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The fire caused significant damage to Oakland and the surrounding areas. The fire killed 25 people, which included emergency personnel, destroyed 2,449 homes, and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. [63] The response to this fire was swift, however, the fire and winds made it difficult to extinguish. [64]
According to government sources, the forest fires combined have destroyed nearly 4,048 hectares of land, in 1,857 incidents. [1] Subsequently, the World Bank granted 500 crores rupees (US$75M) to the Uttarakhand forest department to research the cause of the forest fires, which was later increased [24] by ₹ 600 crores (US$90M). [25]
The circumstance under which a fire occurs, and the likely consequences and public safety and welfare, natural and cultural resources, and values to be protected dictate the appropriate management response to fire" (United States Department of Agriculture Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, 13 February 2009).
On 12 January 2021, the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority announced that they would conduct an investigation into the damage caused to the Dzüko Valley as a result of the fire. [17] An estimated 200 acres of forest were damaged by the fire. [18]
A mobile emergency operations center, in this case operated by the Air National Guard. Emergency management (also disaster management) is a science and a system charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. [1]
Monitoring of forest encroachment and shifting cultivation Forest fire surveillance. Mapping and monitoring of biosphere reserves. Eco-system management related studies for environmentally fragile/sensitive regions like the Himalayas, Western Ghats etc. Development of Environment/Forest Resources Information System (ERIS/FRIS).
When a forest burns for the first time, fire intensity is usually low and flames are mostly restricted to the understory while repeated fire events have higher intensity. Forest fires are a threat to the Amazonian biodiversity [ 33 ] and jeopardize the ability of forest trees to mitigate climate change by storing carbon.
Fire management benefits began to appear, such as the 2000 Hash Rock fire which burned almost all of the Mill Creek Wilderness on the Ochoco National Forest in Oregon before it was suppressed. When the wildfire reached the 1996 Mill Creek fire, which had been managed under the wildland fire use program, it went out.