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Wildfire LLC: Idaho Engine Burnover

Wildfire LLC: Idaho Engine Burnover

Lesson sharing from the Wild Mountain Fire, September 2020     Wildfire Lessons Learned Center In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 6, 2020, a Brush Engine from a rural fire department responded to a wildland fire. While attacking the left flank...

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New Mexico Governor Signs Prescribed Fire Measure

New Mexico Governor Signs Prescribed Fire Measure

More than half of New Mexico is dealing with exceptional drought     By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed legislation that will clear the way for more prescribed fires as New Mexico...

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Queens, New York Brush Fire

Queens, New York Brush Fire

An All-Hands fire at Box 4412     The Responder Date Recorded: March 4th, 2021 Area: Flushing Queens Location: Kissena Corridor Parm Queens 10-75 Box 4412 Engine 274 and 274 HMTU, Engine 299, Engine 320 Ladder 152, Ladder 167 Brush Fire Unit 7 Battalion 52...

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NFPA Launches Outthink Wildfire

NFPA Launches Outthink Wildfire

Initiative aims to eliminate destruction of communities by wildfire by 2050   National Fire Protection Association The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced Outthink Wildfire™, a comprehensive strategy to address America’s wildfire crisis that...

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California Finishes Trials of New Wildfire Aircraft

California Finishes Trials of New Wildfire Aircraft

Intel 24 was recently used over a wildfire in Malibu     Wildland Firefighter Staff ORANGE COUNTY, California - California has just finished trials on a new aircraft that may be used to help fight the state’s wildfires. Intel 24 is able to see through smoke...

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Fort Huachuca, Arizona Prescribed Burn

Fort Huachuca, Arizona Prescribed Burn

Burn training includes possibly finding unexploded ordinance     U.S. Army Fort Huachuca In this Fort Report, a Prescribed Burn is performed on the mountains and ranges with dense vegetation to reduce fire risk and ensure military training continues at Fort...

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