Talk:List of wildfires

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Contents 1 Name change? 2 Notorious? 3 Needs to be updated for the malibu, calif. wildfire 4 Needs to be updated for 2008 fires in California and Florida

[edit] Name change?

Change name to list of wildfires? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Macwiki (talk • contribs) 06:50, July 9, 2007

• That seems like a good idea since "forest fire" now redirects to "wildfire". Is that a U.S.-centric designation? Katr67 21:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
• Support per nom--victor falk 13:52, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Moved. Wasn't strictly necessary to request this since the redirect was not occupied and it appears an uncontroversial move but caution is, of course, a good thing.--Fuhghettaboutit 22:58, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notorious?

Define "notorious". What are the criteria for inclusion in this article? Katr67 21:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't believe it's ever been addressed specifically, but arguably any significant wilfefire event i.e. one that is heavily covered in the media, should ostensibly be on the list, as it would by definition meet WP's notability requirements for events. 4.238.9.67 (talk) 18:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Needs to be updated for the malibu, calif. wildfire

There is a wildfire going on in Malibu, California right now. This is a good time to update the list. Ryan's World 100,000 23:26, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Needs to be updated for 2008 fires in California and Florida

Particularly the latter, which managed to have nasty, multi-acre, multi-day blazes (some a possible result of arson, with at least one suspect in the Brevard County fires having been arrested IIRC) going on in at least three locations (Malabar/Lockmar/Palm Bay area; Cocoa, Florida; and the Everglades) simultaneously, which, needless to say, is both highly unusual and a subject of considerable media coverage (though I'm still irked that MSNBC kept reporting the Cocoa fire as being in "Cocoa Beach". They're not the same place, people). Some of these are still being put out as we speak, but they've been going as a whole for over a week - again, highly unusual (also annoying, for those of us with Asthma and the poor luck to live close to where the fires were going...). The Central Florida fires have destroyed well over 100 homes last I checked, covering hundreds and I think even thousands of acres; the Everglades blaze has hit a reported 33,000+ acres, last I checked. A spate of unusually dry weather did not help much, nor did shifting winds, I'm told. Either way, it should definitely be included, I think. 4.238.9.67 (talk) 18:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)