Firefighters and foresters worry about lack of firefighting funds (KRNV)

Posted by on Mar 18, 2008 in Forestry, News | Comments Off The fire season is still several months away, but firefighters say they’re already concerned about a lack of manpower and money. Fire season traditionally begins in May or June in Southern Nevada and moves north as the weather warms. State crews are at full capacity for this year, but Nevada forester Pete Anderson says, there will be less help when that fire season is upon us. Read the...
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NDF Responds: Fire departments complain about NDF slowness (Ely Times)

Posted by on Mar 6, 2008 in Forestry, News | Comments Off The Nevada Division of Forestry clarified today information that appeared in the March 5, 2008, Ely Times story, “Fire departments complain about NDF slowness.”NDF comments are in bold. Text that was deleted from the original article is indicated by an ellipsis (…). Readers are encouraged to read the original article for a more complete context. See also, “White Pine...
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Deadline near for panel's Tahoe fire report (RGJ)

Posted by on Mar 2, 2008 in Forestry, News | Comments Off Eight months after flames roared through a Lake Tahoe community, destroying 254 homes, a special panel established to avoid future disasters is nearing its deadline. By March 21, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons expect a report on how to avoid a repeat of last June’s Angora Fire. This week, the California-Nevada Tahoe Basin Fire Commission is scheduled to...
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Governor to meet with U.S. Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne

Posted by on Dec 13, 2007 in Forestry, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.—Governor Jim Gibbons will meet tomorrow with U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to discuss the federal government’s role in assisting Nevada with post-fire land rehabilitation efforts and the U.S. District Court’s recent decision to reverse a 2004 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the Sage Grouse as threatened or...
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Governor Gibbons answers California's call for assistance

Posted by on Oct 24, 2007 in Forestry | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev.–As wildfires continue to rage throughout California, Governor Jim Gibbons announced today that additional fire suppression resources from Nevada are in route to provide much needed assistance. The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) is helping to coordinate six Strike Teams, consisting of 35 engines and 127 fire personnel from multiple state and local fire-fighting...
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