IT'S OFFICIALLY FIRE SEASON; AMPLE BRUSH AND LACK OF RAIN PORTEND A...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 1, 1999 ;     320 words ......preparing for a long and possibly dangerous fire season. The El Nino storms of early 1998 produced...Generally speaking, we're expecting a bad fire season.'' Today marks the official start of...Valley, which are hotter and drier, fire season officially started May 19. But what...

As always, weather will shape fire season

Yakima Herald-Republic;  May 12, 2007 ;     486 words ......looks like this summer will be a typical fire season in Central Washington, though it could...officials said Friday. The regional fire season generally begins around the first of...Valley, which had a relatively calm fire season last year. "It seems to have made a...

Forecasting fire season severity

Fire Management Today;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...FORECASTING FIRE SEASON SEVERITY* Each year, wildland fire managers prepare for the coming fire season based on factors such as long-range weather...management, as the severity of the 2000 fire season showed only all too well. Prior to the...

Up in smoke: how weather helped shape Ontario's 2006 fire season.(Cover...

Weatherwise;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......was one of extremes. An active fire season that saw more than 300 new fires...Their experiences during the 2006 fire season offer a glimpse of how weather influences the outcome of any given fire season and how past weather events, daily...

Qld: Firefighters warn of difficult fire season

AAP General News (Australia);  August 13, 2002 ;     184 words ......Qld: Firefighters warn of difficult fire season BRISBANE, Aug 13 AAP - Drought conditions...across Queensland will mean a dangerous fire season this year, the Queensland Rural Fire...district inspector Bernie Trembath said the fire season officially started on August 1. He said...

SEN. DOMENICI URGES PROPER PREPAREDNESS FOR UPCOMING FIRE SEASON

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 5, 2006 ;     279 words ......m. to review the impacts of the 2005 fire season and the outlook for this year's wildland fire season, as well as to assess the federal land...agencies' state of readiness for the coming fire season. Testimony will be provided by Department...

NT: Top End burns in tough fire season

AAP General News (Australia);  October 25, 2006 ;     369 words ......10-25-2006 NT: Top End burns in tough fire season By Tara Ravens DARWIN, Oct 25 AAP...their cattle and livestock." This year's fire season was made worse by Cyclone Monica, which...said. "It also caused problems once the fire season started because we'd be on our way to...

Agencies call end to fire season.

Record (Stockton, CA);  November 20, 2006 ;     391 words ......Dana M. Nichols Nov. 20--SAN ANDREAS -- Fire season is over, according to the state and...battle blazes in Mother Lode forests. Fire season ends officially today for the California...rains and snow at high altitudes meant fire season was already over for most Sierra Nevada...

Officials Are Gearing Up for Fire Season

Albuquerque Journal;  April 7, 2007 ;     243 words ......last winter as they prepare for the fire season in the East Mountains. But it's the...spread to the forests. Officials expect a fire season similar to last year's, which started...the state by early March 2006. That fire season followed a warmer, drier winter than...

WESTERN STATES MAY FACE BAD FIRE SEASON

United Press International;  January 30, 2003 ;     527 words ......00-0000 Western states may face bad fire season DENVER, Jan 30, 2003 (United Press International...have the potential of bringing up a bad fire season, said John Januzzi, meteorologist in...this month predicting an above-normal fire season for the interior western states because...

Firefighters train for fall fire season: Buildup of unburned debris could...

Charleston Daily Mail;  September 20, 2007 ;     451 words ......officials say could be the worst fall fire season West Virginia has had in several years. "We're bucking up for a big fire season," said Ben Webster, fire staff...fires. The last significant forest fire season took place in 2001, when 80,000...

VIC: State in for critical fire season, CFA chief says

AAP General News (Australia);  October 2, 2006 ;     462 words ......10-02-2006 VIC: State in for critical fire season, CFA chief says By Jamie Duncan MELBOURNE...dry spring could spell a disastrous fire season in Victoria, Country Fire Authority...state's firefighting resources as the fire season looms. "You don't want to be a doomsayer...

ANALYSIS: CASH SHORT AS FIRE SEASON STARTS

United Press International;  May 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ......International 05-05-2004 Analysis: Cash short as fire season starts LOS ANGELES, May 05, 2004 (United...areas that are prone to wildfire. The fire season in the drought-stricken foothills and...California has plunged into yet another fire season just a few months after the last ...

NSW: Bush fire season upon us, be prepared: RFS

AAP General News (Australia);  October 1, 2008 ;     343 words ...NSW: Bush fire season upon us, be prepared: RFS SYDNEY...the possibility of bushfires. "Last fire season, we were fortunate to experience relatively...question that we will have bushfires this fire season," he said. Mr Fitzsimmons said residents...

FEARS FIZZLE AS FIRE SEASON ENDS.(News)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  December 1, 1998 ;     446 words ......Kevin F. Sherry Daily News Staff Writer Fire season ended Sunday in Ventura County without...El Nino rains could lead to the worst fire season in decades. But the threat to Ventura...Wells said. ``It wasn't a ferocious fire season.'' As with 1998, the five previous years...