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Greece Declares Emergency as Forest Fires Rage - Aug 26, 2007 New York TimesBy ANTHEE CARASSAVA. ATHENS, Aug. 25 — Greece declared a national state of emergency on Saturday as scores of forest fires that have killed at least 46 ... Greece begs for help to fight killer forest fires - Aug 25, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldDevastation ... a villager surveys the damage in Artemida when a forest fire swept through the Peloponnese peninsula yesterday. GREECE'S worst forest fires ... Malaysians fume over Sumatran forest fires - Aug 13, 2005 Telegraph.co.ukBy Sebastien Berger in Shah Alam. The smell of smoke hung in the air for mile after mile over Malaysia's wealthiest state yesterday as forest fires raged in ... Climate change may be fuelling rise in forest fires: study - Jul 6, 2006 CBC.caClimate change may be responsible for increasing the number of forest fires in the western United States, a new study shows. ... In pictures: Australia forest fires 2009 - Feb 9, 2009 BBC NewsWildfires have killed more than 100 people in Australia. The fires are raging through several states in the south of the country, although Victoria is the ... Forest fires rage in Spain and Greece - Aug 3, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldSpain's prime minister has broken off his holiday to inspect the devastation caused by forest fires raging on an island in the Canaries which have forced ... EU pledges help as Greece damps down forest fires - Aug 31, 2007 Reuters UKBy Karolos Grohmann. KATO SAMIKO, Greece, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Planes dropped water on smouldering forest fires in Greece on Friday and the European Union ... Georgia accuses Russia of starting forest fires - Aug 17, 2008 Reuters UKBy Niko Mchedlishvili and James Kilner. TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia accused Russia on Sunday of deliberately starting a fire which threatens to destroy a ... Portuguese villages evacuated as 21 forest fires continue overnight - Aug 24, 2005 ForbesLISBON (AFX) - Nine villages have been evacuated as more than 3200 firefighters and soldiers battle against wildfires which are continuing to burn across ... Thousands flee uncontrolled forest fires - Aug 4, 2009 NEWS.com.auTHOUSANDS have fled uncontrolled forest fires which raged through western Canada, threatening several small towns and Aboriginal communities. ... Spain battles raging forest fires - Aug 13, 2006 BBC NewsFires have continued to burn in north-western Spain, claiming a fourth life but showing some signs of burning themselves out. ... Heatwave fuels Greek forest fires - Jun 28, 2007 BBC NewsDozens of forest fires have broken out across Greece, killing two men who were helping fight the fires in the centre of the country, officials have said. ... Forest fires and floods sweep across Europe - Aug 24, 2005 Telegraph.co.ukBy Colin Randall in Paris and Isambard Wilkinson in Madrid. As thousands of firemen and soldiers fought dozens of wildfires across the Iberian Peninsula, ... Greek Forest Fires Recede as Government Count Cost - Aug 25, 2009 BloombergBy Maria Petrakis and Natalie Weeks. Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Greek firefighters watched for any rekindling of blazes that destroyed homes and forestland on ... Turkish forest fires threaten ancient sites - Aug 1, 2008 Reuters UKBy Thomas Grove. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish fire fighters backed by a dozen aircraft struggled on Friday to extinguish fires engulfing woodlands in the ... Forest Fires May Actually Cool Climate - Nov 17, 2006 FOXNewsWASHINGTON — Climatologists have worried for years that forest fires would worsen global warming by adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. ... Greece struggles to contain forest fires - Jun 29, 2007 CBC.caWith temperatures soaring up to 46 C, firefighters in Greece struggled Friday to contain a blaze in a national park just 30 kilometres from Athens. ... Crews battle forest fires near Athens - Jul 16, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldHundreds of firefighters, assisted by dozens of planes and helicopters battled to contain forest fires that raged out of control along the outskirts of the ... 11,000 Canadian flee forest fires - Jul 20, 2009 The GuardianAP foreign, Monday July 20 2009. KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) â€â€? About 11000 residents of a subdivision threatened by a forest fire in southern British ... Forest fires leave 3 dead - Europe - International Herald Tribune - Aug 7, 2006 New York TimesMADRID — Dozens of forest fires raging in northwestern Spain and Portugal have left at least three people dead and are threatening the city of Santiago de ... Forest fires raging in Portugal - Aug 5, 2005 Times OnlineBy Times Online and agencies. Thousands of firefighters and soldiers were today battling more than two dozen wildfires raging out of control in Portugal. ... World News 300,000 flee forest fires - Oct 24, 2007 Gulf Daily NewsLOS ANGELES: More than 300000 people have been evacuated and 1000 homes have destroyed in wildfires besieging the Californian city of San Diego. ... Orangutans Flee Indonesia Forest Fires - Nov 6, 2006 Washington PostBy NINIEK KARMINI. AP. MANTANGAI, Indonesia -- Dozens of endangered orangutans have been driven from their dwindling jungle habitat in Borneo by months of ... Large parts of North Korea hit by forest fires - NASA - Oct 22, 2009 Reuters IndiaSEOUL (Reuters) - Vast forest fires have hit a large part of central North Korea, sending plumes of smoke over most of the country's central and eastern ... Scheme to check forest fires - May 8, 2008 The HinduChandigarh: The Punjab Forest Department has launched an Integrated Forest Protection Scheme for proper prevention, control and management of forest fires ... Water droplets can cause forest fires - Jan 11, 2010 Times of IndiaLONDON: Those with green fingers may have known that watering a garden in the midday sun can burn plants, but science has only now caught up with the fact. ... Canary Islanders survey the damage from forest fires - Aug 2, 2007 New York TimesBy Victoria Burnett. MADRID — Residents and officials in the Canary Islands were surveying the charred aftermath of devastating forest fires that raged ... Canada fights forest fires - Jul 21, 2009 央视国际Firefighters and air tankers in southern British Columbia are continuing to battle a forest fire that has forced the evacuation of 11，000 residents. ... Kerala moots concerted action to check forest fires - Mar 11, 2008 HinduForest fires detected by satellite systems in the core and buffer zones of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) during 48 hours ended on Monday. ... Historic Dubrovnik saved from forest fires - Jan 19, 2010 The GuardianFirefighters in Croatia said today they had managed to control a raging forest fire that reached the suburbs of Dubrovnik, the world heritage-listed ... Spain Chides Careless Public in Bid to Prevent Forest Fires - Sep 11, 2005 New York TimesBy RENWICK McLEAN. MADRID, Sept. 10 - As Spain emerges from its worst summer of forest fires in a decade, the government has begun scolding the public for ... 700 leave homes as Ontario forest fires burn - Sep 13, 2006 CBC.caHundreds of people have left their homes in "bone-dry" northwestern Ontario, where fire crews are struggling to control more than 300 fires burning in the ... Spain Scolds Careless Public: You Can Prevent Forest Fires - Sep 18, 2005 New York TimesBy RENWICK MCLEAN. As Spain emerges from its worst summer of forest fires in a decade, the government has begun scolding the public for the careless and ... Killer forest fires raging on in Europe - Jul 26, 2009 Mirror.co.ukForest fires that have killed six people in a week as they blazed through Spain were still burning last night. Forests around the ancient town of Aliaga, ... Southern Europe burns in widespread forest fires - Jul 26, 2007 euronews.netThe following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. At least three people have been killed in wildfires ... BC increases budget for welfare, kindergarten and forest fires - Feb 2, 2010 Vancouver SunBy Rebecca teBrake, Vancouver SunSeptember 1, 2009. The provincial government will spend more on welfare, kindergarten and forest fires despite announcing ... Peru forest fires continue near Machu Picchu - Sep 24, 2008 Yahoo! NewsLIMA, Peru – Peru's National Institute of Culture says firefighters are close to controlling two forest fires that have disrupted tourism near the ancient ... Forest fires cool northern climates - Nov 16, 2006 New ScientistForest fires in northern countries may cause regional cooling and not warming, as was previously thought. Researchers say their new findings could mean that ... Forest fires: Thousands evacuated - Jul 21, 2009 TODAYonlineAround 17000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in the Kelowna region of Canada's British Columbia province, where forest fires have already ... EU countries help Portugal in fighting forest fires - Aug 22, 2005 香港電å?°France, Germany and Spain have offered Portugal help in battling forest fires raging across the country. France will send two specially equipped aircraft. ... FACTBOX-Major European forest fires - Aug 26, 2007 Reuters UK...(Reuters) - Fire brigades, battling forest blazes across Greece, on Sunday began evacuating villages near ancient Olympia, site of the first Olympic games. ... Forest fires rip through Slave Lake area - May 16, 2008 CTV.caHomeowners living in the Slave Lake area are crediting firefighters for saving their houses Friday after two forest fires swept through the area and ... Ontario seeks help as new forest fires start - Aug 9, 2005 CBC.caOntario is asking other provinces to send more firefighters to help battle nearly 150 fires that are raging in its north, including a huge blaze near ... Indonesia forest fires flare, Malaysia hit by haze - Jun 12, 2009 Reuters IndiaPEKANBARU, Indonesia (Reuters) - The number of forest fires raging in Indonesia's Sumatra island has increased, with wind blowing choking smoke over parts ... China making its own rain to fight forest fires - Jun 5, 2006 CTV.caLately, the Chinese National Meteorological Bureau is reporting on efforts to use the technique to fight forest fires in Northern China . ... July forest fires among worst: EU - Aug 2, 2007 Toronto StarAP. BRUSSELS, Belgium–The forest fires that ravaged southern Europe last month, fed by dry conditions that turned woods into tinder, were some of the worst ... Lebanon battles big forest fires - Oct 14, 2008 BBC NewsThe Lebanese army has been helping fire-fighters tackle major forest fires in the Shouf area south of Beirut. At least two people have been injured, ... Two Portuguese forest fires still out of control - official - Sep 5, 2005 ForbesLISBON (AFX) - Two of the nine forest fires still burning in drought-hit Portugal are not yet under control, according to the Civil Protection Service. ... Terrified British tourists cower on the beaches to escape raging... - Aug 23, 2006 Telegraph.co.ukHundreds of British tourists forced to flee forest fires in Greece were returning to their hotels yesterday, many of them having spent the night on beaches ... UN: Warming means bigger forest fires - Climate Change- msnbc.com - Jun 1, 2007 msnbc.comA Russian helicopter dumps water on a 2003 forest fire near the Siberian city of Chita. Researchers find growing evidence tying an upsurge in wildfires to ... Forest fires glow in Nilgiri Biosphere area - Feb 18, 2009 HinduTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forest fires of varying intensity have occurred in the protected areas in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve over the last week even as ... Government announces measures against forest fires, heatwave - Jan 10, 2010 Αθηναικο Î Ï?ακτοÏ?είο Ειδήσεων - Αθηναικο Î Ï?ακτοÏ?είο ΕιδήσεωνThe government on Tuesday announced a series of measures for dealing with forest fires and the heat wave that is sweeping the country, decided during a ... Article: Forest fires a threat after cold kills trees BRIEFLY:... - Feb 20, 2008 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchForest fires a threat after cold kills trees BRIEFLY: ASIA/PACIFIC: BEIJING ... find International Herald Tribune articles. Reuters International Herald ... Forest fires kill 11 Spanish volunteer firefighters - officials - Jul 18, 2005 ForbesGUADALAJARA, Spain (AFX) - Eleven volunteer firefighters have died fighting a forest blaze in Spain's central Guadalajara region -- the deadliest fire in ... Alberta forest fires prompt evacuation warnings - May 17, 2006 CTV.caAn out-of-control forest fire in Alberta has prompted emergency officials to warn at least 500 people to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice. ... Forest fires ravage the Canary Islands - Jul 31, 2007 euronews.netThe following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. High temperatures and strong winds are hampering ... Indonesia forest fires fan regional haze concern - Jun 15, 2009 Reuters IndiaJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia may experience more severe forest fires this year because of an extended dry season, officials said on Monday, ... PM Karamanlis chairs emergency dawn meeting on forest fires - Jan 8, 2010 Αθηναικο Î Ï?ακτοÏ?είο Ειδήσεων - Αθηναικο Î Ï?ακτοÏ?είο ΕιδήσεωνPrime minister Costas Karamanlis chaired an emergency early morning meeting on Friday as six major forest fires continued to rage across the country, ... Article: Forest fires cover Sumatra with smoke BRIEFLY: ASIA/PACIFIC:... - Aug 9, 2008 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchForest fires cover Sumatra with smoke BRIEFLY: ASIA/PACIFIC: JAKARTA ... find International Herald Tribune articles. Reuters International Herald Tribune ... Forest fires spread in Malaysia - Feb 25, 2005 BBC NewsBy Jonathan Kent. Malaysia's emergency services are tackling hundreds of fires that have sprung up across the country following a prolonged dry spell. ... Indonesia Says El Nino May Slow Efforts to Put Out Forest Fires - Oct 18, 2006 BloombergBy Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja. Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia, which has battled forest fires that have caused a haze in the region for two months, ... Forest fires blaze across southern Europe - Jul 29, 2007 ABC Online - ABC OnlineFirefighters backed by helicopters are struggling to put out several major forest fires across southern Europe. In Bulgaria, where 23000 hectares of ... Out-of-control forest fires force evacuations near coast - Jul 5, 2008 Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverTwo out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast yesterday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of ... Forest fires raze homes near Chilean port city - Dec 28, 2009 å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?ž - å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?žAP. Officials in Chile say forest fires have destroyed at least 20 homes and burned thousands of acres (hectares) of land near the port city of Valparaiso. ... Close watch on summer's forest fires - Jan 13, 2010 HürriyetZONGULDAK - Through new technology, the General Directorate of Forestry is keeping a close watch on the Karabük, Ä°zmir, MuÄŸla and Antalya forests, ... A summer of fires leaves Spain feeling torched - Sep 14, 2005 New York TimesMADRID — As Spain emerges from its worst summer of forest fires in a decade, ... Nearly half of the forest fires that occur in the European Union every year ... Lebanon forest fires injure 15 - Oct 2, 2007 The AgeFifteen people were injured in fires that raged across forests and damaged houses to the north and east of the Lebanese capital today, a local official said ... Spain's forest fires raise environmental worries, suspicions - Aug 17, 2006 Christian Science MonitorArson arrests mount as blazes in Spain's lushest region become the country's worst environmental debacle since a 2002 oil spill. ... China warns of forest fires following snowstorms - Feb 19, 2008 Reuters UKBEIJING (Reuters) - Unseasonably cold weather across large swathes of southern China killed trees which could worsen forest fires later in the year and lead ... Wind rekindles forest fires in east China´s Fujian Province - Feb 14, 2009 央视国际SHAXIAN COUNTY, Fujian, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Wind rekindled several forest fires in eastern China's Fujian Province on Friday afternoon, just hours after the ... Lightning starts forest fires - Jan 9, 2010 Norway PostSeveral teams of firefighters in the county of Telemark had by Sunday morning gained control over a number of forest fires which were probably started by ... Indonesia pledges to halve forest fires this year - Jun 20, 2007 Reuters UKBy Ahmad Pathoni. JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia pledged on Thursday to reduce forest fires by up to half this year, as Southeast Asian environment ministers ... Fire crews scramble to douse BC forest fires - Jun 30, 2008 CTV.caThe summer fire season has kicked off with two significant fires in the British Columbia interior. The first on Jackass Mountain, south of Lytton, ... Portugal raises alert amid raging forest fires - Aug 8, 2006 euronews.netThe following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. A fresh alert has been called in Portugal as ... Papandreou chairs PASOK meeting on forest fires - Jan 11, 2010 Αθηναικο Î Ï?ακτοÏ?είο Ειδήσεων - Αθηναικο Î Ï?ακτοÏ?είο ΕιδήσεωνMain opposition PASOK's leader George Papandreou on Friday chaired a party meeting on the forest fires ravaging the country, again stressing that these were ... Warning over DNA damage from forest fires - May 1, 2009 New ScientistSmoke from forest fires may contain potent mutagenic compounds that can damage human DNA, according to a controversial new study of fire emissions. ... Greek government under attack over forest fires - Aug 28, 2007 Reuters IndiaBy Dina Kyriakidou. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek opposition parties attacked the conservative government on Monday over its handling of devastating forest fires ... Greek forest fires could be CO2 threat - Sep 2, 2007 Reuters IndiaBy Robin Pomeroy. ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's huge forest fires have been blamed by some on global warming, but satellite images of smoke plumes drifting as ... Why forest fires are spreading - Sep 7, 2007 BBC NewsBy Tim Egan. Fires wreaking destruction in the American West are set to become the norm for many months of the year. The fires that raced through Greece, ... Paraguay declares emergency as forest fires rage - Sep 12, 2007 Reuters UKASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay declared a state of emergency in three northeastern provinces on Tuesday due to forest fires that have ravaged thousands of ... Most forest fires put out - Aug 31, 2007 Independent OnlineAlgiers - Cooler temperatures in northern Algeria on Friday helped firefighters put out most of the blazes that have killed at least eight people and ... Yukon forest fires changed air quality worldwide: study - Aug 2, 2005 CBC.caLast summer's forest fires in Yukon and Alaska sent carbon monoxide pollution around the world, scientists say. Researchers looking at the effects of the ... Forest fires continue to rage in Greece, other Balkans nations - Jul 27, 2007 Malaysia StarATHENS, Greece (AP): Forest fires were raging across Greece and other parts of the Balkans on Friday, despite another night of firefighting efforts, ... Greeks in black protest deadly forest fires - Aug 29, 2007 Reuters UKBy Dina Kyriakidou. ATHENS (Reuters) - Dressed in black mourning thousands of Greeks protested on Wednesday against the political response to forest fires ... 'Siberian forest fires due to climate change' - Aug 1, 2007 Telegraph.co.ukBy Roger Highfield, Science Editor. Devastating forest fires in Siberia that send a pall of smoke worldwide are happening more frequently because of climate ... Heatwave fans forest fires as ash rains down on capital - Jun 30, 2007 Times OnlineThe Parthenon is illuminated by forest fires and smoke, as ash rains down on Athens yesterday, covering cars and streets with a grey film. ... Agricultural burning, forest fires impact Arctic melting - May 27, 2009 HinduWashington (IANS): Large-scale agricultural burning in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, US, Canada and Ukraine is having a much greater impact on the melting of ... Developments of Chinese forest fires - Feb 14, 2009 央视国际China's State Forestry Administration says more than two hundred forest fires were spotted in the 24 hours after 8 am February 12th. ... 3 simultaneous forest fires scorch NB - May 8, 2007 CBC.caFirefighting crews were battling three forest fires in New Brunswick on Tuesday afternoon, and efforts to contain the blazes were expected to continue into ... NASA study targets northern forest fires - Jun 17, 2008 CBC.caThe US space agency is set to launch a three-week study into how fires in Canada's boreal forest contribute to Arctic pollution and affect climate change. ... Children 'lit five forest fires' - Apr 13, 2007 BBC NewsChildren were responsible for lighting five separate fires at a County Down forest park, the Fire and Rescue Service has said. ... Greece declares state of emergency as forest fires reach Athens - Aug 22, 2009 The GuardianThousands of Greeks were battling to save their homes from forest fires raging out of control on the outskirts of Athens as authorities declared a state of ... Initiatives on to control forest fires - Apr 2, 2007 The HinduPREVENTIVE MEASURE: Forest personnel collecting match boxes from tourists on Yercaud Ghat Road on Saturday. - Photo: P. Goutham ... Residents face forest fires on Australia's east coast - Oct 19, 2009 Sun Daily - The Sun DailySydney (Oct 19, 2009) : Householders in Rockhampton on Australia's east coast were Monday warned to leave or prepare to fight the forest fires bearing down ... Central, southern Italy ablaze with forest fires - Jul 24, 2007 ForbesROME Thomson Financial - Forest and brush fires engulfed parts of central and southern Italy amid searing temperatures, with firefighters battling some 1500 ... China suffers floods, drought and now forest fires - Aug 4, 2007 Reuters IndiaBEIJING (Reuters) - Flash floods in just one county in central China killed 78 people and left at least 18 missing, state media said on Saturday, ... As forest fires burn, suffocated Athens is outraged - Jul 16, 2007 New York TimesBy Niki Kitsantonis. ATHENS — Smoke engulfed much of the Greek capital Monday as a forest fire that started at the foot of Mount Hymettus on the outskirts ... Agricultural burning, forest fires impact Arctic melting - May 28, 2009 Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: Large-scale agricultural burning in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, US, Canada and Ukraine is having a much greater impact on the melting of Arctic ... Preventing Forest Fires: To Thin Or Burn? - Jun 26, 2007 go.comBy Laura Anthony. DAVIS, Calif. Jun. 26, 2007 (KGO) (KGO) -- The Angora fire is providing us with a dramatic lesson in the dangers of encroaching on ... Forest fires in Greece threaten homes - Aug 18, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldAuthorities in Greece say forest fires are threatening homes in southern and central areas, where strong winds are hindering firefighters. ... Canada Evacuates More Than 5000 as Forest Fires Spread in West - 05 Aug 2009 BloombergAug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- More than 700 wildfires are burning across British Columbia, forcing the evacuation of at least 5000 people What the #!%* is the deal with BC's forest fires? - 05 Aug 2009 National PostIn this occasional feature, the Post tells you everything you need to know about a complicated issue. Today, Kathryn Blaze Carlson on BC wildfires Q. Why Fires fought without Martin Mars water bombers - 05 Aug 2009 Vancouver SunA forest service spokesman said the aircraft remains on standby and, if needed, could be sent anywhere in the country to help battle forest fires. Above-average fire year follows lean years - 05 Aug 2009 Capital City WeeklyThe boreal forest seems as if it was designed to burn, and the ecosystem would not be healthy without forest fires. More frequent extreme years may be The Heat is On: Summer Fires Rage in Mediterranean - 05 Aug 2009 TreehuggerThis summer has been literally blazing in Southern Europe, where forest fires in France, Greece, Italy, and Spain burned down more than 50000 hectares in Nova Scotians head to BC to fight fires - 05 Aug 2009 TheChronicleHerald.caTwo dozen Nova Scotians left for Kamloops, BC, on the weekend to help fight forest fires in that province. US fire expert says mass evacuation's not always necessary - 05 Aug 2009 The Canadian PressVICTORIA, BC — A US fire-fighting expert says evacuating communities to escape forest fires is not always the right thing to do. Fire historian Stephen Pyne Riau Closes Schools After Severe Forest Fires Smoke - 05 Aug 2009 Tempo InteraktifTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Thick smoke from forest fires in several areas in Riau Province have prompted regional administration in Siak and Indragiri Hulu Fire burns 600 acres at Cougar Ridge - 05 Aug 2009 East OregonianThe Pendleton Interagency Communication Center - which covers the Umatilla National Forest and other forest lands on this side of the Blue Mountains Some 270 non-forest hotspots in South Kalimantan - 05 Aug 2009 Thai News Agency MCOTMost of the hotspots were not caused by forest fires but by plantation fires outside forest areas, the head of the forestry service of South Kalimantan, West Kelowna fire chief encourages residents to be vigilant - 05 Aug 2009 Kelowna.comAlthough this area is not new to the experience of interface forest fires, the current forest fire situation in BC is a reminder of the need to be prepared. Fire restrictions begin Thursday at Lake Tahoe - 05 Aug 2009 Reno Gazette-JournalThe US Forest Service's Lake Tahoe unit will begin fire restrictions on National Forest lands beginning Thursday, officials said today. A pop bottle, car exhaust, and a cigarette--what do they have in ... - 05 Aug 2009 Seattle Post IntelligencerAs Smokey the Bear used to say, "Only you can prevent forest fires" or for that matter any fire. Thanks from all the rest of us for practicing these simple 'Dangerous level' haze in Riau - 05 Aug 2009 Straits TimesJAKARTA - THE air quality in several cities across Riau province dropped to 'dangerous' levels Tuesday, due to thick haze from forest fires that also Our Livelihood Is At Risk - 05 Aug 2009 Opinion250 NewsHow ironic that this opinion piece cries out against forest fires in order to protect "our livelihood" when it's been fire prevention policies that have Methodist minister Gordon H. Miller loved helping others - 05 Aug 2009 Dallas Morning NewsHe was among the first trained as a smoke jumper – those who skydive in to fight forest fires. And he sailed overseas with the United Nations to transport Helicopter struck by lightning in Idaho, 4 injured | KXNet.com ... - 05 Aug 2009 Reiten Television KXMB BismarckThe Sikorsky S64E skycrane helicopter was on a national contract with the Payette National Forest to help fight forest fires in the region. Fires out, but more possible as winds mix with heat - Aug 4, 2009 The Union of Grass ValleyThe National Weather Service in Sacramento predicts a chance for winds to push more smoke into Nevada County from residual Northern California forest fires. Malaysia hit with haze from forest fires - Aug 4, 2009 AFPKUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia was Wednesday hit with the worst haze levels recorded this year, as smoke from forest fires caused "unhealthy" levels of pollution Temperature drop helps Spanish island battle fires - Aug 3, 2009 The Associated PressLA PALMA, Canary Islands — Lower temperatures helped firefighters battle two forest fires that have raged on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands for four NOREEN: Smokey Bear is a tough act to follow - Aug 4, 2009 Colorado Springs GazetteYou might be able to prevent forest fires, but you can't stop Smokey Bear, who turns 65 this week without a trace of gray, showing no signs that he's lost a Guest Opinion: Montana forests suffer from beetles, political ... - Aug 4, 2009 Billings GazetteThere are almost no forest fires in Europe because there is no jungle of combustible material helter-skelter across the landscape, and no massive insect Prime Minister says federal financial help is likely for BC ... - Aug 4, 2009 The Canadian PressHarper told reporters he expects the costs of fighting the forest fires will trigger the federal government's Disaster Relief Act. "Obviously, At 65, Smokey Bear is still fighting fires - Jul 24, 2009 Los Angeles TimesHis uncompromising stance -- "Only you can prevent forest fires" -- helped alter the landscape by reinforcing the idea that fire was an enemy that should be Minister plays down Riau, Jambi forest fires - Aug 4, 2009 Jakarta PostA minister says the government does not consider forest fires in Riau and Jambi provinces a pressing problem despite evidence they have caused health Forest fires raging in British Columbia - Aug 2, 2009 NECN...(NECN/CTV) - Thousands of residents of British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada, were forced to flee their homes on Saturday as wildfires raged Beetle-killed trees make fire unpredictable - Aug 4, 2009 Jackson Hole DailyWhile fighting forest fires along the wildland-urban interface is always tricky, the current epidemic of pine beetles has complicated the defense of homes Greenpeace urges Susilo to stop forest fires - Aug 4, 2009 The Malaysian InsiderJAKARTA, Aug 4 — Greenpeace has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take significant measures in overcoming the spreading of forest fires in Riau, Lightning strikes spark four forest fires - Jul 30, 2009 Record-SearchlightBy Record Searchlight staff The Lower Fire is burning on 6 acres about nine miles north of Junction City in the Canyon Creek area, a Forest Service Private companies may be responsible for forest fires in Riau: govt - Aug 3, 2009 Jakarta PostThe government has said that private companies might responsible for ongoing forest fires in Riau, which has forced the temporary closure of the regional FIRE SEASON 2009: Fire activity forces closure of part of Kootenai ... - Aug 4, 2009 The MissoulianThe upper reaches of the Kootenai Canyon trail have been closed after spot forest fires made travel there dangerous Tuesday San Bernardino National Forest raises fire restrictions - Aug 2, 2009 Redlands Daily FactsThe state has experienced a "relatively mild" year for forest fires, Miller said, but the public should always be aware of the danger, especially as the Forest fires down in the NWT - Aug 4, 2009 Northern News Services (subscription) (subscription)With the relative lack of forest fires in the NWT, some of the territorial government's resources and people - either GNWT employees or contractors - have Soldiers help fight forest fires in C Kalimantan - Aug 4, 2009 AntaraKalimantan regional military command (Korem 102 Panju Panjung) has deployed six platoons or 180 men to help put out land and forest fires in the region. After six decades, Smokey Bear still fighting fires - Jul 28, 2009 Austin American-StatesmanHis uncompromising stance — "Only you can prevent forest fires" — helped alter the landscape by reinforcing the idea that fire was an enemy that should be Fires Ravage 40 Hectares Of Belait Forest - Aug 3, 2009 Bru DirectKuala Belait - Raging fires for the past two days burned about 40 hectares of forest in Belait District and aggravated the haze caused by forest fires in State a 'testing ground' for firefighting air tankers - Aug 4, 2009 Press-EnterpriseThe number of air tankers available to fight fires in the United States has doubled this year to four, and all are available from bases at French army rapped over blaze as Europe battles fires - Jul 23, 2009 AFP..."Tracer rounds are outlawed, not only during this period but in principle in all the camps in the south," a region more prone to forest fires, Southern California bracing for fire season - Jul 13, 2009 Los Angeles TimesThe fire danger level for the Angeles National Forest was raised Sunday from high to very high, and the two largest forest fires so far this year have Knuckles on fire - Aug 3, 2009 Ceylon Daily News...â€?It appears that somebody has deliberately set fire to the grass at midnight,â€? he said and added , “ “the forest fires in Sri Lanka are caused by humans and More Ontario fire crews heading to BC to help combat forest fires - Jul 31, 2009 The Canadian PressFORT FRANCES, Ont. — More firefighting resources from Ontario are being dispatched to British Columbia to help battle forest fires. The Ministry of Natural CME lumber gains 4 pct on Can dollar, stock rise - Aug 3, 2009 ForbesConcern is also growing over forest fires in British Columbia and the dry conditions in the Pacific northwest that could lead to more fires. 323 forest fires in one week - Aug 3, 2009 EnnaharA total of 323 fires ravaged 6800 hectares (ha), including 3750 ha of forests, from 25 to 31 July, with an average of 46 fires per day, Algeria's Forestry 25392 hectares of forest area in HP affected by fires: Min - Aug 3, 2009 SamayLiveTaking the problem of forest fires seriously thedepartment has taken several measures to prevent them, Naddasaid in reply to a question by Kaul Singh Thakur Fires hurt forest industry, but possible drop in supply pushes up ... - Aug 1, 2009 Vancouver SunBut no one likes to see forest fires, even if the mills are shut "because it's potential timber that's being burned up," he said. Spain on alert as fires hit south Europe - Jul 24, 2009 The Associated PressA firefighter died in the hospital Friday, bringing the number to have died from forest fires this week to six. Around 1500 people were evacuated from the 11000 Canadian flee forest fires - Jul 19, 2009 The Associated PressKELOWNA, British Columbia — About 11000 residents of a subdivision threatened by a forest fire in southern British Columbia have been evacuated, Five held on suspicion of starting forest fires in Corsica - Jul 26, 2009 guardian.co.ukPhotograph: Stephan Agostinii/AFP/Getty Images French police are holding at least five people suspected of starting forest fires that have ravaged the PRESS DIGEST - Canada - August 4 - Aug 4, 2009 ReutersTHE GLOBE AND MAIL: - One of the worst outbreaks of forest fires in British Columbia history is beginning to overwhelm the province's hard pressed Yosemite Losing Its Big Trees - Jul 30, 2009 LiveScience.comThis trend is somewhat worrisome because forest fires could become more common as the climate warms. 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