| November 18,
2008 - Wildfires Report Provides New Firefighter Curriculum.
Article in
Government
Technology Emergency Management News discusses lessons
learned during the past 4 years from California wildfires.
To read this article,
click here. Related report (.pdf),
Command During Catastrophic Interface Wildfires. |
| November 16,
2008 - Fires losses may prompt tougher building codes
for mobile homes. Governor calls for review of
building standards as well as hospitals' emergency backup power
plans. To read this article on the LA Times site,
click here.. |
| August 15, 2008
- Worry over tactics grows after firefighter deaths -
Some say fighting fires in remote areas puts crews in
unnecessary danger. To read this article on the MSNBC
site,
click here.. |
| July 29, 2008 -
Air Tanker Drops In Wildfires Are Often Just For Show;
Part 2 of a LA Times 5 part series on Wildfires. To read
this article,
click here...
To see the LA Times
web site on this 5 part series, "BIG BURN", of articles,
click here... |
May 27, 2008 -
California-Nevada Tahoe Basin Fire Commission issues final
report and recommendations to CA & NV governors,
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| May 4-10, 2008
- CALFIRE
Wildfire Awareness Week,
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| The
2007 U.S. Wildfire Season: Lessons from Southern California,
a report by RMS & ImageCat. To download this report (.pdf),
click here... |
| March 2008
Natural Hazards Observer; Becoming Firewise: A
Neighborhood Approach and Stay or Go: An Australian Perspective
on Community Response to the threat of Wildfire. To
download (.pdf),
click here... |
Feb 13, 2008 -
Proposed Federal budget cuts national forest fire prevention
funding,
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| Wildland Fire
Management Federal Agencies Lack Key Long- and Short-Term
Management Strategies for Using Program Funds Effectively -
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of
Representatives -GAO-08-433T. To download this report (.pdf)
}click
here. |
What the
October Wildfires Reveal About Preparedness In Southern
California.
House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Hearing, December 10, 2007
Fallbrook, CA.,
}click
here...
Steve skinner
the WDC Director WILDFIRE Policy attended this hearing. |
| Decay of
public firefighting has spawned billion dollar private industry.
Trade group founded in 2000 now represents 10,000 private
firefighters,
(Published 12/12/2007) |
California
Governor's Blue Ribbon Fire Commission web site,
}click
here...
Executive
Summary: Governor's Blue Ribbon Fire Commission, 2003 Report
to the Governor (.pdf),
}click
here... |
| The Perfect
Firestorm: Bringing Forest Service Wildfire Costs Under Control,
Policy Analysis, The CATO Institute, 30 April 2007,
}click
here |
|
Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction
. a study performed by the Subcommittee on
Disaster Reduction / National Science and Technology Council,
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. To download a
copy of this report in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format
}click
here... |
| GAO-07-1017T
Wildland Fire Management: A Cohesive Strategy and Clear
Cost-Containment Goals Are Needed for Federal Agencies to Manage
Wildland Fire Activities Effectively, June 19, 2007,
click here |
|
GAO-07-403 Natural Hazard Mitigation: Various Mitigation
Efforts Exist, but Federal Efforts Do Not
Provide a Comprehensive Strategic Framework,
22 Aug
2007,
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click here |
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GAO-07-1168 Wildland Fire Management: Better
Information and a Systematic Process Could Improve Agencies’
Approach to Allocating Fuel Reduction Funds and Selecting
Projects, 28 Sept 2007,
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here |
