141. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Bitterroot Forest Fire) Does a photograph depict an August 2000 fire in Bitterroot forest, Montana? http://www.snopes.com/photos/deerfire.asp

var TheAdcode = 'ad1874b'; Bitterroot Forest Fire Claim: Photograph depicts an August 2000 fire in Bitterroot Forest, Montana. Status: True. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2000] A Once in a Lifetime Photo of a forest fire in Bitterroot Forest/Montana This awsome picture was taken in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 6, 2000 by a fire behavior analyst from Fairbanks, Alaska by the name of John McColgan with a Digital camera. Since he was working while he took the picture, he cannot sell or profit from it so he should at least be recognized as the photographer of this once in a lifetime shot. (Click to enlarge) Origins: The year 2000 brought one of the worst fire seasons in half a century to the U.S. By the month of August over 4 million acres (an area greater in size than the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined) had been burned by wildfires, and dozens of blazes raged out of control in eleven western states, with nearly half of the conflagrations occurring in Idaho and Montana. On 6 August 2000, as several fires converged in the

142. Department Of Environmental Protection The NJ forest Fire Service uses two indices to measure and monitor the dryness of forest fuels and the possibility of fire ignitions becoming wildfires. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/fire/

parks and forestry links find a park search park by activity park service forest fire service forestry service historic preservation natural lands mgt. american revolution corporate partners New Jersey Forest Fire Service Fire Danger 2005 Fire Statistics Reporting Period Fires Acres Burned January 1, 2005 to September 18 , Comparison to 2004 The NJ Forest Fire Service uses two indices to measure and monitor the dryness of forest fuels and the possibility of fire ignitions becoming wildfires. These indices are the National Fire Danger Rating System's "Buildup Index" and the "Keetch-Byram Drought Index." Both indices are used for fire preparedness planning, which includes the following initiatives: campfire and burning restrictions, fire patrol assignments, staffing of fire lookout towers and readiness status for both observation and firefighting aircraft. Current Fire Danger and Rating Indices (As of September 21 Fire Danger

143. The Ad Council : Wildfire Prevention (Campaign) Sponsoring this campaign are the USDA forest Service and the National Association of State Viewers are asked to be responsible for any fire they start. http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/Wildfire_Prevention/

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144. Forest Fire In Aquitaine : Rapport Du Programme De Recherche Expérimental Mené Landes fire Dpt, a scientific and operational approach of forest fire. http://mediaforest.net/english/incendie/

INFORMATION Forestry methods Fire risk management Wood valuation SERVICES Forestry services List of organisations Who are we ? Contact Search in Mediaforest document.write(''); Fire risk Forestry methods Forest jobs Wood translator ... Wood qualities Member of Eurosilvasur European network for the interregional cooperation of Atlantic Southern Europe forests Home Page Fire risk management Visit in one click Preambule The forest clump of the Landes of Gascony does not correspond to any other forest in France. Why ? It is a cultivated forest, planted by man in the XIXth century to drain and develop a region. . Its economic, social and ecological weight has become considerable to Aquitaine : wood sector has the biggest turnover in the region, greater than Bordeaux wines. The importance of the security and protection of this capital, although primordial, was only revealed very late when the big fires of 1949 destroyed half of the clump (that is to say more than 400 000 hectares of forest) which triggered off the importance. What was the acknowledgement ? A lack of means and of organisation, but also a forest little suited to fire fighting...

145. Prince Edward Island: Fire Weather Index The latest forest fire weather rating for Prince Edward Island Wind speeds play a very important role in grass and forest fire spread rates and can http://www.gov.pe.ca/af/fire/index.php3

Government InfoPEI Business Jobs ... Visitors Guide InfoPEI People News Tourism Images Statutes Hansard Official Website Gov. Home Government Guide Forestry Contact Information Forestry ... Printer Friendly View Environment, Energy and Forestry HOME Forest Fire Weather Index The latest forest fire weather rating for Prince Edward Island was issued 7 hour(s) ago Northeastern PEI Sep 21 2005 07:54AM Central-Southeastern PEI Sep 21 2005 07:54AM Western PEI Sep 21 2005 07:54AM This index is valid for a maximum of 16 hours from the time of issue ( Sep 21 2005 07:54AM ). The latest forest fire weather rating for Prince Edward Island was issued 7 hours ago Consult the Weather Forecast Wind speeds play a very important role in grass and forest fire spread rates and can cause fires to jump beyond the main fire area or to spread to tree tops. Please consult weather forecast to ensure you stay within wind speed limitations set in burning permits. Forest Fire Report Number If the fire escapes, report immediately to:

146. After The Forest Fire: Evergreen Needles Prevent Soil Erosion WASHINGTON Once a raging forest fire is quelled, the next worry is erosion of the landscape. a key role in preventing erosion after a forest fire. http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/prrl0330.html

American Geophysical Union NEWS 17 November 2003 AGU Release No. 03-30 For Immediate Release Contact: Harvey Leifert hleifert@agu.org After the Forest Fire: Evergreen Needles Prevent Soil Erosion WASHINGTON - Once a raging forest fire is quelled, the next worry is erosion of the landscape. With vegetation destroyed, rain easily washes away the soil, causing large flows of debris and landslides. Erosion endangers sources of drinking water, streams, and roads. In an unprecedented study, Chris Pannkuk and Peter Robichaud show that scorched evergreen needles can play a key role in preventing erosion after a forest fire. They found that ponderosa pine needles were effective in reducing erosion caused by water running over the soil, and Douglas fir needles were effective in reducing erosion caused by rain hitting and splashing into soil. Their report will appear in Water Resources Research , published by the American Geophysical Union. These findings can help post-fire rehabilitation teams decide where to apply treatments to reduce erosion. "If you see brown needles in the trees," Robichaud said, "then let's take advantage of Mother Nature and not add any treatments to that area of

147. ESA - Observing The Earth - Securing Our Environment - Spanish This figure compares well to forest fire burnt area estimates from other sources of 12 000 ESA Bulletin article Mapping forest fire damage with Envisat http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM25M808BE_environment_0.html

148. Wildfire News Ministry of Forests Government of British Columbia. Wildfire News Do you know what fire centre you are in? If not, and you can t tell from the small http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/pScripts/Protect/WildfireNews/index.asp

Wildfire News Wildfire News Protection Home Wildfire News Home Current Situation Fire Counts News Releases List of 2005 Fires Fire Weather Maps Glossary Printable Version Welcome to Wildfire News. Select a menu item to begin. Go to the Protection Branch home page Select this menu item to return to this page Find out what the current wildfire situation is today in British Columbia See the most recent news releases, or search for previous ones. See the current campfire or burning bans, or travel restrictions. View a list of all wildfires currently burning, or that have occurred this year. Look at fire maps and photos. See current weather maps. Find out what previous fire seasons were like. Find the answers to some frequently asked questions. Find out whom to contact if you have questions not answered by our website. See statistics for this fire season. Read definitions for some of the terms frequently used in Wildfire News. Do you know what fire centre you are in? If not, and you can't tell from the small map below, view the large map (469 kb, in PDF format). You can zoom in to a specific area in the large map using the magnifying glass tool. The large map will open in a new window.

149. FIREWISE.ORG English, . Español. A FIREWISE TIP .. Click here to view more Firewise tips! http://www.firewise.org/

English Español A FIREWISE TIP..... Click here to view more Firewise tips!

150. Internet Mapping For San Diego FireStorm 2003, By Department Of Geography, SDSU. Fire History in Southern California’s Shrublands and Forests. by Janet Franklin, Professor, Department of Biology, SDSU. (Click here to read the article). http://map.sdsu.edu/

Any media or persons are welcome to reproduce or redistribute these maps and information by acknowledging the map producers and the Department of Geography , San Diego State University.) Web-based Mapping Services for San Diego Wildfires 2003 (HTTP://MAP.SDSU.EDU) Two wildfires (Cedar and Paradise) savaged San Diego County during the week of October 26. The wildfires kill 16 people and burned down 2427 homes and businesses (data source: www.signonsandiego.com ). These fires caused the worst damages in the history of San Diego and California. This web site (http://map.sdsu.edu) was created immediately on October 27 (Monday morning) to provide web mapping services for helping our local community. This site is updated daily and provides maps of the San Diego wildfires with various live ArcIMS web mapping services, static maps, and research articles. Most maps on this site have been created by the faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Geography, San Diego State University. [Enter the NEW Web-based Mapping Services Here] Http://map.sdsu.edu/fireweb

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