| June 27 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Wyden
introduces fire-reduction bill -- Statesman-Journal (Salem, OR) |
| Wyden
tries another deal on forests -- Oregonian |
| Wyden,
Walden push bills to curb fire risks -- Bend (OR) Bulletin |
| Senate
considers forest thinning bill -- Associated Press |
| Senate
panel pushes for forest bill as fires rage -- Planet Ark |
| Teens
arrested in Albuquerque wildfire -- Associated Press |
| Weather
again gives crews a chance to gain on Aspen wildfire -- Associated
Press |
| Norton
tours BLM wildfire facilities -- Rocky Mountain News |
 |
Latest
Aspen fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| Fire
Crews Fight Remnants of N.M. Blaze -- Associated Press |
| Wind
spurs growth of fires on the Gila -- Silver City (NM) Daily Press |
| Forest
hikes fire restrictions to max -- Prescott (AZ) Daily Courier |
| Picture
fire contained -- Associated Press |
| County
hopes to speed up rebuilding on Mt. Lemmon -- Tucson Citizen |
| Thinning
saved some Summerhaven homes -- Tucson Citizen |
| Homeowner
insurance rates may rise -- Tucson Citizen |
| June 26 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
E.J.
Montini column: Trying not to fan political fires -- Arizona Republic |
| Crews
begin assault on N.M. wildfire -- Associated Press |
| Fragile
fish to be removed from canyon -- Tucson Citizen |
| Fire
raises flood risks -- Tucson Citizen |
| Blaze
set to pass Bullock in size -- Tucson Citizen |
| Children
asking burning questions -- Tucson Citizen |
| Biosphere
2 closes as fire looms -- Tucson Citizen |
| |
Weather
gives Ariz. firefighters a break -- Associated Press |
 |
Wildfire
Threatens Albuquerque-Area Homes -- Associated Press |
| Latest
Aspen fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| Summerhaven
set to rebuild -- Arizona Republic |
| Arson
eyed in New Mexico wildfire -- CNN |
| |
With
new equipment, agencies prepare for another fire season -- Aspen
Times |
 |
Calmer
winds help out Arizona firefighters -- CNN |
| Norton
touts forests plan -- Billings (MT) Gazette |
| Editorial:
Fiddling while the West burns -- The Washington Times |
| Crews
battle forest fires around New Mexico -- Associated Press |
| |
Chopper
Response Time: Fast Enough? -- The New Mexico Channel |
| |
Mother
Nature thins the forests her own way once again -- Winslow (AZ)
Mail |
| June 25 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Fire
in Rincons flares up, but it's farthest away from developed land
-- Associated Press |
| Wildfire
Partly Contained After Jumping Rio Grande -- Environmental News
Service |
| New
Mexico wildfire forces hundreds from homes -- Associated Press |
| Powell
Fire allowed to burn -- Associated Press |
 |
Aspen
Fire destroyed more than 345 buildings -- Associated Press |
| AZ
Gov.: 125 towns face fire risks -- Associated Press |
| AZ
Governor: Lack of federal money hampering forest thinning efforts
-- Capitol Media Services |
| Latest
Aspen fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| Infernos
easily rekindled -- Rocky Mountain News |
| Daschle
introduces 'Forest Health Act' -- Black Hills (SD) Pioneer |
| Six
new forest fires ignite in Ontario -- Canadian Press |
| Distant
fires send smoke over Colorado Springs -- Denver Post |
| Environmental
group grades Bush's record -- Associated Press |
| June 24 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Fire
restrictions begin Thursday -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| Crews
make headway against Jemez fire -- Albuquerque Tribune |
| Army
closes Huachuca canyons; fire danger high -- The Tucson Citizen |
| Firefighters
shift effort to perimeter of Aspen Fire -- Associated Press |
| Firefighters
pin hopes on bulldozers -- Associated Press |
| Efforts
to fight Arizona wildfire critical -- CNN |
| Drought
sparks burning restrictions -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| Arizona
wildfire tops 20,000 acres -- CNN |
| Napolitano
asks Bush for Aspen fire funds -- The (Phoenix) Business Journal |
 |
Latest
Aspen fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| Huge
forest fires raging in northern Ontario, more predicted -- canadaeast.com |
| GAO:
Gov't timber sales down 74 pct. - Reuters |
| Opinion:
Healthy Forests Initiative hurts U.S. forests -- The Battalion |
| Cuts
sap budget to reduce fuels in Summerhaven -- Arizona Republic |
| Forest
Service: Cherry Fire contained -- Verde Valley Online |
| |
Wildfire
Still Threatens Mt. Lemmon Area - Environmental News Service |
| |
'Aspen'
fire losing fuel, hanging on -- Arizona Republic |
| |
Protecting
your forest home from fire -- Payson (AZ) Roundup |
| June 23 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Tucson
tourist haven battles back after fire evacuations -- Associated
Press |
| Sierra
Vista residents allowed back home Sunday -- Associated Press |
| Wildfire
heading toward lighter vegetation -- Associated Press |
| Crews
battle blazes around New Mexico -- Associated Press |
 |
Latest
fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| New
crews head to hot spots at wildfire in Jemez Mountains -- Albuquerque
(NM) Tribune |
| 'These
trees are sick' - Forest Service tackles beetles near Durango --
Associated Press |
| Observatory
saved; campers uprooted -- Tucson Citizen |
 |
Once-colorful
village now ashen -- Tucson Citizen |
| Displaced
residents sing, pray at resort -- Tucson Citizen |
| Arizona
blaze only 5 percent contained -- Associated Press |
 |
Agencies,
conservationists join in a project to revive the woodlands -- San
Diege Union-Tribune |
| Town
Aches as Hero Succumbs to His Wounds -- Los Angeles Times |
| Even
with improving conditions, Arizona blaze could take weeks to beat
-- Associated Press |
| Scout
camp rises from Hayman Fire's ashes -- Rocky Mtn. News |
| Weak
El Niño disappoints; state drought likely to linger -- Arizona
Republic |
 |
Small
planes taking off in fight against U.S. wildfires -- Baltimore Sun |
| An
area of 230,000 hectares enveloped by 409 forest fires in Russia
-- Pravda |
| Editorial:
What fire scofflaws deserve -- Denver Post |
| Commentary:
Betraying the forests -- The Charlotte Observer |
| Guest
Opinion: Homeowners key to cutting wildfire danger -- Billings (MT)
Gazette |
| Arizona
wildfire expected to last for weeks -- Associated Press |
| Arizona
wildfire may get easier to fight -- Associated Press |
| June 22 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Mt.
Lemmon fire takes more homes -- Associated Press |
| Many
communities vulnerable to fast-moving fires -- Associated Press |
| Fire
Crews Work to Save Ariz. Observatory -- Associated Press |
| Editorial:
Catastrophic wildfires won't wait for end of debate -- Arizona Daily
Sun |
| Colorado
recovers from wildfires, braces for what's next -- Associated Press |
| Wildfire
smoke raises health concerns for some area residents -- The Daily
Courier (Prescott, AZ) |
| |
Firefighters
to try new strategy against wildfire -- TheNewMexicoChannel.com |
 |
Crews
begin to contain Arizona wildfire -- Associated Press |
| Arizona
fire destroys more homes -- Associated Press |
| Fire
south of Sierra Vista evacuates 25 homes -- Associated Press |
| Latest
Aspen fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| Inferno
expands to 7,500 acres -- Arizona Republic |
| Arizona
wildfire scary -- Reuters |
| Scarred,
roofless walls dot Summerhaven's main street -- Arizona Republic |
| June 21 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Ridge
sees rebirth -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| Officials
to impose fire ban -- Durango (CO Herald |
| Arizona
wildfire spreads north - CNN |
| Timber
sale aims to reduce fire risk -- Casper (WY) Star Tribune |
| Communicators
toting up losses in millions -- Tucson Citizen |
| Helen
2 fire in Rincons at 600 acres and spreading -- Tucson Citizen |
| No.
Arizona forests to implement restrictions -- AZ Daily Sun |
| |
Weathermen
armed with data to help fire crews map strategies -- Tucson Citizen |
 |
Bears,
owls, squirrels likely hurt by fire -- Tucson Citizen |
| Stories
of loss - and luck -- Tucson Citizen |
| Aspen
fire atop U.S.'s priority list; crews planning flank attack -- Tucson
Citizen |
| Forest
summit ends with a call to keep dialogue alive -- Montana Forum |
 |
Latest
Aspen fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| Crews
hope to pinch off Aspen fire at Oracle Hills' burn -- Tucson Citizen |
| Aspen
fire: zero containment is reported so far -- Arizona Republic |
| |
Many
communities in the West vulnerable to fast-spreading wildfires --
Associated Press |
| June 20 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Wildfires
prompt state of emergency In Arizona -- TheNewMexicoChannel.com |
| No
haven: Fire sweeps through mountain hamlet, burns scores of homes
-- Associated Press |
| Freudenthal
balks at roadless rule change -- Casper (WY) Star Tribune |
| Environmentalists,
loggers eye agreement -- Associated Press |
| |
Governors
assess West's wildfire crisis -- Denver Post |
| |
Let's
talk trees -- The Missoulian |
| |
Environmental
extremists vs. nature -- Commentary by Patrick Moore/Wall St. Journal |
| |
Burns:
Focus efforts on backcountry -- The Missoulian |
| |
Statement
on the Aspen Fire in Arizona -- The Wilderness Society |
| |
Cherry
residents support burns despite wildfire -- The Daily Courier |
| |
Lizard
Fire nearly contained -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| |
Latest
Aspen fire news -- Arizona Daily Star |
| |
Crews
toil against Arizona fire -- Associated Press |
| |
Prescott
debates thinning -- Arizona Republic |
| |
Idaho
governor would consider EPA job |
| |
About
100 new forest fires have emerged in Russia over past 24 hours --
Pravda |
| June 19 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Norton,
Bosworth, win governors' support during forest tour --Associated
Press |
| Governors
Kick Off Fire Season With Call To Action -- Stateline |
| Governors
back fire efforts -- Daily Inter Lake |
| Evening
summit addresses stress need for cooperation -- The Missoulian |
| Martz
kicks off forest health conference -- Associated Press |
| |
Senator
Mike Crapo plans forest health hearing -- KBCI |
| |
Cherry
fire grows to 1,500 acres, but is 70 percent contained -- Associated
Press |
| |
Norton
says technology makes forest cleanup possible -- Associated Press |
| |
Fires
spread, but they are under control -- Silver City Daily Press |
| June 18 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
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Timber
politics swirl as Forest Health Summit convenes in Missoula -- Great
Falls Tribune |
| Forest
health meeting begins -- Associated Press |
| Fire
management main issue at conference -- Daily Inter Lake |
| N.M.
Has Nation's Largest Wildfires -- Associated Press |
| |
Arizona
Wildfires Update -- KOLD-TV |
| |
Commentary:
Forest Service focuses on quartet of threats to habitat health --
Chris Risbrudt for the Missoulian |
| |
Editorial:
Healthier forests aren't just thinner -- The Missoulian |
| |
Forging
a fire barrier -- The Missoulian |
| |
Debate
must go beyond logging, Bosworth says -- The Missoulian |
| |
S.
Utah preventing fire risk -- The Spectrum |
| |
Federal
plan to save endangered forests sparks debate -- Desert Sun |
| |
One-Sided
Book Advocates Economics Over Environment -- The Ledger |
| |
Prescribed
burn escapes control lines -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| |
Smoke
envelops east Flag -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| |
State:
Basalt Mtn. clear cut helps wildlife -- Aspen Times |
| |
Prescott
National Forest reschedules Cherry burn for Monday -- Prescott Newpapers
|
| June 17 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Fire
forces I-40 closure east of Flagstaff -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| Western
Governor's summit to go on without Owens -- ColoradoDaily.com |
| West
governors 'kick off' wildfire season -- United Press International |
| Governors
to tackle wildfire issues -- The Missoulian |
| Experts
say West must live with fire -- The Missoulian |
 |
Western
U.S. facing severe summer wildfire risk -- Reuters |
| Editorial:
Forest summit representative -- Helena (MT) Independent Record |
| Lightning
sparks three small fires in Colorado -- Durango Herald |
| Local
Elected Leaders in West Say Administration-Backed Fire Bill Leaves
Communities at Risk -- Wilderness Society |
| June 16 2003 |
Two
new wildfires burning near Flagstaff -- AZ Daily Sun |
 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
| Fire
threatens power line, freeway east of Flagstaff -- Associated Press |
| Several
fires burning on the Gila Forest -- Silver City Daily Press |
| Forest
concept at work, but idea has its detractors -- Associated Press |
| |
Forest
fire talk to dominate meeting agenda -- Billings (MT) Gazette |
 |
New
face of fighting wildfires -- Arizona Republic |
| Changes
simmering in forest management, firefighting -- Arizona Republic |
| Apaches'
industry, religion suffer -- Arizona Republic |
| Wildfire
fear fuels debate: U.S. Forest Service accused of over-managing
regional forests -- Fort Collins Coloradoan |
| Western
wildfires linked to variations in climate -- Science Daily |
| Blaze
near Alpine chars 10,600 acres; 80% contained -- Associated Press |
| |
Jefferson
County hopes catchy signs cool off fire risk -- Denver Post |
| |
Former
ranger questions Forest Service's fire prevention near homes --
Associated Press |
| |
Model
of stewardship -- The [Montana] Missoulian |
| June 15 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
New
homes are rising, but lives hard to rebuild -- Arizona Republic |
| Charred
land; singed lives -- Arizona Republic |
| Forest
cleanup 'too little' so far -- Arizona Daily Star |
| Forest-thinning
efforts face funding gaps, public concerns -- Denver Post |
| |
Public
slow to warm to forest restoration -- Denver Post |
 |
Mormon
fire smoke visible in Flagstaff -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| Juniper
Fire burns 350 acres near Prescott -- Associated Press |
| Officials
reiterate warnings about extreme fire danger -- Prescott (AZ) Newspapers |
| Private
landowners are getting tree-replanting assistance -- Arizona Republic |
| |
Big
Elk fire: One year later -- Boulder (CO) Daily Camera |
| |
10,500-acre
fire near Alpine 70% contained -- Associated Press |
| June 14 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
| |
Udall
calls on Forest Service for fire safety efforts near urban areas
-- Summit (CO) Daily News |
| |
County
fire ban could begin soon -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| |
Forest
Service chief: Time to pay the bills for national forests -- Associated
Press |
| |
Older
firefighting aircraft still grounded -- Reno-Lake Tahoe (CA) Record-Courier |
| |
Eastern
Arizona fire growing -- Associated Press |
| June 13 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
| |
Trails
close around Gila cliff dwellings due to fires -- Silver City (NM)
Daily Press |
| |
Utah
Governor's declaration helps prepare for wildfire season -- Associated
Press |
| |
No
rest for Arizona firefighters -- Associated Press |
| |
Dinosaur-era
forest fires studied -- Billings (MT) Gazette |
| June 12 2003 |
Burnout
operations near Alpine close highway -- Associated Press |
 |
Arizona
wildfires grow -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| Crown
King: Dead forest harbors live fire danger -- Prescott (AZ) Newspapers |
| Little
bug, big problem -- Tucson Citizen |
| Forest
Service Activates Tanker Base in Ogden UT-- Associated Press |
| Treasured
Tucson trees lost during wildfire defense -- Associated Press |
| A
chilling snowpack prediction -- Rocky Mountain News |
| Wildfire
Watch -- The Wilderness Society |
| Bush
can't see forest for the timber revenue -- Times Herald-Record |
| |
Weather
pattern indicates more lightning, raises fire possibility -- Reno
(NV) Gazette-Journal |
| June 11 2003 |
Whitling
at forest protections -- NY Times |
| |
Forest
Thinning Does Little to Stop Wildfires -- Environmental News Service |
| |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
| |
Forest
Service starts large burn in SE Arizona -- Associated Press |
| |
Merits
of logging to boost water yield still debated -- The Daily Sentinel
(Grand Junction, CO) |
| |
Debate
rages over best way to curb forest fires -- Christian Science Monitor |
| |
Despite
delays, Bush pushes forest plan -- Casper (WY) Tribune |
| |
Wildfire
near Interstate 70 contained -- Summit (CO) Daily News |
| June 10 2003 |
Lightning
causing fires in National Forest -- Arizona Daily Sun |
| |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
| |
‘Healthy
Forest’ Bill: is It Really? -- Santa Fe New Mexican |
| |
Protests
expected during Western Governors' forest summit -- Associated Press |
| |
Proposal
allows exemptions to forest-development ban -- Denver Post |
| |
Bush
plans to relax 'roadless rule' : Governors could get wilderness
areas opened to development -- San Francisco Chronicle |
| |
Bush
cuts hole in forest plan -- Tacoma (WA) News Tribune |
| |
Distant
fires cloud the sky -- Albuquerque Tribune |
| |
40-acre
fire is burning in Prescott National Forest -- Daily Courier (Prescott,
AZ) |
| June 9 2003 |
Incident
Management Report / Southwest -- CIDI |
 |
Administration
to waive forest development limits -- USA Today |
| Bush
Administration Hands America's Last Wild Forests over to Timber
Industry; Proposal Guts Popular Roadless Area Conservation Rule
-- U.S. Newswire |
| Tight
budget hinders the Forest Service -- Aspen (CO) Times |
| Wildfire
in northern Arizona grows to 300 acres -- Associated Press |
| Utah's
first large wildfire settling down -- Associated Press |
| |
Team
tries to restore Hayman wildfire burn area -- Associated Press |
| |
Wildfire
in eastern Arizona forests doubles in size -- Associated Press |
| |
Forest
activists plan 'boot camp' -- Associated Press |
| |
Napolitano
Names 2 Groups To Address Forest Health -- Arizona Capitol Times |
| |
Climate
change scenarios alter forecasts -- Associated Press |
| |
Public
lands, forests open despite fire restrictions -- Arizona Republic |
| |
Hundreds
registered for Missoula's western forest policy meeting -- Associated
Press |
| |
Green
Again: Mountain dwellers rekindle communities in wake of fire and
drought -- Fort Collins Coloradoan |
| |
When
fire flares again -- Colorado Springs Gazette |
| |
Surviving
trees killed by bugs -- Associated Press |
| June 8 2003 |
Fire
burns 150 acres in Padre Canyon -- Arizona Daily Sun |
 |
Coloradans
rebuilding homes lost to wildfires -- Associated Press |
| Wildfires
likely this summer, officials warn -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| Missionary
Ridge Fire broke all the rules -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| Fire
danger unquenched -- Fort Collins Coloradoan |
| Forest
Service study suggests heavier Sierra Nevada logging -- Associated
Press |
| Rebounding
from the burn -- Rocky Mountain News |
| Wildfire
in Eastern Arizona doubles in size -- Associated Press |
| Lost
in the flames -- Colorado Springs Gazette |
| June 7 2003 |
Firefighters
gain control of fire near Durango -- Associated Press |
| |
Firefighters
gain ground near Pagosa -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| June 6 2003 |
First
big wildfire of season burning near Hanksville, Utah -- Associated
Press/KSL TV |
| |
Firefighters
make progress on Trail Creek wildfire -- KUSA-TV Denver |
| |
Projects
Plot Anatomy of a Wildfire -- Salt Lake Tribune |
| |
Fire
risk above average -- Glenwood Springs (CO) Post Independent |
| June 5 2003 |
Firefighters
working to contain wildfire -- KUSA-TV Denver |
| |
Wildfire
burns 25-acres near Utah Lake -- KSL-TV Salt Lake City |
| |
Crews,
aircraft battle wildfire that may be contained Friday -- Rocky Mountain
News |
| |
Wildfire
near Pagosa Springs grows -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| |
Red
Cross promotes wildfire protection -- Cortez (CO) Journal |
| June 4 2003 |
Latest
forest health rules released -- Casper (WY) Star Tribune |
 |
Fire
mitigation may cut amenities -- Rocky Mountain News |
| County
joins forest lawsuit -- Daily Inter Lake (MT) |
| Lightning
sparks two wildfires -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| Utah's
'prescribed' burns on hold -- Salt Lake Tribune |
| |
Groups
list forest areas most in peril -- The Missoulian |
| |
Wildfire
Watch: Forest Service's Real Record on Wildfires and Protecting
Communities -- U.S. Newswire |
| |
Monday
thunderstorm sparks several small fires -- Ruidoso (NM) News |
| |
Wildfire
burns 17 acres in southwestern Colorado -- Casper (WY) Star Tribune |
| |
Wildfire
Season 2003: Ask the experts -- KGWN News (Cheyenne, WY) |
| June 3 2003 |
Forest
thinning rules fuel wildfire controversy -- Environment News Service |
| |
Governor
Napolitano announces members of Arizona Forest Health councils --
Press Release |
| |
2
Utah areas make 'Firewise' List -- Associated Press |
| |
Wildfire
in Baboquivaris contained -- Tucson Citizen |
| |
Forest
fire restrictions expand: Southwest portion of Prescott NF closes
-- Daily Courier (Prescott, AZ) |
| |
Wildfire
season under way in Southern Utah -- The Spectrum (St. George, UT) |
| |
Hazy
skies blamed on fires burning around the world -- Aspen (CO) Times |
| June 2 2003 |
'Firewise'
community defends against wildfires -- CNN |
| |
With
a little help, native species can burgeon -- Writers on the Range |
| |
Firefighting
arsenal gets $11 million helicopter -- Durango (CO) Herald |
