Posts Tagged ‘ forest fire ’

Thinning or Roadless Areas?

October 12, 2009
By Di Mettler
Thinning or Roadless Areas?

While traveling yesterday, I came across the headline Oregon thinning project tests Obama forest policy at least three times. As soon as I got home, I had to see what big event had transpired. More of the Same After reading the article, I was disappointed. Nothing had really happened. Basically, the same roadless question...
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Hottest Day On Record, Don’t do Something Stupid

July 29, 2009
By Di Mettler
Hottest Day On Record, Don’t do Something Stupid

The news today is that Pacific Northwest may reach the hottest temperatures on record, or at least in the last 200 years since they’ve been keeping track. I’m live in Enumclaw, in the foothills of Mount Rainier. I can feel people collectively holding their breath, hoping no one does something stupid, like throw a...
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The Yellow Book is Here!

July 24, 2009
By Di Mettler
The Yellow Book is Here!

It’s here . . . and just in time. The 2009 Mechanized Equipment for Fire and Fuels Operations (also known as the Yellow Book) is the most comprehensive publication out there when it comes to fighting fires with mechanized equipment. If there’s a better on out there, I have yet to seen it. Valuable...
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Forest Fires Websites

July 21, 2009
By Di Mettler

It’s forest fire season again. Timely information is vital. Here are few websites with up-to-date info that you might find of value. • http://firecenter.berkeley.edu/ — Center of Fire Research and Outreach. This site has, among other things, current fire news, how to prepare your home, and after fire resources. • http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm — National Interagency...
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Hats off to Firefighters

July 14, 2009
By Di Mettler
Hats off to Firefighters

So far (knock on wood) this year has been a relatively light one in terms of acres burned by forest fires — although the number of fires has been pretty high (51,584 fires from between January and July 14, and 2,425,934 acres burned). These figures are huge, but this time last year there had...
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Loggers Have the Right Equipment to Battle Wildfires

June 19, 2009
By Di Mettler

The fire season has arrived. Prevention is always the best way to curtail current catastrophic wildfires — removing vegetation and creating healthy stands less prone to fire. But often that’s not an option and the blazes must be battled. Looking to the Logger Although loggers are called on to thin the forests, their specialized forestry...
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