Fighting forest fires with a plan and community cooperation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Fighting forest fires with a plan and community cooperation

The Hindu  

Around 1.30 a.m. on March 10, T.M. The conservation volunteer group functioning under the supervision of Mannarkkad Range Forest Officer N. Subair was the latest in a series of successful experiments in fighting forest fires in Kerala that records relatively fewer fires compared to several States, including Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Maharashtra, as per the Forest Survey of India, 2019. Detailed preparedness Taking lessons from the fires that ravaged forest covers in previous years, meticulous fire management plans have been made at the block level within each forest range. People’s involvement The satellite-based fire alert system offered by the Forest Survey of India has made it easy for the forest staff to get to know of any fires inside the forest. Leading the training session, Nazar P., Fire and Rescue Services assistant station officer at Mannarkkad, warned them of the huge consequences if forest fires are allowed to last for days and weeks.

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Firefighters battle wildfires choking Brazilian capital
3 months ago

Firefighters battle wildfires choking Brazilian capital

Al Jazeera  

Firefighters have been battling wildfires spreading through a national park in Brazil and choking the capital, Brasilia, in smoke. More than 490 firefighters on Monday were trying to extinguish blazes that have already burned through 2,000 hectares of the Brasilia National Park conservation area. The fire “spread very quickly because of wind speed, low humidity, and it is very hot,” …

How can Himachal Pradesh fight against forest fires? | Explained
6 months ago

How can Himachal Pradesh fight against forest fires? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Himachal Pradesh is witnessing widespread forest fires across the region. According to the Himachal Pradesh Forest department, there have been a total of 1,684 forest fires since April 15. The primary causes of these forest fires are faulty forestry practices, and treating forests from a utilitarian perspective, excluding people’s participation. What the Himalayan States now need …

Forest fires in AP start rising with approaching summer
1 year, 10 months ago

Forest fires in AP start rising with approaching summer

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: With day temperatures rising, Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a gradual increase in forest fires, with 537 of them reported between November 1, 2022 and February 8, 2023. Monthly reports reveal that forest fires have risen from nine in November to 24 in December. Kurnool forest circle comprising Kadapa, Kurnool, Nandyal and Proddatur divisions reported the highest number of 179 …

Prolonged dry spell sparks wildfires across Himachal Pradesh
2 years, 7 months ago

Prolonged dry spell sparks wildfires across Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The prolonged dry spell coupled with unusually high temperatures in recent days has triggered several wildfires in Himachal Pradesh, destroying several hectares of forest cover across many parts of the hill State. The early onset of summer this year in the hills posed a major challenge for the State government’s efforts to control forest fires and with dry weather conditions …

Forest Fires Run Wild in Himachal Pradesh with Summer Coming Early amid A Lengthy Dry Spell
2 years, 7 months ago

Forest Fires Run Wild in Himachal Pradesh with Summer Coming Early amid A Lengthy Dry Spell

News 18  

With the mercury shooting up and a prolonged dry spell, Himachal Pradesh is witnessing an alarming increase in the number of forest fires, causing losses worth crores of rupees. The forest fires have so far affected an area of 4,000 hectares and the forest department has pegged the damage at over a crore rupees. Even though the forest department has …

Wildfires getting worse globally, and governments are unprepared, U.N. report says
2 years, 10 months ago

Wildfires getting worse globally, and governments are unprepared, U.N. report says

LA Times  

Firefighters battle a blaze in a forest near the village of Kyuyorelyakh in Russia on Aug. 5, 2021. A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to a U.N. …

As drought lingers, larger and more destructive wildfires pose new threats to water supply
2 years, 10 months ago

As drought lingers, larger and more destructive wildfires pose new threats to water supply

LA Times  

Firefighters clear away combustible material at the head of the Dixie fire near Janesville, Calif., on Aug. 20. “We — and our hydrological infrastructure — are not really suited to deal with it.” The three big water basins of the Sierra Nevada — the Sacramento, San Joaquin and Tulare — “should all be on the precipice now of having experienced …

US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet civilization
2 years, 11 months ago

US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet civilization

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration said Tuesday it will significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around “hot spots” where nature and neighborhoods collide. “The time to act is now if we want to ultimately over time change the trajectory of these fires.” Specific projects weren’t immediately …

Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions
3 years, 2 months ago

Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Firefighters and numerous studies credit intensive forest thinning projects with helping save communities like those recently threatened near Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada, but dissent from some environmental advocacy groups is roiling the scientific community. “Not only did tens of thousands of acres of recent thinning, fuel breaks, and other forest management fail to stop or …

Hot, dry weather challenges crews fighting California wildfires
3 years, 2 months ago

Hot, dry weather challenges crews fighting California wildfires

LA Times  

Sierra Cobras fire crew member Gustavo Cisneros keeps an eye on a hillside as the Windy fire tears through Sequoia National Forest near the Tule River Reservation last month. The KNP Complex fire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park had burned 58,283 acres and was 20% contained as of early Saturday, when it sparked new evacuation warnings in Fresno …

Lack of strategy impedes fight against forest fires
3 years, 8 months ago

Lack of strategy impedes fight against forest fires

Hindustan Times  

At least 85 forest fires are raging in Uttarakhand, and have destroyed 165 acres of land in the past 24 hours to 48 hours, forcing the state to seek the Centre’s intervention — two helicopters of the Indian Air Force were pressed into service Monday, and they flew several sorties to spray water over the fires — even as it …

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