Lahaina wildfire survivors are homeless and living in beach encampments eight months after Hawaii's deadliest blaze ripped through the Maui town and displaced thousands
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DAILY MAIL ^
| 21 April 2024 | RUTH STYLES
Many of the Lahaina wildfire survivors who were placed in temporary housing at hotels are now living in tents on local parks, beaches, and parking lots, eight months after the deadly blaze .. Locals complained .. that little is being done to help displaced residents find rental homes, while 70% of the
town's rental units are operating as Airbnbs for tourists.. Lahaina resident Benny Reinicke, 30, .. it's 'insulting' that FEMA is offering families cash to relocate elsewhere and says the agency should focus on rebuilding homes in the town itself.. It's an incongruous sight. On one side, there's glorious...
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State Farm is NOT there: California's largest insurer will discontinue coverage of 72,000 homes in the state over inflation and risk of CATASTROPHES like wildfires and floods
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Daily Mail UK ^
| March 22, 2024 | Alice Wright
California's largest insurance company will stop offering insurance to 72,000 homes across the state due to the increased risk of natural disasters and the effects of inflation. Coverage
for the 30,000 houses and 42,000 apartments impacted will cease this summer, the Bay Area News Group reported. State Farm General cited soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons it won´t renew the policies. It comes just months after the insurance giant said it would also stop taking new applications for coverage from homeowners in the state. 'This decision was not made lightly and only...
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News Summary-Intelligence Report Thursday 3/7/2024 Macron Has "No Limits" In Ukraine, Solar, Wind Energy Company Admits Possible Involvement In Texas Wildfire, Canadian Businessman Reaches Deal Over Use As Spy In China, China To Deal With...
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Nextrush Free ^
| 3/7/2024 | Nextrush/Self
Explosions in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov late tonight... A US Army Reserve officer now identified as the US Embassy employee found dead in a Jerusalem apartment... The United States pressuring Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry to transition to a 'broader more inclusive government'. This
as violence continues... "no limits and no red lines" That's the message from French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Ukraine...In Moscow the Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted Mr. Macron's position...saying Russia will pull no punches... Tonight Biden Administration officials say that Hamas is standing in the way... US politics an election...
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Heads Up Media – Texas Wildfires Have Nothing to Do with Climate Change
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Watts Up With That ^
| 01 March 2024 | Anthony Watts
Actual data and various lines of hard evidence show that there is no connection between climate change and the wildfires now ravaging parts of north Texas and Oklahoma...Sadly, once again the media is pushing the "climate catastrophe" narrative in which every extreme weather event or natural disaster is caused by climate change,
despite the clear evidence that this is false
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Texas Wildfire Torches Over 1M Acres, Largest In State History: ‘The Losses Could Be Catastrophic’
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The Daily Wire ^
| February 29, 2024 | Tim Pearce
One of several wildfires raging in the Texas Panhandle has grown to become the largest in state history. The
Smokehouse Creek fire has been burning since Monday and emergency crews have made little progress in containing it. It has so far torched over 1 million acres of land in Texas, the most by a wildfire in the history of the state, and 31,500 acres in Oklahoma, according to CNN. The Smokehouse Creek fire is just one of several that have ripped through Texas cattle country this week. Two people have died so far in the fires. Ranchers have lost thousands...
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At least 1 dead as largest wildfire in state history tears through Texas Panhandle
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abcnews.go.com ^
| February 29, 2024 | Morgan Winsor
Several large wildfires continue to tear through northern Texas, including one that has grown into the largest blaze in state history. The
Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited in Hutchinson County remained active as of Thursday morning, having burned an estimated 1,075,000 acres and was just 3% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The flames, which cover an area larger than the size of Rhode Island, have spread across state lines, with 1,050,000 acres burned in Texas and 25,000 acres burned in Oklahoma.
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Thousands urged to evacuate as wildfire rages near Ballarat, Victoria
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Watchers.news ^
| 2/22/24 | Staff
An emergency warning has been issued for 28 communities west of Ballarat, Victoria, as residents are urged to evacuate due to an out-of-control bushfire. The
fire, which ignited along Bayindeen-Rocky Road, is being fought by 1 000 firefighters with support from 24 aircraft and 100 vehicles. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and emergency officials emphasize the rapidly evolving situation, with no properties reported damaged yet but significant disruptions including road closures and power outages affecting over 2 100 customers. Thousands of residents in 28 communities are being urged to evacuate immediately as an out-of-control wildfire threatens areas west of Ballarat, Victoria,...
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Hawaii governor proposes $25 'climate tax' on tourists to protect the state's beaches and prevent wildfires
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Daily Mail ^
| 2/19/24 | Keith Griffin
Hawaii's governor wants to impose a $25 'climate fee' on tourists, saying the funds collected would be used to protect the state's beaches and prevent wildfires. Governor
Josh Green, a Democrat, last month introduced a bill that would impose the flat fee upon check-in at hotels or vacation rentals, projecting it will raise about $68 million annually. 'It's a very small price to pay to preserve paradise,' Green told the Wall Street Journal, saying the new tax would fund a state fire marshal, new fire breaks to protect vulnerable communities, and disaster insurance.
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Colorado hit by increasingly dire wildfire-driven insurance exit
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Wild Fire Today ^
| 1/30/24 | Hunter Bassler
Insurance isn’t the sexiest topic to either write or read about, but an extreme weather-driven downtrend of insurance agency availability is tightening the noose on an already suffocating national housing market. The
U.S. had its highest number — 28 — of annual billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023, including the Lahaina wildfire, California flooding, and Tropical Cyclone Idalia in Florida, according to a NOAA report. Homeowner insurance agencies’ response to the continually rising costs has either been to drastically increase their insurance rates or to back out from certain areas entirely. The dire situation first made national headlines last year when...
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Former Criminology Professor Pleads Guilty to Igniting Four Wildfires in 2021
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Wildland Firefighter ^
| 2 Feb 2024 | Sam Stanton
A criminal justice professor who has worked at various California colleges pleaded guilty Thursday after being charged with setting a series of blazes near the massive Dixie Fire in 2021. Gary
Stephen Maynard, 49, pleaded guilty to three counts of arson to federal property in Sacramento federal court before U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta. Maynard, who is being held without bail in the Yuba County Jail, was arrested in August 2021 after a three-week investigation that included the use of a tracking device hidden on his vehicle by authorities who followed his movements throughout Northern California for hundreds of...
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HI Officials Identify the Last of the 100 Known Victims of the Wildfire That Destroyed Lahaina
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Wildland Firefighter ^
| 29 Jan 2024 | JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
HONOLULU (AP) — The last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed Maui’s historic town of Lahaina in August was identified Friday as a 70-year-old woman whose husband, sister and several other relatives also died in the fire. Maui
police said they identified the victim as Lydia Coloma based on the context of where the remains were found, rather than through DNA or other positive identification methods. Her husband, along with a sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew, also died in the fire, said her sister-in-law, Tina Acosta, in Honolulu. Coloma was from the Ilocos Sur province in...
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Quebec man who blamed wildfires on government pleads guilty to setting 14 fires
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Canadian Press ^
| 1-15-24
A Quebec man who posted conspiracy theories online that forest fires were being deliberately set by the government has pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires himself that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian
Paré, 38, pleaded guilty Monday to 13 counts of arson and one count of arson with disregard for human life at the courthouse in Chibougamau, Que. Prosecutor Marie-Philippe Charron told the court that two of the 14 fires set by Paré forced the evacuation of around 500 homes in Chapais, Que...
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Lighting A Backfire To Put Out A Wildfire: A Story Of January 6th And Events Leading To It
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Nextrush Free ^
| 1/6/2024 | Nextrush/Self
The full and complete details are far from known but when the truth about January 6th is fully revealed it must be fully revealed the overarching purpose of J6 was to shut down President Donald Trump and his supporters... Before J6 the DHS and FBI operating in the context of the Extreme
State of Emergency declared for COVID in March of 2020 and the violence that followed the death of George Floyd during the summer of 2020... Either way there can be no doubt that DHS and FBI operatives were working their way into the ranks of COVID mandate opponents-MAGA......
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Lahaina Reopens To Residents, Business Owners After Devastating Wildfire
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OANN ^
| 12/23 | James Meyers
After suffering devastating wildfires in the area of Lahaina, a historic town in Maui, it has officially reopened to residents and business owners. The
move announced on Monday, comes three months after the deadly wildfires torched the island and killed over 100 people.Areas that were reopened included the Banyan Tree Park, with the 150-year-old banyan tree burned in the August wildfires that takes up over an acre of land, according to the Associated Press.
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B.C. landowner's arson theory rejected as panel orders him to pay $450K for causing wildfire
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CBC news ^
| Nov 14, 2023
Clarke Matthiesen claimed neighbours' grandson was the cause of 2019 fire, not his unregistered burnA landowner responsible for an open burn that ignited a wildfire in British Columbia's Cariboo region is on the hook for about $450,000 after an appeals commission rejected his claim that the real cause was arson by his
neighbours' troubled grandson. Last week, a panel of the Forest Appeals Commission largely dismissed Clarke Matthiesen's appeal of cost recovery orders for the April 2019 blaze, finding his alternative explanation was "both unproven and unlikely." The evidence strongly supported investigators' conclusion that a holdover fire from an improperly...
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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Returns, Invades Florida
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Independent Journal Review ^
| October 4, 2023 at 12:22pm | By Elizabeth Weibel
Smoky skies from the Canadian wildfires have returned. Only
this time, the smoke has invaded the state of Florida. Residents of the Sunshine State were greeted with hazy skies on Tuesday created by Canadian wildfire smoke, according to AccuWeather. Leigh Spann, a meteorologist with WFLA, told The Hill the smoke “has come all the way down I-95 and should be with us for the next couple of days.” Smoky and hazy conditions from the Canadian wildfires continue to linger “over sections of North America” and are, in turn, contributing to poor air conditions throughout the United States, according to The...
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires could once again reach NYC Monday
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NY Post ^
| 10/02/2023 | David Propper
New Yorkers could wake up to hazy skies Monday morning as smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires is expected to reach the Big Apple by sunrise. New
York City officials sounded the alarm Sunday over the potential plume of wildfire smoke two days after Mayor Eric Adams faced backlash for not issuing a more forceful warning leading up to heavy rain that flooded parts of the city Friday. Current forecasts indicate the Air Quality Index will be about 55, which means “there may be some risk to people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution,” the city said in a press...
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Pitkin woman arrested on multiple counts of arson related to Rapides, Vernon wildfire [Louisiana]
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Leesville Leader ^
| 9/26/2023 | Crystal Stevenson
Forestry agents have arrested a Pitkin woman for setting multiple fires in Rapides Parish that made their way into Vernon. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Enforcement Division said it arrested Laura Mclaughlin on Friday for setting what ultimately became a massive wildfire. “In
the early morning hours of Aug. 24, LDAF fire crews and the Plainview Fire Department responded to multiple wildfires set in Union Hill. LDAF enforcement investigators, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives, and Office of State Fire Marshal deputies immediately began investigating the wildfires as arson was suspected to be the cause,” said LDAF spokesperson Jennifer Finley....
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$15,000 reward offered for information in wildfire arson cases [Louisiana]
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https :// www . americanpress . com / 2023 / 09 / 22 / 15000 - reward - offered - for - information - in - wildfire - arson - cases / ^
| 9/22/2023 | Crystal Stevenson
Investigators with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Forestry Enforcement Division have determined that many of the large wildfires burning throughout Louisiana in recent weeks are the result of arson. LDAF
investigators, Louisiana State Fire Marshal deputies, and various parish sheriff’s office detectives continue to actively investigate the matter. Investigators urge anyone with information in the Tiger Island, La. 113 and Lions Camp Road fires to call the LDAF 24-hour hotline at 1-855-452-5323 or the LFA at 318-443-2558. Callers may remain anonymous. The Louisiana Forestry Association is a statewide, private, non-profit association made up of landowners, foresters, employees of...
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Ivanka Trump Feeds Maui Families Displaced By Devastating Wildfires
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OANN ^
| 9/23 | James Meyers
Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, made a trip to Hawaii to help those who are still suffering from the tragic wildfires that took place last month.
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