while fires started by human activities, although more frequent, are quickly detected and extinguished.

72. Facts Causes Clear Cuts Forest Fire Devastation Pictures Environmentalists effects on forest fires in our National Parks and Nationl Forests. http://www.thefurtrapper.com/forest_fires.htm

Click on Thumbnail to enlarge Frio Point 200 B.C. to 600A.D. Mountains of Stone Mountain Man North West Token Beaver Pelt Bead Work Snow Owl Backrest Wampum Cooking Pot Horn Spoon North West Coat of Arms Hudson's Bay Coat of Arms Stone Hammer Seed Beads Plainview Atlatl Point 8150-8010 B.C Mule Fire 2002 Forest Mismanagement Page 1 of 3 The Destruction of Our Forests Opposition to forest floor clean up, any type of clear cuts, and the let burn policies of the Sierra Club and other radical environmentalist groups are destroying our National Forests. Environmentalist and bureaucratic policies have rendered federal agencies ineffective in managing our wildland (all land under federal agencies). National forests in the West are in deplorable condition , and the advocacy of letting natural fires burn, or in some cases to correct decades of fire-fuel buildup with prescribed burns, is destroying our forestlands. Examples of the catastrophic damage done to our National Parks and National Forests from advocating these policies are the Yellowstone National Park forest fires of 1988, the Mesa Verde forest fire of 2000, both of which were caused by lightning, and the prescribed burn that resulted in the Cerro Grande forest fire near Los Alamos, New Mexico in 2000. And now, there is the Colorado Hayman Fire and the Oregon Biscuit Fire of 2002 followed by the California Forest Fires of 2003 and 2004. As long as some environmental and conservation groups fight every change in forest management policy or cleanup efforts this pattern will continue...as an example

73. GFMC: International Forest Fire News No. 19 - September 1998 CIHEAM International Course on Protection against forest fires, Third International Conference on Forest Fire Research, 1620 November 1998, Coimbra, http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/iffn_19/content.htm

International Forest Fire News No. 19 - September 1998 Editorial Guest Editorial The Political Ecology of Fire South East Asia Fire Special Transboundary Haze Pollution in South East Asia Singapore Environment Council Presents NGOs Concerns about Southeast Asian Fires to ASEAN Senior Officials Singapore Environment Council International Policy Dialogue on the Southeast Asian Fires Statement to the ASEAN Senior Officials for the Environment Singapore Environment Council International Policy Dialogue on the Southeast Asian Fires ... Germany-Singapore Environmental Technology Agency (GSETA): Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Transboundary Atmospheric Pollution, 27-28 May 1998, Singapore Americas Fire Special History of Forest Fires in Mexico Fire Activities in the Guyana Shield, the Orinoco and Amazon Basin during March 1998 Overview of the Southern United States Fire Situation January - July 1998 Influences on Prescribed Burning Activity in the US National Forest System ... BLM International Exchanges, Summer 1998 Country Notes Bulgaria: Forest Fires in Bulgaria 1997 People's Republic of China: The Study and Planning of Firebreaks in China Latvia: Forest and Forest Fire Prevention System in Latvia Mongolia: Fire in Forest Ecosystems of Mongolia The German - Mongolian Technical Cooperation GTZ Integrated Fire Management Project Namibia: 30 % Reduction in Fire Incidents in three Years South Africa: A Structured versus a Laissez Faire Approach to Controlled Burning in the Kruger National Park in South Africa 1998 Southern African Fire Season - An Early Start Spain:

74. IFFN-Country-Notes Analysis of the Problems Connected to forest fires in Bulgaria (IFFN No. Management and Prevention of forest fires in Côte d Ivoire SODEFOR s Forest http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/iffn/country/country.htm

International Forest Fire News Country Notes ALBANIA FIJI MYANMAR ALGERIA ... ZIMBABWE ALBANIA Top Forest Fires in Albania (IFFN No.6 - January 1992) Wildfires in Albania (IFFN No. 12 - January 1995) Update on the Forest Fire Situation (IFFN No. 28 - January-June 2003) ALGERIA Top Forest Fires in Algeria and the Case of the Domanial Forest of Bou-Taleb, Setif (IFFN No. 22 - April 2000) ARGENTINA Top Fire in Forest Lands and Other Ecosystems of Argentina (IFFN No. 5 - June 1991) Forest Fire Research in the Patagonia Region, Argentina - "Andino-Patagonico" (IFFN No. 9 - July 1993) Improving the National Wildland Fire Statistics of Argentina (IFFN No. 9 - July 1993) Fire in the Caldenal Region (Central Argentina) (IFFN No. 10 - January 1994) Prescribed Fire Research in the Chaco Region - Northwestern Argentina (IFFN No. 10 - January 1994) Assessment of Economic Losses in Livestock Lands and Use of Fire by Ranchers (IFFN No. 13 - July 1995) The 1995-96 Wildfire Season in Patagonia (IFFN No. 15 - September 1996)

75. Air Quality And Forest Fires | CDC APRHB This is the Air Quality and forest fires page of Air Pollution site. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/forestfires.htm

Home About the Program Air Quality and Forest Fires Asthma ... NCEH Topics Air Quality and Forest Fires Resources Fire Safety Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials ( PDF, 303Kb *The document is in pdf file format. To view this file, Adobe Acrobat Reader™ software is required. Download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader top Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Environmental Public Health Tracking ... Health Topics A-Z This page last reviewed February 01, 2005 Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

76. Forest Fires, Tsunami, Deforestation And Millennium Goals 15 March 2005, Rome International cooperation on forest fires, As a response, bilateral and multilateral cooperation in forest fire management has http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/100228/

FAO Newsroom News stories :: Forest fires, tsu... Newsroom departments regional offices other UN organizations ... print-friendly version Forest fires, tsunami, deforestation and Millennium Goals Full agenda for high-level FAO meetings on forests 15 March 2005, Rome - International cooperation on forest fires, combating deforestation and the role of the forest sector in post-tsunami rehabilitation and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals are among key issues being discussed at the FAO Ministerial Meeting on Forests and the Committee on Forestry this week in Rome. International cooperation on forest fires Leading nations from around the world concerned with the future of forests pledged at the third Ministerial Meeting on Forests on Monday (14 March) to continued pursuit of the development of international cooperation on forest fires in order to address uncontrolled forest fires and their root causes. "While fire is an important land management tool, severe wildland fires have catastrophic effects. Lives are lost, livelihoods imperiled, local economies devastated, and the environment seriously degraded," Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of FAO said. Globally, an average of 400 to 500 million hectares burn each year from forest fires. As a response, bilateral and multilateral cooperation in forest fire management has increased over the past few years. Until now, however, cooperation on forest fire management has focused on fire suppression rather than prevention.

77. Reducing Forest Fires By Training Local Communities New approach to forest fires suggested to Mediterranean countries Since people are the main cause of forest fires, prevention and control must mainly http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/105836/

FAO Newsroom News stories :: Reducing forest f... Newsroom departments regional offices other UN organizations ... print-friendly version Reducing forest fires by training local communities New approach to forest fires suggested to Mediterranean countries 25 July 2005, Rome - Mediterranean countries could save lives and billions of euros every year if they better trained and mobilized communities in forest fire prevention and control, FAO said today. "The northern Mediterranean countries are spending billions of euros annually on their fire fighting budgets, but only a small fraction of these resources are used for the training of rural and urban populations," said FAO forest fire expert Mike Jurvelius. "Since people are the main cause of forest fires, prevention and control must mainly involve communities living near forests," Jurvelius added. Investing in fire education will reduce the number of fires and the cost of fire management, he added. Forest fires destroy up to 700 000 hectares annually in the Mediterranean region, with often more than 100 000 fires in a single fire season. In some countries over 20 000 fires are recorded every year. Why forests burn The main causes of forest fire outbreaks in rural areas are agricultural burning and conversion of forests to croplands, the burning of residues and waste, burning forests to improve hunting, and arson.

78. Forest Fires Raging In Portugal - World - Times Online Thousands of firefighters and soldiers were today battling more than two dozen wildfires raging out of control in Portugal. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1722672,00.html

NI_IFRAME('Top'); ARCHIVE CLASSIFIED SHOPPING PROMOTIONS ... WEATHER Search WORLD Katrina Iraq Americas ... Middle East TIMES ONLINE Home Britain World Business ... Site Map SPECIAL REPORTS Management Issues Making Skills Work European Cities Arts Power 100 ... Other Europe August 05, 2005 Villagers try to fight a forest fire near their homes with pails of water on the outskirts of Leiria in central Portugal (Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters) Forest fires raging in Portugal By Times Online and agencies Thousands of firefighters and soldiers were today battling more than two dozen wildfires raging out of control in Portugal. NI_MPU('middle'); At least one man was severely burned in the blazes, which have broken out while Portugal is enduring its worst drought on record and woodland is tinder-dry. Fire officials have placed most of the country on maximum alert. Emergency services were stretched to capacity, with 3,100 personnel on the ground tackling the flames. The government urged business to release volunteer firefighters to increase the efforts. The injured man was trapped by flames near Ourem, 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Lisbon, and was taken to a hospital with burns on 80 percent of his body, the national news agency Lusa reported. Several others were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.

79. FOXNews.com - Views - Junk Science - California Fires Reignite Forest Thinning D and spurred the federal government to spend money to aggressively fight forest fires. This firefighting policy had an unintended result; forests became http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,101730,00.html

OAS_AD('Top'); document.write(secTimeStamp); SEARCH writeFeature(0); writeFeature(1); writeFeature(2); RESPOND TO EDITOR E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY FOXFAN CENTRAL California Fires Reignite Forest Thinning Debate Friday, October 31, 2003 By Steven Milloy ARCHIVE writeScroll(openTab2,'2'); "Our forests are detonating like napalm bombs. We need to remove dead and dying bug-killed timber," said Rep. Wally Herger, R-Calif. Is this Monday-morning quarterbacking spurred by the wildfires now raging in California? Hardly. Rep. Herger uttered those words in August 1994 as part of his demand that Congress declare a state of emergency in federal forests to permit quick removal of dead trees, fallen branches and other debris that fuel wildfires like those that burned 3 million Western acres and killed 14 firefighters that year. Natural Resources Defense Council search ADVERTISEMENTS adsonar_pid=144757;adsonar_ps=399668;adsonar_zw=440;adsonar_zh=120;adsonar_jv='ads.adsonar.com'; So what do the environmentalists have to say? logging search Amen, brother.

80. Karyn Strickler And Timothy G. Hermach: Liar, Liar Forests On Fire As forest fires rage, so does the debate about how best to suppress fire, reduce its threat Logging increases the risk and occurrence of forest fires. http://www.counterpunch.org/strickler11012003.html

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