November 2010
15 posts
Forest restoration proves positive for wildlife. →
BY SHARON VILLEGAS | http://futureforest.info
Many people are aware of the benefits forest restoration provides for wildfire prevention, forest health and even for the local…
Social Media on Incidents – Some Lessons Learned →
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March, 2010
Introduction
Social media is content created by people using highly accessible Internet based publishing technologies….
Incident Social Media Manual – Being Revised →
This is my attempt at a brain-dump of my hands-on real life use of Social Media on large incidents. This is a fluid document and will be revised often.
Incident Social Media Manual
Picasa VS Flickr →
by David K. Israel Picasa is Google’s photo sharing site, enabling you to upload and share photos like Snapfish or Ophoto, etc. You can also buy prints through a third party (like…
PIO’s Consider a Tweetup for your Next Public... →
Definition: A tweetup is an event where people who tweet come together to meet in person.
Normally we connect with our friends online after we have met them. At a tweetup you…
Picasa & Flickr: Photo Management Tools for... →
This photo pile was created from Picasa
Written and compiled by Eric Neitzel
Here are two tools available, Flickr and Picasa. Both have value to any incident or…
Flickr Groups in Disasters: Using Flickr Groups to... →
Flickr Groups: This is a great way to publicly solicit photos of your fire, incident or event. Or have other trusted incident personnel or agencies submit photos for your collection.
How to Become a Vendor for Wildland Fire... →
The Southwestern Region of the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, has begun using a new method of obtaining equipment with operators to support wildland fire…
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Thinning is nice but follow-up burning makes it... →
by Rich Fairbanks
Thinning is nice but follow-up burning makes it much more effective as a fuels treatment, according to the University of Washington’s Crystal Raymond in her…
Thinning is nice but follow-up burning makes it... →
by Rich Fairbanks
Thinning is nice but follow-up burning makes it much more effective as a fuels treatment, according to the University of Washington’s Crystal Raymond in her…
Forest Service Web-Based Tool Integrates Climate... →
RALEIGH, NC (August 3, 2010)—The USDA Forest Service, Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (EFETAC) and Southern Region have launched the Template for Assessing…
Wildland Fire Outlook – November 2010 through... →
National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook National Interagency Fire Center – Predictive Services
Issued: November 1, 2010 Next Issue: December 1, 2010
The November, and December 2010 through February 2011 significant fire potential outlooks are