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At least 20 homes destroyed, and 130 people displaced     NILAND, Calif. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said Monday. ...

Some evacuations still in effect     LEHI, Utah (AP) — Fireworks caused a wildfire in Utah that forced out residents of houses and an apartment building early Sunday before crews managed to turn back the blaze as it encroached ...

Fire has burned over 140 square miles     TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An evacuation notice was issued Saturday for a sparsely populated rural area northeast of Tucson because of a wildfire burning brush in a desert valley after coursing ...

Use of field data to make critical decisions at critical times     Forest Technology Systems – Shawn Bethel, Director of Business Development at FTS presented at the IDGA Wildfire Online Summit.

How FLAs are used for sharing lessons     Wildland Fire LLC – This video introduces the Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) history, key concepts and processes which is used to review many accidents and incidents. The video is intended to ...

Video highlights     Alameda County Fire – Two weeks of wildland firefighting, including dozer familiarization and a live wildfire training burn.

Views from Mount Lemmon     KGUN9 – Here’s a look at the Bighorn Fire captured on two different Fire District cameras on Mt. Lemmon.

Containment grows around Bush Fire       Firefighters have now encircled three-fifths of a major fire northeast of metro Phoenix and the progress in containing the fire has allowed authorities to lift evacuation notices and to reopen previously closed ...

Approximately 16% containment of Bighorn Fire     PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters made some progress Monday against major wildfires across Arizona. Crews were fighting fires in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest overlooking Tucson, in ...

Several checklists to aid in navigating the complexities of COVID-19     National Wildfire Coordinating Group As a response agency, the wildland fire community needs to be ready and prepared to adjust operations to meet the complexities of fighting wildland ...