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Winter Increases Risk Of Wildfires

WCTV Tallahassee - Tue Dec 8, 2:21 pm ET

The winter months often bring seasonal weather changes that can directly affect the wildfire risk in our area.

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Wildfire meetings planned
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Tue Dec 8, 2:52 am ET
FAIRBANKS — Two community meetings are planned for this week to discuss local wildfire plans and planned fuel breaks in the area. The meetings will detail the Community Wildfire Protection plan, w...
Australia steps up wildfire preparedness
Boston Globe - Sun Dec 6, 12:18 pm ET
Australians thought they were prepared for wildfires. Until Black Saturday. The infernos that blazed across Victoria state last February were the most destructive in the history of a country that faces more than 50,000 fires in an average year. In the end, 173 people were killed and more than 2,000 homes, destroyed.
Walden co-authors expansion of Healthy Forests bill
The Mail Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 5:16 am ET
Two Oregon congressmen from opposite sides of the aisle introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at creating jobs on federal timberlands, expanding renewable energy projects and reducing the chance of catastrophic wildfires near rural communities.
Man wanted for assault of county police officer
The Newark Post - Wed Dec 9, 6:49 am ET
New Castle County Police are seeking Julius Brannan, 39,who resides in the unit block of Wildfire Lane in the Woodburne Townhomes, New Castle. He has been charged with assaulting a police officer after he resisted arrest and slammed an officer's hand into a door while he tried to flee.
Powerful snowstorm sweeps across West
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 12:43 am ET
A large and powerful storm howled across the West with snow and strong winds Monday, snarling traffic, closing schools and threatening to spawn mudslides in wildfire-devastated Southern California.
David Archuleta live: A fan's experience
Rexburg Standard Journal - Wed Dec 9, 4:33 am ET
The lights went dim, the intro music got louder, the ear-piercing screams bounced off the walls and David Archuleta walked out on stage. He started performing so enthusiastically and energetically, it was like adding gasoline to an already colossal wildfire. He flashed those big pearly whites of his and sang with absolutely no inhibition.
Wilmington plans controlled burn for Halyburton Park
WECT 6 Wilmington - Tue Dec 8, 9:02 am ET
The prescribed burn is meant to minimize wildfires and spur the growth of other vegetation in the area.
Controlled burns planned in Vail
Vail Daily - Mon Dec 7, 6:53 pm ET
VAIL, Colorado - A series of controlled burns will be set in Vail this week. Crews will burns trees cut down during work done in recent years to reduce the risk of wildfire and cope with the spread of pine beetles. The schedule is as follows: * Today: Above and to the west of Arosa Drive (approximately 40 piles) * Tuesday: Above Tahoe Drive in Matterhorn (approximately 10 piles) * Wednesday ...
Forest Fires Could Spread Pollutants
US News & World Report - Thu Dec 3, 12:16 pm ET
Chemicals bond to smoke particles, and can then be transported across great distances.
Mathematical Models Key to Tracking Gossip, Terrorists
Newswise - Mon Dec 7, 12:27 pm ET
Thanks to the Internet and online social networks (OSNs) news and gossip now spread literally like wildfire -- uncontrollably and seemingly without any order. But according to one Ryerson researcher, there is method to the madness. With the right mathematical model, you could spot when and where a story starts, then watch as it skips across the Internet. One day, similar models could even detect ...