 | CAL FIRE Using Webcams To Assist With Fire Detection and Attack
2/15/2011 12:01:23 AM A new partnership has been formed between the University of California San Diego, CAL FIRE, and San Diego County that is helping CAL FIRE/San Diego County FIre Authority to monitor the rural areas of San Diego, California for wildfires. The project, known as FireSite, is using webcams to show firefighters, Incident Commanders and dispatchers a real time, 360 degree view of areas that were previously difficult to view. Join FDNNTV.com's Barbara Brooks for a look at this revolutionary system, which its developers hope to offer one day to fire departments and agencies across the United States. |
| Smokey Bear Awards Nomination Deadline Nears
2/7/2011 5:28:57 PM The nomination process for the prestigious 2011 Smokey Bear Awards closes Feb. 17, 2011. In the world of wildfire prevention there is no greater honor than to receive the national Smokey Bear Award. This special award is reserved for people or organizations that provide sustained, outstanding service—with significant program impact—in the wildfire prevention arena. Read further for nomination details. |
| CAL FIRE - San Diego County Fire Authority Performing Controlled Burn
2/7/2011 9:00:01 AM CAL FIRE-San Diego Fire Authority will be conducting a controlled burn today, February 7, 2011, and tomorrow, February 8, 2011, south of Pine Valley and Interstate 8 on the Corte Madera Ranch, according to Battalion Chief Nick Schuler of CAL FIRE-San Diego Fire Authority. |
| CAL FIRE to Conduct Prescribed Burn in Idyllwild
2/1/2011 7:01:43 AM The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)/Riverside County Fire Department will conduct a prescribed burn along the Redhill south fuel break below the Nature Center in Idyllwild beginning February 1st thru and may continue through March 31st 2011. |
| UltraStar Cinemas Joins Effort to Fight Wildfires
1/27/2011 9:25:37 AM Starting January 28th UltraStar Cinemas will proudly share Wildfire Preparedness Public Service Announcements in select theaters across San Diego County. |
| Fire Equipment Vendors Invited to Coconino National Forest Information Sessions
1/26/2011 10:47:57 AM The Coconino National Forest will host three information-sharing sessions for anyone interested in contracting equipment with the U.S. Forest Service during the 2011 fire season. |
| US Forest Service Conducts Controlled Burn on Palomar Mountain
1/18/2011 9:46:16 AM The United States Forest Service will be conducting a controlled burn January 18-19, 2011 in San Diego County, California. |
| Hughes HX System Enables Remote Monitoring of Forest Fires in Russia
1/12/2011 7:50:12 PM Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services, announced that Tomsk Polytechnical University (TPU) has selected a Hughes HX System to provide forest fire monitoring services for the Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation. |
| Fire Danger Level Lowered for the Angeles National Forest
1/6/2011 6:42:51 AM As a result of recent heavy rains and snowfall, the Angeles National Forest has reduced the Fire Danger level to LOW. |
| Embers from Hobe Sound Brush Fire Continue to Burn
12/29/2010 11:18:17 AM Smoke from 300 acre brush fire in Hobe Sound is everywhere as it continues to smolder even though flames are out. |
