FIRE, SMOKE and HAZE

VADS CORNER - Fire, Smoke and Haze

This site is dedicated to fires/haze/smoke. It is an extension of the haze(1997) in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the surrounding region as a result of forest fires from Kalimantan and Sumatra in Indonesia. The "haze" or better known as "smoke" has also affected part of U.S.A. as a result of forest fires from Mexico(1998) and recently from "fires" in Florida. Russia, Greece and Canada were also affected by forest fires (July 1998). Brazil was again a casualty.(August/September 1998) This site is now covering U.S. Western Wildland fires. ( July 2000)

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First up on 22 Sept 1997

Last updated 15th Oct 2017.

U.S. Wildland Fires

Current Situation

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
- National Fire News (Wildland Fire Update)
- National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook
- Fire Maps
- The Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC) map provides links to all GACCS for regional fire information.
- National Interagency Coordination Center
Current and Recent Significant Global Fire Events (a must see) - Global Fire Monitoring Center (Thanks to John D Anderson)
- MODIS Rapid Response System Global Fire Maps(see latest image)
USDA Forest Service
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)
NASA Earths Observing System
- TOMS -EP
Yahoo News
- U.S. Western Wildfires - links for historical reasons below as some may be down
  - Ariz. Fire-Starter Suspect Arrested - (AP) (30 June 2002)
  - Clinton Seeks $1.6 Billion for Fire Prevention - Reuters (Sep 9, 2000)
  - Texas takes lead in number of U.S. wildfires - CNN (Sep 6, 2000)
  - Montana Seeks Federal Disaster Aid Over Wildfires - Reuters (Aug 29, 2000)
  - Wildfires Converge in 'Perfect Storm' - Reuters (Aug 27, 2000)
  - Windy Weekend Whips Up More Fire Fears in U.S. West - Reuters (Aug 25, 2000)
  - Smoke of western fires shrouds Florida in haze (Aug 19, 2000) Full story at Miami Herald
  - Wildfires Unrelenting, Knock Out Power Lines (Aug 18, 2000)
  - Wyoming Governor Declares State Disaster Area (Aug 18, 2000)
  - One Million Acres Burned in West - AP (Aug 17, 2000)
  - Lessons from the Big Burn of 1910 - Seattle Times (Aug 11, 2000)
  - Wildfires spur more Montana evacuations - CNN (Aug 11, 2000)
  - A wall of flames - The Independent Record (Aug 11, 2000)
AIRNOW - Air Quality in various parts of U.S.A
Taxpayers for Common Sense (Thanks to Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director Forest Campaign)
- 2000 FIRE SEASON MOST EXPENSIVE IN HISTORY- links down
  - View the Report (HTML)
  - View the Report (PDF)*
- Forest Service Budget Reform Campaign - links down
Haze Site - Information on forest fires in S.E. Asia and information on El Nino, air pollution, health and the effect of smoke/haze.
News
- INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS PLAN OF ACTION ON FOREST FIRES - March 2001

U.S. Fire Related Sites

Firehouse.Com - some links below are down.
- Wildfire Fight To Cost $1 Billion (Aug 30, 2000)
- Idaho Firefighters Battle Wildfire (Aug 15, 2000)
- Wildfires Claim 10 in 2000 (Aug 14, 2000)
  - Wildfire War: Latest stories, photos, links & more
Fire Information - Information on all incidents in North America.
Montana Fire informations
Idaho Fire Informations
Disaster relief
- Montana Closes 10 Million Acres, as Wildfires Get Worse and Worse (10 August 2000)
- Are You Ready for a Wildfire?
Firewise
National Weather Service
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Wildland Fire Assessment System - U.S. Forest Service
Fire and Aviation Management
- News - Fire headlines

Worlds Largest Waterbomber

Global Emergency Response services from Russia (with video (mpg) and other pictures). (Thanks to John D Anderson) - Link down

Did you know that the Ilyushin-76TD is the world's largest waterbomber? (Thanks to John D Anderson)
Wikipedia info.
Airborne Fire Disaster Control by the Russian Civil Defense (Thanks to John D Anderson)
Opinion: World's Best Fire-Fighting Plane Ignored (Thanks to John D Anderson)
U.S. declines offer for Russian 'Waterbomber' plane (Thanks to John D Anderson) - Link down
Controversial plane not used in US fires (Thanks to John D Anderson) - Link down
Christian Science Monitor - US takes a pass on a Soviet-era firefighting plane - Link down
Russian Rescue Service Step Closer to Globalization (Link Down)
Catherine Ford a prominent Canadian opinion-shaper
Russia So Far Denied Invitation to Centre Stage in Environmental Defence by Stuart B Dobson
Media Statement from Australia's Planet Ark - LEADING AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTALIST SLAMS U.S. FOREST AUTHORITIES
The Plane Truth - ABC News
- A reader responds
Common Misconceptions held by US Government Department Officials in Respect of the ILyushin 76 "Waterbomber" by Stuart B Dobson. For pdf format.(Aug 30, 2000)
Global Warming in the 21st Century:Discussion of "An Alternative Scenario" By James E. Hansen
Global Emergency Response - Press Release
- Press Release 2001/1 (pdf file 150kb)
Los Alamos Fire Fueled By US Protectionism
Forest Service ignores offers of Russian help
Could Russian 'waterbomber' save California?
Excellent NATO photo from "Field Exercise "Bogorodsk 2002" in Noginsk, Russian Federation"
Air Safety Week - "Deplorable Safety Record of (US) Firefighting Aircraft Scored in Report." (Down)

Satellite and other images :

News Online : Updates. Read the news online for updates on the haze in the respective countries.Suggest those with italics.

Yahoo News - Some pages are down...
- Firefighters Close In on Blazes (Associated Press) (Aug 14, 2000)
- British Columbia Firefighters Battle 300 Wildfires (Aug 13, 2000) Canada Fires
- Chronology of Western Wildfire - AP News (Aug 12, 2000)
CNN US News - Search
- Clinton to urge $1.6 billion for wildfire damage, control (Sep 9, 2000)
- Clinton declares disaster in Montana wildfires (Aug 30, 2000)
- Montana governor says U.S. cut money for fire suppression (Aug 27, 2000)
- Firefighters brace for worst wildfires yet in Montana, other states (Aug 25, 2000)
- Two firefighters killed by lightning while battling Western wildfires (Aug 24, 2000)
- Western weather helps firefighters, but more blazes spring up (21 Aug 2000)
- Fire-struck Wyoming joins Montana as declared disaster areas (18 Aug 2000)
- New wildfire evacuations in West (18 Aug 2000)
- Montana governor plans to declare state a disaster area (16 Aug 2000)
- New wildfire near Yellowstone among 82 U.S. blazes (14 Aug 2000)
- Western wildfires now number 82; biggest total this year (14 Aug 2000)
- Helicopter pilot killed battling Western wildfires (14 Aug 2000)
- Dry, windy forecast is bad news for firefighters in western U.S. (13 Aug 2000)
- U.S. disaster aid director tours wildfire damage (13 Aug 2000)
- Firefighter killed, another injured as U.S. forests continue to burn (12 Aug 2000)
- Australians, New Zealanders to help U.S. Army troops on Montana firelines (12 Aug 2000)
BBC - Americas Search Forest fire
- Blazing Arizona is 'disaster zone' (25 June 2002)
- US braces for fire storm (26 Aug 2000)
- Firefighter dies as blazes rage (12 Aug 2000)
MSNBC News
- For some, smoke is worse than fires - Special danger for those with respiratory, heart problems (29 Aug 2000)
Planet Ark Search Forest Fires
- NEARLY 2,900 TROOPS HELP FIGHT US FIRES - PENTAGON (16 Aug 2000)
- Wildfires blaze on across Western U.S (Planet Ark, 11 August 2000)
Disaster News Network
- Smoke causes hardship (25 Aug 2000)
- Fires rage on in West
Environmental News Network
- Wildfire fight to cost U.S. $1 billion (31 Aug 2000)
- Montana firefighters brace for the worst (25 Aug 2000)
- West fire officials claim some victories (11 Aug 2000)
- ENN Special Feature: Fires in the West (9 Aug 2000)
- Satellites, too, can help fight forest fires (25 May 2000)
The Economist
- God, man and the fires
Environment News Service
- Wildfires Send Smoke Billowing Over Houston (6 September 2000)
- Big Russian Waterbomber Refused by Embattled U.S. Forest Service
The New York Times
- National Guard Called Into Fires (26 Aug 2000)
Nasa SpaceScience - Watching Wildfires from Space (4 Aug 2000)
Newsweek
- Flaming Fury (13 Aug 2000)
Independent
- 19,000 fire-fighters not enough for US blazes (20 Aug 2000)

Worldwide Resources

Current and Recent Significant Global Fire Events - MODIS (Thanks to John D Anderson)
US Geological survey
- Wildfires and the Environment : A Global Synthesis, Feb 1999, PDF Format
UNEP - Global Forest Fire Watch: Wildfire Potential, Detection, Monitoring, and Assessment R.W. Klaver, E.A. Fosnight, and A. Singh
Forest fires and Monitoring Report - GRID
US Environmental Protection Agency
WHO
- Environmental Health
- Guidelines on Vegetation Fire Emergencies for Public Health Protection
US EPA Office of Air & Radiation
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD)
ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
ATSDR Science Corner
CIESIN - Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
UK's National Air Quality Archive
European Environment Agency (Thanks to Jennifer Carter for updating the link)
The Earth Times

Information on Air Pollution
- Plain English Guide to The Clean Air Act - USA
- AIRNow
- EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
- EnviroLink -
- Respiratory Protection Program Manual - Guidelines mainly for Occupational Health Use
- Haze Span -by Forrest M. Mims III.

Medline Search Sites, Environmental Site and Search Engines

Medline Search Sites - Do your own search for relevant articles.
Air Quality A to Z
Occupational Health , Safety & Environmental Sites in the Web
Search Engines - Search the WWW.
Deja News - Search articles and Newsgroups. Note the information obtained from Newsgroups are not moderated and should be interpreted with caution. Forest Fires
Yahoo - Environmental Health resources

Previous Fires

Ethopian Fires

BBC
- Ethiopian fires 'out of control' (7 March 2000)

Forest Fires in Russia

Global Forest Fires
- Russia
- Russia from AVHRR
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) - Smoke from eastern Russia fires seen by TOMS
ReliefWeb - Russian Federation: Environmental Emergency/Forest Fires - Sep 1998
National Forest Fire Centre of Russia
Russia Today (Thanks to John D Anderson) (Links below may be archived)
- Forest Fires in Far East "Ecological Catastrophe" (25 Sept 1998)
- Two Die in Forest Fires in Russian Far East (25 Sept 1998)
- Sakhalin Fires Leave Three Dead, Hundreds Homeless (25 Sept 1998)
- Three Dead, Hundreds Homeless as Fires Engulf Far East (25 Sept 1998)
- Sub-Arctic Forest Fire Rages, Suffocates Residents (3 August 1998)
BBC
- Forest fires: a burning issue in Russia (27 July 1998)
- No end in sight to blazes ravaging Russia's forests (27 July 1998)
- Forest fires rage over wide area of Russian Far East (27 July 1998)
- Five Russian firemen killed in forest blaze (14 July 1998)
Satellite pic site at NOAA - Russia
Environmental News Network
- Siberian fires declared global disaster (26 October 1998)

Amazon Fires

Global Forest Fires
- Brazil
INPE Brazilian AVHRR Fire Monitoring
ReliefWeb: Brazil Forest Fire - list of documents and articles related to the situation and other Natural Disasters
Amazon Fires
Brazilian Rainforest Conservation Documents
Current Air Quality in Brazil
BBC
- New fire peril in Brazil - (26/08/98)
- Joy as rain falls on Brazil's burning forests - (01/04/98)
- Rains fall on Brazil's burning forests - (31/03/98)
- Plea to tackle Amazon inferno - (21/03/98)
Satellite Images
- OSEI FIRE DIRECTORY NAVIGATION
- 1998 Brazil Fires - NOAA
- Brasilia, Brazil (colour) ..you may choose the type of view (see options)
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Amazonia from space
- Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)
  - Smoke from fires in Brazil (latest)
- ESA/ESRIN - A join Eurimage Project (Thanks to Alessandra Buongiorno)
The Christian Science Monitor
- Is burning of Amazon all smoke?
Amazon Forest Fires - Yahoo
Rainforest Action Network
The Weather Underground
- South America

Fires in California

Forest Fires in Canada

Global Forest Fires
- Canada
- Canada from AVHRR
Ministry of Forests
- Wildfire Update
Smoke/Dust seen over Canada as seen by TOMS
The Calgery Herald (Links below probably archived)
- 8,000 residents flee Salmon Arm fires (10 August 1998)
- Evacuees more further down the road as firefighters brace for new starts (8 August 1998)
- 1,000 flee wildfires in B.C (7 August 1998)
Satellite pic site at NOAA - Canada
The Province
- Fires close in on towns (6 August 1998)
The Canadian Forest Service Fire Management Network

Fires in Greece

Athens News - (Thanks to John D Anderson)
- Death toll rises to 7 as fires rage on in Ioannina, Arcadia (26 Aug 2000)
- HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY (9 August 1998)
- HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY (7 August 1998)
- HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY (6 August 1998)
- Winds whip up Attica inferno; New Attica fires bring widespread destruction; National devastation as fires rage unchecked around Greece (5 August 1998)
- Outrage as fires engulf Attica; Fireplanes, helicopters join battle to save Pendeli forest (4 August 1998)
Athens News Agency
- Updates
- English Bulletin
BBC - World - Europe
- 'Arsonists' arrested in Greece (8 August 1998)
- Greek fires partly under control (8 August 1998)
- Fire emergency in Greece (7 August 1998)
- Fires rage around ancient Olympia (6 August 1998)
- Fire engulfs Greek village (4 August 1998)
Satellite pic site at NOAA - Greece
Forest Fire Danger Mapping
HELLENIC MINISTRY for the ENVIRONMENT, PHYSICAL PLANNING & PUBLIC WORKS - Air Pollution Level

Florida Fires

Global Forest Fires
- Florida & Georgia
Smoke over Florida, U.S.A. - Images from Earth Probe TOMS
Volusia County Homepage - Fire News
miningco.com - Forest Fires in Florida
National Wildland Fire - National Interagency Fire Center Boise, Idaho - Fire News
NOAA's Florida fire coverage
Smoke and hot spots in Florida from NOAA.gov
CNN - Message Board (Some links below may not work)
- Panicked residents flee oncoming fires in Florida's Flagler County (3 July 1998)
- Florida fires leave many gasping for breath (3 July 1998)
- 'Leave? Not likely' Florida family refuses to leave namesake town (3 July 1998)
- Wildfire burns homes as thousands near Daytona Beach evacuate (2 July 1998)
- Smoke closes section of I-95 as Florida wildfires rage on (1 July 1998)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Latest Yahoo News on the Fires
Disaster Relief - Florida Fires Not Likely to Die Down Soon

Smoke/Dust over North America from Mexico Fires

Global Forest Fires
- Mexico and Guatemala
Real-Time Air Pollution Data USA
Smoke from Mexican Fires as Seen by TOMS
Mexican Wildfires Cause - Yahoo
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
- Monitoring Operations
  - PM10 (particulate matter 10 microns or less in size) data is now available for some areas in Texas.
  - Today's Peak Air Pollutant Concentrations
  - News Releases
  - HEALTH ALERT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A Daily Air Quality Index for Louisiana's Metropolitan Areas - The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI)
STAPPA/ALAPCO
- Air Links
- State Agencies also State Agencies at EPA site
Mexico and Guatemala Fire Maps - from the USDA Forest Service.
Air Pollution Maps USA
Guatemalan haze wafts over south Texas (Thanks to Forrest M. Mims III)
Smoke From Central American Fires (Thanks to Forrest M. Mims III)
Significant Smoke from Widespread Fires in Mexico and Central America(Information from Forrest M. Mims III)
Fires threaten Mexico City - BBC (9 April 1998)
Choking air costly for Mexican economy- CNN (29 May 1998)
Central American Smoke over the Southern United States (Thanks to Forrest M. Mims III)
Smoke from Central American Fires - A Resource Catalog and Discussion Forum
Smoke from Mexican Fires as Seen by TOMS
Guatemalan haze wafts over south Texas (Thanks to Forrest M. Mims III)
Smoke From Central American Fires (Thanks to Forrest M. Mims III)
Significant Smoke from Widespread Fires in Mexico and Central America(Information from Forrest M. Mims III)
Fires threaten Mexico City - BBC (9 April 1998)
Texas still smoked up by Latin American wildfires - CNN
Central American Smoke over the Southern United States (Thanks to Forrest M. Mims III)
Smoke from Central American Fires - A Resource Catalog and Discussion Forum
The Weather Underground
- United States
- Central America
- Canada
- South America
The Dallas Morning News
- Haze makes comeback in milder form (05/06/98)
- Dallas records highest soot levels in Texas (20/05/98)
The News - Mexican paper

Bush Fires' in Australia

CNN news
Bush and Forest Fires in Australia from GFMC (Thanks to John D Anderson) 30 June 2002
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology
- New South Wales Rural Fire Service
- Satellite Remote Sensing Services Department of Land Administration (DOLA) Fire Detection Map for Australia
Australian Newspapers - The Sydney Morning Herald
Current Air Quality Shown by The Environment Protection Authority of Victoria, Australia
The Weather Underground
- Australia

Great financial resources regarding natural disasters (Thanks to Brittany Fisher)

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First up on 22 September 1997.

Last updated on 15th Oct 2017.

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