By Thomas W. Aurnhammer Although safety is always a major concern in structural and wildland firefighting, the wildland community took a unique...
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by Dan Landrigan | Apr 19, 2023 | Associated Press, News
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge is weighing whether to severely limit the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat...
READ MOREWV Man Accused of Arson, Murder in Wildland Firefighter Death
by Dan Landrigan | Apr 17, 2023 | Associated Press, News
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been charged with murder after a forestry worker was killed trying to extinguish a fire the...
READ MOREFalling Tree Kills WV Forestry Firefighter Battling Wildland Fire
by Dan Landrigan | Apr 14, 2023 | Firefighting
A West Virginia Division of Forestry worker died Thursday fighting a wildland fire near Montgomery. A tree fell on Cody J. Mullens, 28, of...
READ MORENew Service Allows Wildfires in WV to Be Tracked Online
by Dan Landrigan | Apr 13, 2023 | Features, News
Charles Boothe – Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. Apr. 14—A new service by the West Virginia Division of Forestry will allow residents to...
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