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February 13
US sends 60 firemen to battle Australia blazes
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States will send some 60 experienced wildland firefighters to Australia to help battle the country's remaining blazes, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday.
February 10
Australia’s stay and defend approach: up in smoke?
Christian Science Monitor
With 200 feared dead and entire towns declared arson crime scenes, Australians are trying to determine if anything could have been done to prevent the loss of so much life and land. The country’s policy of allowing rural residents to stay and defend their homes during wildfires is already under close scrutiny.
February 9
Obama Administration Will Shift Forest Service Policy
Oregon Public Broadcasting
The stimulus bill that passed the House last week directed more than a billion dollars to the U.S. Forest Service.
February 6
Editorial: California booms after burning
Chico Enterprise-Record
Our View: Fire is part of the natural cycle; we need to learn to live with it
There was a story on last Sunday's front page about the explosion of life at Butte College's nature preserve, burned over by the Humboldt Fire last June. It's happening throughout most of the areas that burned last summer.
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