We highlight three articles in the Reuters Graphics series which cover wildfires in the USA. Lots of great information and a superb presentation.
Air Attack
News Roundup September 29th
The NRL reported that Dale Finucane wished his trip home to Bega in February was “on a more positive note” but he’s been recognised for leading the Storm’s bushfire relief efforts in the area.
This is one of a number of stories from around the state in this weekes roundup.
News Roundup September 22
Narooma RFS, Dalmeny-Kianga RFS, and Tilba RFS worked with two Narooma Fire & Rescue trucks to save the Mitre 10.
This is one of a number of news stories form around the state this week.
Chris Smallhorn Navy Commodore & Commander of Australia’s Fleet Air Arm is new Coulson CEO
In a major win for our aerial firefighting capability, Coulson has attracted Chris Smallhorn to the job of Australian CEO.
Coulson are the global aerial firefighting experts and are doing a fantastic job of knowledge transfer to Australians. Read more about Chris Smallhorn and the expertise he brings to the new role here …
News Roundup September 15th
Get Ready week is upon us with many fire sheds opening to the public for some community engagement.
This is one of a number of stories in our News Roundup for the week.
Minderoo Foundation Fire Shield Launch
Some exciting announcements from Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation. The new initiative is called Fire Shield and we cover the launch event.
The Great Koala Crisis
Koalas make the headlines today with the Nationals ‘pulling out’ of the coalition over their koala policy.
Read Vic Jurskis views on the subject and we’ve included a couple of links to the governments policy documents.
The Bushfire Front
A look at the Bushfire Front in WA and a review of some of their excellent articles with a focus on prescribed burning.
Investing in early fire detection could save $8 billion
An ANU study suggests that early detection and suppression of bushfires could save $8 billion over the next 30 years.
News Roundup September 8th
A 71% decline in koala numbers in northern NSW is devastating news. On the brighter side though is the survival of the glow worms in the Wollomi NP.
These are a couple of the many stories from this weeks News Roundup.