1. FOREST FIRES Consequently, future efforts to reduce forest fires disasters should focus on the development of observational and http://www.unisdr.org/ndr/fire.htm

Natural hazards which form part of our environment no longer become major disasters when appropriate measures are taken to anticipate and reduce their impact... Home Page FOREST FIRES Site Map Fighting forest and bush fires involves very large expenditures by communities and governments and the after-effects of large fires are generally felt for many years. Wild fires result in extensive damage to vegetation, human settlements and industries, along with closures of roads, railways and airports, evacuations of people, disruption or death of domestic animals and wildlife and occasional loss of human life. They can also create significant regional problems such as occurred in 1994 when fire razed over five million hectares of bush, plantation and forest in Indonesia, generating thick haze which severly affected Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. At times visibility was reduced to as low as 500 metres, disrupting air transport, causing poor air quality and an increase in eye irritation and respiratory problems. Early identification of high fire hazard enables preventive or mitigating measures to be taken. As a result of research conducted over the past several decades, reliable techniques now exist for estimating the probability of forest fire outbreaks on the basis of meteorological conditions. Forecasts of high forest fire risk, made a day or two in advance, are of great value in initiating preventive measures such as forest closures, restrictions on logging and banning of open-air burning as well as in alerting and pre-positioning fire fighting personnel and warning the population. During active fires, wind, precipitation and humidity forecasts for fire sites enable fire-fighting crews to anticipate fire movement and behaviour, thereby increasing their efficiency and effectiveness and reducing overall costs.

2. TCE | Disasters | Fires Disasters / Fires. Fires Possible effects. Destruction of green forestcover and wildlife. - Destruction of buildings and other physical assets. http://www.fao.org/reliefoperations/disaster/fire.htm

Disasters / Fires Fires: Possible effects - Destruction of green forest cover and wildlife - Destruction of buildings and other physical assets - Long-term environmental damage Fires can destroy large expanses of forest in a few days, inflicting damage that can take years to restore. They can cause loss of human life, livestock, wildlife and crops as well as serious damage to property, livelihoods and the natural environment. FAO advises on strategies for preventing fires and controlling them when they do occur. Relief and rehabilitation aid may include equipment and technical assistance with clearing and replanting. Home ::FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE)::

3. FOREST FIRES Consequently, future efforts to reduce forest fires disasters should focus on thedevelopment of observational and communications infrastructure, specialized http://www.unisdr.org/unisdr/ndr/fire.htm

Natural hazards which form part of our environment no longer become major disasters when appropriate measures are taken to anticipate and reduce their impact... Home Page FOREST FIRES Site Map Fighting forest and bush fires involves very large expenditures by communities and governments and the after-effects of large fires are generally felt for many years. Wild fires result in extensive damage to vegetation, human settlements and industries, along with closures of roads, railways and airports, evacuations of people, disruption or death of domestic animals and wildlife and occasional loss of human life. They can also create significant regional problems such as occurred in 1994 when fire razed over five million hectares of bush, plantation and forest in Indonesia, generating thick haze which severly affected Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. At times visibility was reduced to as low as 500 metres, disrupting air transport, causing poor air quality and an increase in eye irritation and respiratory problems. Early identification of high fire hazard enables preventive or mitigating measures to be taken. As a result of research conducted over the past several decades, reliable techniques now exist for estimating the probability of forest fire outbreaks on the basis of meteorological conditions. Forecasts of high forest fire risk, made a day or two in advance, are of great value in initiating preventive measures such as forest closures, restrictions on logging and banning of open-air burning as well as in alerting and pre-positioning fire fighting personnel and warning the population. During active fires, wind, precipitation and humidity forecasts for fire sites enable fire-fighting crews to anticipate fire movement and behaviour, thereby increasing their efficiency and effectiveness and reducing overall costs.

4. Publications The report concludes with recommendations for reforms that would not only reducethe likelihood of future fires disasters, but also provide more sustainable http://www.wri.org/wri/forests/trialbyfire.html

Home Publications and multimedia List all publications Online bookstore ... PowerPoint Trial by fire: Forest fires and forestry policy in Indonesia's era of crisis and reform Charles Victor Barber and James Schweithelm Description: Nearly 10 million hectares were burned by fires that engulfed areas of Indonesia in 1997 and 1998. The fires were mostly ignited by plantation companies and others eager to clear forest land as rapidly and cheaply as possible. Economic damages from the resultant breakdown of transportation, destruction of crops and timber, decline in tourism, health care costs, and other impacts have been estimated at $10 billion. Disastrous as the fires were, they were only one sympton of a far greater disaster the systematic plunder and destruction of Southeast's Asia's greatest rainforests over the past three decades. As this report details, the fires of 1997-98 were the direct and inevitable outcome of forest and land-use policies and practices unleashed by the Suharto regime and perpetuated by a corrupt culture of "crony capitalism" that elevated personal profit over public interest, the environment or the rule of law.

5. ALMANAC OF DISASTERS Find out what disaster happened on a particular day with categories for fires, earthquakes, and transportation. http://disasterium.com/

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6. Smoking-attributable Fires Scientific paper estimates the injuries, deaths, and costs from smokingattributable files. http://epm-leistikow.ucdavis.edu/SMOKINGFIRES.HTM

Fire Injuries, Disasters, and Costs from Cigarettes and Cigarette Lights: A Global Overview Bruce N. Leistikow, Daniel C. Martin, Christina E. Milano Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, 95616-8638 Preventive Medicine, 2000, 31 (2):91-99 Background . Fires cause 1% of the global burden of disease. Fire (includes explosion) disasters have immense health, social, and environmental costs. We will provide initial estimates of overall U.S. and global fire tolls from smoking. Design . We tabulated and summarized smoking-related fire and disaster tolls from published documents. We compared those tolls to U.S. fire, burn, and fire death rates per billion cigarettes extrapolated globally. Smoking-attributable percentages of adult and child access to cigarette lighter and match ignitions (lights), and resultant fires, burns, and deaths ignited by young children, were estimated from likely smoking-attributable lights usage. Cigarette plus cigarette lights fire tolls were multiplied times published and estimated fire costs. Results . Smoking is the leading cause of residential or total fire death in all eight countries with available statistics. Smoking is a leading cause of fires in many more countries. Cigarettes cause numerous fire disasters. Cigarette lights cause an estimated 100,000 U.S. and one million global, child-playing fires per year. Cigarette lights fire injuries likely rival U.S., and possibly global, cigarette fire injury numbers. Smoking causes an estimated 30% of U.S. and 10% of global fire death burdens. Smoking's estimated U.S. and global fire costs were $6.95 (sensitivity range $5.34-22.8) and $27.2 (sensitivity range $8.2-89.2) billion, respectively, in 1998 U.S. dollars.

7. Quiet Disasters: House Fires Destroy Lives Every Day Quiet disasters House fires Destroy Lives Every Day Written by Christina Ward, Staff Writer, RedCross.org April 6, 2001 Hurricanes make headlines. So do earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and volcanoes. Major disasters such as these remind us of http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/fires/010406housefires.html

Quiet Disasters: House Fires Destroy Lives Every Day Written by Christina Ward , Staff Writer, RedCross.org April 6, 2001 Except, of course, by the victims themselves. When a house or apartment goes up in flames, it is no less terrifying to residents than a deadly tornado touching down. Both leave lives in shambles. For a family who has lost a loved one in a fire, the effect is devastating. Sobering Statistics Cumulatively, residential fires do represent a major disaster, along the lines of a violent earthquake or deadly hurricane. Nearly 5,000 Americans die each year in fires, and 80 percent of those deaths result from home fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). Fire kills more Americans each year than all natural disasters combined. While most fatal fires kill one or two people at a time, rather than dozens at once as in some hurricanes or tornadoes, fires occur far more frequently. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that on average during 1999, a U.S. fire department responded to a fire every 17 seconds. That same year, fire caused an average of one death every 2 ½ hours. "Typically, residential fires increase when the weather gets colder and daylight hours get shorter. People are using alternative heating sources, which can inadvertently cause a fire," said Kevin O'Connell, Emergency Services Director for the American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay. "As people are decorating their homes with lights and other holiday decorations, it is also a good time to check the batteries in the smoke alarms to ensure that they are working properly."

8. Jakob Lorber On Ecological Disasters And Earth Changes Forest Fires Jakob Lorber on ecological disasters, Earth Changes and catastrophies to come. Forest fires are the beginning. about the Coming Earth Changes and Ecological disasters. Go the the Earth Changes Button regarding the Forest fires. http://www.amaluxherbal.com/ecological_disasters.htm

Amalux Natural Herbal Products, Franz Bardon and Jakob Lorber! Questions: please send us an Order Toll Free: 1-866-402-4052 Product Gallery ] View Shopping Cart View Shopping Cart We've lowered our shipping fees on Books The Following Topics May Be of Interest to You! A lchemy A A ... odiac Origins Ecological Disasters Lorber's Predictions about the Coming Earth Changes and Ecological Disasters. Go the the Earth Changes Button regarding the Forest Fires That there are ecological problems looming leading to Earth Changes is now self evident and there are now plenty of forums where this information can be investigated. We have therefore not endeavored to recreate that already very abundant information here. The following information will only serve to share some of the prophesies made in the New Revelation. Technology on its own is not so much the culprit as the human vices that follow it.

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Quiet Disasters: House Fires Destroy Lives Every Day Posted on Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:34:36 GMT Written by Christina Ward , Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org Hurricanes make headlines. So do earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and volcanoes. Major disasters such as these remind us of the shocking power of nature to damage and destroy. Cover-story images of major quake damage, or looming twisters on the horizon, stop us in our tracks; we pause from our daily routine to marvel at their frightening effects. Meanwhile, smaller disasters — such as house fires — occur so frequently, often in our own neighborhoods, that they are sometimes overlooked. Except, of course, by the victims themselves. When a house or apartment goes up in flames, it is no less terrifying to residents than a deadly tornado touching down. Both leave lives in shambles. For a family who has lost a loved one in a fire, the effect is devastating. A family awaits news about damage after a fire raced through their home. Sobering Statistics Cumulatively, residential fires do represent a major disaster, along the lines of a violent earthquake or large-scale hurricane. Nearly 5,000 Americans die each year in fires, and 80 percent of those deaths result from home fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). Fire kills more Americans each year than all natural disasters combined.

10. III - Disasters While there are many factors that are beyond your control when it comes to disasters, there are also many steps you can take in advance to protect yourself, your family and your property. outlines how to prepare for natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes and what to http://www.iii.org/individuals/disasters

DISASTERS While there are many factors that are beyond your control when it comes to disasters, there are also many steps you can take in advance to protect yourself, your family and your property. This section outlines how to prepare for natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes and what to do once these disasters have occurred. Expect a Catastrophe - Video Play with RealPlayer Play with Windows MediaPlayer EARTHQUAKES In Case of an Earthquake Recovering from an Earthquake FIRES In Case of a Fire Recovering from a Fire FLOODS In Case of a Flood Recovering from a Flood HURRICANES In Case of a Hurricane Recovering from a Hurricane TORNADOES In Case of a Tornado Recovering from a Tornado

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12. ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters, ReliefWeb: , ReliefWeb: Archived information, from 1981 to the present, about major natural disasters, including floods, droughts, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and cyclones, focussing on international humanitarian relief efforts. From the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND

Natural Disasters - Menu - Home Latest Updates Complex Emergencies Natural Disasters By Country Map Centre Financial Tracking UN Appeals Background - Resources - Humanitarian Vacancies Contact Directory Library Emergency Telecoms ReliefWeb via Email Humanitarian Training OCHA Central Register Early Warning About ReliefWeb IRIN OCHA Disaster response information on current natural disasters and archival material dating back to 1981, listed chronologically. Indonesia: Landslides - Apr 2003 Bolivia: Landslide - Apr 2003 India: Hailstorm - Mar 2003 New Caledonia: Tropical Cyclone - Mar 2003 ... Vanuatu: Earthquake - Dec 2002 Home Page: www.reliefweb.int Email: comments@reliefweb.int Highlights Mongolia: Dzud - Dec 2002 Mauritania: Drought - Sep 2002 Cambodia: Drought - Aug 2002 Central America: Drought - Jul 2001 ... El Salvador: Earthquake - Jan 2001

13. Earth Watching the water, detecting burning fires or assisting authorities in rebuilding after disasters or helping archaeologists with http://earth1.esrin.esa.it/ew

Earthnet Home 07 Apr 2003 Etna Floods in Europe Galicia Samos Island document.write(oeTags); Planning Oil Slicks Special Events Cyclones ... Volcanoes News on... ERS Mission Envisat Mission Images Applications User Services NEWS ARCHIVE Search: Advanced Search Glossary Sitemap FAQ ... Contact us Help on... Earth Watching Using satellite remote sensing technology to help people: monitoring emergencies as they happen, keeping track of a flood, alerting coastguards to pollutants in the water, detecting burning fires or assisting authorities in rebuilding after disasters or helping archaeologists with their searches, Earth Watching is lending a hand to those who need it most. ESA/ESRIN and Eurimage started the Earth Watching project in 1993 for two main reasons: to supply satellite data and pertinent information quickly in cases of natural disasters; and to demonstrate the benefits of remote sensing applications during emergencies, through images and articles. The Earth Watching project aims at stimulating awareness of the potential of remote sensing. From June 1999 the project is supported by ESA/ESRIN directly to provide awareness of the planning activities of the ESA's supported satellite missions and to show information quickly in case of special events. More information »» Last images: 07 April Galicia (Spain) Oil Slick Last planning: 07 April - Galicia (Spain) Oil Slick - new inventory

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17. WeatherRadios.com NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts alerts for national emergencies, tornados, thunderstorms, flash floods, mud slides, hurricanes, chemical spills, fires, and other natural and manmade disasters. http://www.weatherradios.com

18. Focus Events Colorado Wild fires NRCS Disaster Reports Map of Colorado Wild Fire outline damageassessments to private property affected by certain natural disasters. http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/focus-events-fires.htm

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