A look back at a wildfire rescue
The video was recorded Nov. 9 as LAFD Air Operations pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith battled the Woolsey Fire, which was raging through the Santa Monica Mountains toward Malibu.
The video was recorded Nov. 9 as LAFD Air Operations pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith battled the Woolsey Fire, which was raging through the Santa Monica Mountains toward Malibu.
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For WUI firefighting, Structure Protection Units—mobile units equipped with sprinkler systems—may be decisive in protecting lives and property.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced permanent pay increases for federal and tribal wildland firefighters. The pay boost, part of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R. 1968) signed into law by President Trump on March 14....
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — As Oklahomans assessed the devastation from wildfires that whipped across the state, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, officials in both Oklahoma and Texas warned Sunday of an increased risk of fire danger in the...