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Strategies for managing the unexpected during suppression efforts   Todd McNeal | FireRescue Magazine Volume 12, Issue 6 One of the most imperative responsibilities of the company officer at a wildland incident is to quickly and constantly evaluate the potential ...

19-year old firefighter killed by falling tree snag   MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old firefighter has died after being struck by a falling tree while responding to a blaze in western Montana. Missoula County sheriff’s officials say ...

What do you think? Will you watch it?     Sony Pictures – All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters. Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story ...

Approximately 1,500 structures are threatened by wildfire    

Wildfire has destroyed dozens of structures     By SCOTT SMITH, Associated Press MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — A blaze burning in foothills west of Yosemite National Park destroyed dozens of structures and forced thousands to flee Gold Rush-era towns but ...

State of emergency declared by Governor Jerry Brown     By SCOTT SMITH and SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the western U.S., damaging more than ...

Fire in central California has burned 17 square miles   SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A wildfire burning in central California tripled in size Monday, forcing more people from their homes as firefighters battle the day-old blaze burning in steep areas ...

Entire city of Williams Lake ordered to evacuate   CBC News video   KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires in British Columbia have forced nearly 40,000 people to leave their homes and residents are flooding into crowded evacuation centers ...

International help sought to battle wildfires     By PREDRAG MILIC, Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro has asked for international help to fight wildfires raging along the Adriatic sea coastline that are also raging along the Adriatic sea ...

Mutual aid system praised as crews fight fires across the state   Ventura County Star California firefighting agencies are pouring their efforts into a mutual-aid network that’s working at full speed to battle 12 major wildfires at both ends of ...