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How it was done years ago     Wildland Fire LLC – This video was produced by the California Department of Forestry in the 1970’s.

Drone video of training on several wildfire subjects     Brighton Fire Rescue District – Drone video captures wildland fire training at Station 52. The training focuses on apparatus familiarization with our new brush trucks, review of wildland strategies and ...

Strong winds expected to spread fires     ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Forecasters say a storm system approaching New Mexico will produce dangerous wildfire conditions in western New Mexico Thursday afternoon and evening and that blowing dust will reduce visibility ...

27 fires burning across the state     TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say a fire that crossed the Kansas and Colorado state line burned about 75 square miles of grassland. Kansas Adjutant General’s Department spokeswoman Katie Horner says about ...

Red flag warnings covered much of the state     PHOENIX (AP) — Forecasters report elevated fire danger from dry and windy weather conditions across much of Arizona on Thursday. A red flag warning issued Thursday by the National Weather ...

An FDIC 2018 training event     Todd McNeal Chief Twain Harte (CA) Fire Department Wednesday, April 25, 2018 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. REGISTER NOW The class provides company officers and firefighters with the current tactical information necessary to ...

One wildfire has burned 440 square miles     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Firefighters are hoping higher humidity and milder winds will help them fight wildfires in Oklahoma, though conditions are critical in Arizona and New Mexico. U.S. Forest Service ...

Homes have been swallowed by the fires     By KEN MILLER, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Frazzled residents in a part of rural northwestern Oklahoma paralyzed by days of wind-whipped wildfires expressed fear a blaze could overrun their ...

Calm weather may help firefighters     DENVER (AP) — Calmer weather on Wednesday should help firefighters trying to stop wildfires that started in strong winds. Winds gusting to 60 mph (96 kph) helped fan a wildfire between Colorado Springs ...

Fires burn across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Firefighters are battling massive wildfires that have destroyed homes and other buildings in parts of Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma. The blazes are fueled by gusting winds, low ...