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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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MV to consider medical marijuana dispensary moratorium
Telluride Daily Planet - Wed Dec 2, 9:40 am ET
Medical marijuana dispensaries are spreading across Colorado like wildfire, and one of the next venues may be Mountain Village.
File Import Software opens Pro/ENGINEER data in AutoCAD.
ThomasNet - Wed Dec 2, 8:53 am ET
Pro/ENGINEER File Import Plug-in for AutoCAD lets AutoCAD users open 3D solid models designed in Pro/ENGINEER and carry out solid modeling operations on them. It can read Pro/ENGINEER part PRT and assembly ASM files from Pro/ENGINEER v16 to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire v4.0. Program can repair files with corrupt or invalid data, correct differences in precision, and log data translation problems and ...
Peak 7 logging on today's Wildfire Council agenda
Summit Daily News - Wed Dec 2, 3:18 am ET
The Summit County Wildfire Council may face some worked-up citizens at its meeting today, as residents of the Peak 7 neighborhood rally to scrutinize a major forest health logging proposal. In its early stages, the plan includes large clear-cuts up the flanks of the Tenmile Range near the county subdivision. The project includes other areas around Breckenridge, but the plan for the Peak 7 area ...
Debris clearing near Lakehead serves dual purposes
The Record Searchlight - Wed Dec 2, 3:00 am ET
LAKEHEAD - It may take 10 years to whack their way through 4,500 acres of brush-choked woodlands that surround Lakehead, but firefighters say it's worth the effort.If there is a wildfire, the cushion will make for a faster, more effective fight, said Jeff Michels, superintendent for the Shasta Lake Hot Shot Crew.Though the U.S. Forest Service 's project is aimed at improving habitat for deer ...
Peak 7 logging on Wildfire Council agenda Wednesday
Summit Daily News - Tue Dec 1, 8:18 pm ET
The Summit County Wildfire Council may face some worked-up citizens at its Dec. 2 meeting, as residents of the Peak 7 neighborhood rally to scrutinize a major forest health logging proposal. In its early stages, the plan includes large clear cuts up the flanks of the Tenmile Range near the county subdivision. The project includes other areas around Breckenridge, but the plan for the Peak 7 area ...
Fire helicopter sticking around
FOX 5 San Diego - Tue Dec 1, 12:54 am ET
Due to the continuing wildfire threat, San Diego-area emergency crews will have access to a large water-dropping aircraft until mid- December, a fire department spokesman said today.
Victims Of Spring Wildfires Get Donated Homes
KAUZ Wichita Falls - Mon Nov 30, 11:27 pm ET
Five families have a home to call their own now, after devastating wildfires took that away from them back in April.
Contract extended for water-dropping aircraft
North County Times - Mon Nov 30, 11:00 pm ET
SAN DIEGO ---- Due to the continuing wildfire threat, SanDiego-area emergency crews will have access to a largewater-dropping aircraft until mid-December, a fire departmentspokesman said Monday.
USFS considers night flying to attack wildfires
CBS 47 Fresno - Mon Nov 30, 8:02 pm ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is considering allowing its aircraft to attack wildfires at night. The Forest Service typically bans its pilots from dropping water or retardant on fires at night because of safety risks. But Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Director Tom Harbour said Monday that the agency's night-flying policy is being reviewed. To make a change, the agency ...
Forest Service eyes night flying against fires
San Diego 6 - Mon Nov 30, 7:09 pm ET
The U.S. Forest Service says it is considering allowing its aircraft to attack wildfires at night.