Group fought the Red Salmon Complex fire Marlborough, Conn. (AP) — A group of 10 firefighters from Connecticut and Massachusetts has returned home after spending the last several weeks helping to battle wildfires in northern California. The contingent left...
El Dorado Fire Helmet Cam
Footage from 564 Fire Photography 564Fire This is helmet cam footage of the El Dorado Fire as it crossed over Hwy 38, south of Forest Falls. Strike Team 1206A put in strong work to try and hold the highway. EQUIPMENT I USE My Main Camera:...
Military Training for California Wildfires
Training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Defense Flash News 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion conducts training for California wildfires. The 14th BEB Soldiers are trained, ready, and capable to assist with the wildland firefighting mission and work...
Strong Winds Expected to Fan Southeastern Wyoming Wildfire
Mullen Fire conditions expected to be worse on Friday CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in southeastern Wyoming is expected to continue growing in strong winds through the weekend, fire officials said Thursday. The fire in the Medicine Bow...
Wildfires Taint West Coast Vineyards with Taste of Smoke
Some wineries are not accepting grapes unless they have been tested for smoke taint By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press TURNER, Ore. (AP) — Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation's most celebrated wine regions with an...
Oregon Misstated Evacuation Figures in Chaos of Wildfires
500,000 down to 40,000 SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As wildfires raged across Oregon, state officials sent out a statement saying 500,000 people had been evacuated to escape encroaching flames. The figure referenced in the Sept. 10 news release from the Oregon...
Few Resources, Old-Growth Forest Allowed for California Fire’s Growth
Only about 100 firefighters were initially dispatched when the Bobcat Fire began By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to make an...
Heavy Equipment Operator Found Dead at Oregon’s Archie Creek Fire
Elsbury Jr. had been running a skidder to help protect structures Wildland Firefighter GLIDE, Oregon – KPIC reports that a heavy equipment operator helping fight the Archie Creek Fire was found dead Friday morning in his vehicle, according to fire...
California Firefighters Return to Burned Station
Bear Fire destroyed everything AFP News Agency Two Californian volunteer firefighters walk around what used to be their fire station, in the heart of Butte County forest. Everything has been burnt to the ground after the Bear Fire destroyed the town of...
Tanker Pilot Dies in Crash While Fighting Idaho Wildfire
Schill Fire burning near Emmett, Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a firefighter died after his single-engine air tanker crashed while he was fighting a small fire in southwestern Idaho Tuesday evening. The Bureau of Land Management identified...
Vallfirest: vft3 Wildland Fire Helmet
Protection and versatility for wildland firefighting and rescue operations Vallfirest The vft3 Helmet was designed to meet the needs of units that intervene in wildland fires and rescue operations. Standards: NFPA 1977:2016. Buy Now | Request More Info...
Wyoming’s Mullen Fire Growth Slows
Wind gusts predicted CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire that roared across a Wyoming wilderness area toward cabins and a water supply reservoir for Cheyenne calmed down Tuesday but predictions for more gusty winds were cause for concern. Cooler weather and...