Coconino County (AZ) Supervisors Support for Proposed Expanded Fire Restrictions
Sean Golightly - The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff Jan. 27—U.S. Forest Service officials from the Flagstaff Ranger District presented proposed fire restriction changes to the Coconino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and were met with the general support. The...
Feds Spend $930 Million to Curb ‘Crisis’ of Wildfires
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to contain destructive infernos...
Reward Offered in Nakia Creek (OR) Fire Investigation
Jessica Prokop - The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. The Clark County Fire Marshal's Office and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are offering a reward for suspect information in the investigation into the cause of the Nakia Creek Fire. The fire marshal's office is asking the...
These Overgrown CA Forests Will Be Thinned with New Wildfire Funds From Feds
Gillian Brassil - McClatchy Washington Bureau More California forests stand to benefit from the United States Forest Service’s wildfire prevention strategy. The 10-year plan — pushed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service — intends to...
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Coconino County (AZ) Supervisors Support for Proposed Expanded Fire Restrictions
Sean Golightly - The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff Jan. 27—U.S. Forest Service officials from the Flagstaff Ranger District presented proposed fire restriction changes to the Coconino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and were met with the general support. The...
Feds Spend $930 Million to Curb ‘Crisis’ of Wildfires
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to contain destructive infernos...
Reward Offered in Nakia Creek (OR) Fire Investigation
Jessica Prokop - The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. The Clark County Fire Marshal's Office and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are offering a reward for suspect information in the investigation into the cause of the Nakia Creek Fire. The fire marshal's office is asking the...
These Overgrown CA Forests Will Be Thinned with New Wildfire Funds From Feds
Gillian Brassil - McClatchy Washington Bureau More California forests stand to benefit from the United States Forest Service’s wildfire prevention strategy. The 10-year plan — pushed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service — intends to...
Forest Service Hiring for Wildland Firefighter Positions
Red Bluff Daily News, Calif. Jan. 18—The Forest Service is hiring for Wildland Firefighter positions hiring, permanent and seasonal, hand crews, engine crews, hotshot crews position and will host two in-person hiring events next week to interview applicants. According...
Product News
PHOS-CHEK® LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT MARKS 60 YEARS OF SAVING LIVES, PROTECTING PROPERTY
Perimeter Solutions launches PHOS-CHEK 60th Anniversary Virtual Museum to Showcase Storied History of Iconic Brand Clayton, MO 11 January 2023 – Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality firefighting products and lubricant...
When Extreme is the New Normal
Wildland firefighting is one of the most dangerous and demanding professions in the world. Firefighters battle grueling, life-threatening situations and go where most people would never dare to go. As fires become more extreme, it’s essential that the equipment that...
Global Warming and Extreme Forest Fires
Wildfires are the biggest emerging threat to our communities and ecosystems in North America and around the world. Wildfire seasons are burning longer and hotter, affecting more and more people while interface fires are becoming common and more homes are located in...
Job Opening – WATERAX Product Specialist – USA
With your experience in wildland firefighting, join WATERAX and help us deliver the new MARK-3® Watson Edition across the USA. We’ll need your specific expertise to guide our channel partners (dealers) in basic pump operations, offer manufacturer’s recommendations,...
The Long and Accomplished History of the MARK-3® Pump
The origins of the MARK-3® pump can be traced back to the earliest days of the company, called WAJAX at the time, with the creation of the DDVC water pump in 1929. As technology and techniques developed in the following decades, so did our industry-leading water...
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Fire Safety Industry Transitions Focus from Wildfire Suppression to Proactive Prevention
Key Takeaways from the 2022 Wildfire Prevention Summit By Wes Bolsen The Western Fire Chiefs Association hosted its second annual Wildfire Prevention Summit earlier this year, and Perimeter Solutions proudly served as the Platinum Sponsor for the event, which examined...
As Wildfires Become More Prevalent, Fire Safety Industry Looks to the Ground
By Wes Bolsen, Business Director of Wildfire Prevention & Protection at Perimeter Solutions In a new report on wildfire activity, the United Nations says that the number of wildfires that take place around the world could double by the year 2100. Faced with this...
Why Phosphate is the Active Ingredient of Choice for Effective Long-Term Fire Retardant
By Melissa Kim Fire safety leaves no room for error, and it doesn’t offer second chances. That is why it is critical that firefighters are equipped with the best tools when they battle any type of fire, including wildfires. Long-term fire retardant has been dropped...
HydraSpear SaberSpear™ 48” Tool Kit
Wildland Firefighting Tool Kits for 2020! Our Jets Make Your Tools Dig Deeper and Faster! ™ 1.SaberSpear™ 48” Tool Kit P/N 54502: A single fixed 48” lightweight steel manifold for ease of storage and mobility in the field. Specifically designed for use...
New International Distribution Agreement Vallfirest x De-Wipe®
The only biodegradable decontaminating wipes able to block the entry of contaminants by the skin Valfirest What is De-Wipe®? The only biodegradable decontaminating wipes on the market capable of removing 99% of the contaminants on the skin and blocking...
Respiratory Protective Equipment for Wildland Fires
Conversation between Sergi Pareja and Angelo Lorenzo A.L: What are the occupational risks that wildland firefighters are exposed to? S.P: Wildland firefighters have the same risks as a welder, because they are exposed to heavy metals, the same risks as a...
Aviation
Watch How Fast This Embraer C-390 Converts from Cargo Plane to Water Bomber
Embraer reported Monday that it has successfully completed the flight testing to receive certification the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II), which allows the C-390 Millennium to be converted from a cargo plane to perform firefighting missions. Embraer...
CAL FIRE Helicopter Crash Injures Three Returning from Fairview Fire
A helicopter assisting with operations in the Fairview fire near Hemet crashed while attempting to land at the Banning Airport, fire officials said Saturday afternoon. The helicopter was privately owned, officials said, and crashed into a backyard just before 4 p.m....
Helicopter Water Drop Hits Hotshot Crew at Hermit Peak (NM) Fire, Three Injured
https://youtu.be/uT8oEnBdSJ8 A helicopter hit firefighters with a water drop at the Hermit Peak fire Sunday, injuring three of them. The incident took place at 10:30 a.m. at the fire, which is been burning since early April in the Santa Fe National Forest. Two of the...
Record Fleet of Super Scooper Aircraft Assembled at Santa Fe (NM)
A quick look at the airport in Santa Fe and the casual observer might think there was a convention of super scooper aircraft in town. That's because the location of multiple wildland fires in the Southwest makes the airport the perfect base of operations for both...
Pilot Killed Attempting Nighttime Air Drop Fighting Estes Park (CO) Fire
A pilot attempting a first-ever nighttime air drop in Colorado to fight the Kruger Rock wildfire in Estes Park has died. News 9 spoke with the pilot before take off. He was excited to attempt the nighttime drop, after five years of planning, in the hope it would make...
ForestTech Center Launched to Develop Integrated Technology Solutions to Combat Wildfires
The Advanced Mobility Collective Partners with the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting to Foster Collaboration Winter Park, Colo. (Nov. 15, 2021) – The Advanced Mobility Collective has launched the first of its kind ForestTech...
Fuel Shortage Could Ground Firefighting Aircraft
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a ferocious wildfire season, potentially endangering...
Two Killed in Plane Crash Responding to AZ Wildfire
WIKIEUP, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities on Sunday were at the scene of the crash of a small plane that killed two crew members responding to a wildfire in northwestern Arizona. Both people aboard the Beechcraft King Air C-90 aircraft died in Saturday’s crash. The...
Videos
Take a Tour of the Missoula (MT) Fire Lab – Where Scientists Study How Wildland Fires Work
Scientists at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory research the wind, soil, and fuel conditions that come together to create a wildland fire. The lab opened in 1960, and it's currently trying to develop data that can inform a better forest management policy as...
‘Gone in 30 Seconds’ – Shingle Springs (CA) Loses Two Rigs in Wildfire at Six Rivers National Forest
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tribal Fire Department lost two rigs when fire burning at Six Rivers National Forest overran the vehicles Monday. The crew from El Dorado County had parked the rigs what they thought was a safe distance from the fire, but a...
Colorado Springs (CO) Fights Multiple Grass Fires, Including One at Airport
Marshall Fire Destroys Hundreds Of Homes In Colorado, Thousands Evacuated
Nearly 600 homes have been destroyed in the Colorado Marshall Fire – along with hotels, shopping centers and businesses. The fire had burned 1,600 acres and was still growing Thursday night.
L.A. County and Forest Service Firefighters Survive Near Miss
On September 11, Angeles National Forest and Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a brush fire near Highway 99. Shortly after they arrived the fire and took hold on both sides of the highway. In the shifting winds the flank of the fire became the head of the...
Meet The Wildland Firefighters of Hawaii – ‘Different But the Same’
https://vimeo.com/651279616 Meet the Hawaii Wildland firefighters. Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources presents this video look at the men and women who are the first responders for the state's 3 million acres of forest land. Like most places, wild fire...
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Bobbie on Fire
Bobbie Scopa started her career as a seasonal firefighter in 1974. After graduating from Arizona State University, she went on to work in fire and natural resource management. Eventually she left the wildand agencies to work full time for a structure fire department. She finished her Masters in Forestry at NC State then went back to the US Forest Service and BLM eventually becoming the Assistant Regional Fire Director in Region 6. Bobbie has spent many years working as a type 1 and 2 Operations Section Chief. You can listen to Bobbie tell audio stories from her long career at BobbieOnFire.com. She has also recently completed her memoir titled “Both Sides Of The Fire Line”. It will be available through Chicago Review Press late summer of 2022.
Put Me In, Coach
“Gas, she needs gas. Get her some gas, NOW!” That was the Operations Chief yelling at the...
Crises Leadership
This month I’d like to relate a story that happened to me last week. It made me pause and think...
It’s Complicated
Like many retirees, one of my favorite activities is complaining. Well, maybe not my favorite, but...
Wildland Firefighting
Wildfire Burns Part of Southern OH Wayne National Forest
PEDRO, Ohio (AP) — Officials say a 1,300-acre wildfire in Wayne National Forest in far southern Ohio began with multiple small wildfires earlier this week. A statement Thursday from Wayne National Forest said firefighters were working to contain the blaze and urged...
Evacuations Ordered as Close to 100 Firefighters Take on TN Wildfire
According to a report from WKRN, fire crews in Warren County, Tennessee, consisting of nearly 100 firefighters have been on scene fighting an intense wildfire beginning Monday evening and going early Tuesday morning. The fire occurred just outside of the town of...
Features
CA Evaluates Canadian ‘Water Cannon’ Technology to Protect Towns from Wildland Fires
Fire & Flood Emergency Services, a Canadian firm, recently deployed its Water Cannon technology at a California winery to show how it can protect towns from approaching wildland fires. The system creates a wall of water to stop advancing flames, and provides...
2021 CO Marshall Fire Losses Topped $2 Billion
DENVER (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses, making it by far the costliest in Colorado history, the state insurance commissioner said. Commissioner Michael Conway...
Hellish Fires, Low Pay, Trauma: CA Forest Service Firefighters Face a Morale Crisis
Alex Wigglesworth - Los Angeles Times Chris Mariano became a federal wildland firefighter because he wanted to help protect the Northern California landscapes and communities he'd grown to love. Years later, after working his way up to squad boss of the...
‘Unrelenting’ Fire Seasons Putting New Mental Strain on Crews That Fight Fires
Rick Hurd - Bay Area News Group Firefighter Chuck Stark summed up life in the 2020s for crews at the Contra Costa Fire Protection District and throughout the state: “If I could describe it in one word: Unrelenting,” he said. “There used to be an ebb and a flow to...
