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USFA: Nebraska On-Duty Death

USFA: Nebraska On-Duty Death

78-year-old firefighter was on his third wildfire call of the day     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Dennis M. Bender, 78, of the Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire...

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Nebraska Firefighter Dies While Battling Brush Fire

Nebraska Firefighter Dies While Battling Brush Fire

Ponca Hills firefighter suffered a medical emergency     FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — A volunteer with a fire department in the Omaha area has died while helping fight a brush fire near Fort Calhoun. Dennis Bender was a volunteer with the Ponca Hills Fire...

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Grass Fire Destroys Oklahoma Fire Department Brush Truck

Grass Fire Destroys Oklahoma Fire Department Brush Truck

Freedom Hill department loses rig in brush fire     Wildland Firefighter Staff CREEK COUNTY, Oklahoma – News9 reports that a Creek County volunteer fire department lost their brush truck to flames during a grass fire on Monday. The Freedom Hill Volunteer...

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Firefighters Stop Forward Progress of Arizona Wildfire

Firefighters Stop Forward Progress of Arizona Wildfire

At least 175 acres burned near Tonto Basin     PHOENIX (AP) — Firefighters reported stopping the forward progress of a wildfire that grew to 175 acres and threatened homes and businesses Monday afternoon near Tonto Basin northeast of Phoenix. There was no...

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24 Wildfires Burning Across Alabama

24 Wildfires Burning Across Alabama

Over 2,300 acres burned across the state     MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Wildfires have burned more than 2,300 acres of land across Alabama in recent days, forestry officials said Monday as firefighters battled two dozen blazes statewide. Fire charred 560 acres...

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350+ Acre Woods Fire in Mississippi

350+ Acre Woods Fire in Mississippi

Dozers and a helicopter used in Harrison County     Harrison County Fire Rescue Harrison County Fire Rescue along with fire crews from the Mississippi State Forestry Commission, and US Forest Service, were called out for a 350+ acre woods fire Sunday...

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New Brush Trucks for Virginia Fire Departments

New Brush Trucks for Virginia Fire Departments

A Type 6 rig in Loudoun County     Skeeter Brush Trucks See Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (VA) take their recently completed Rescue-Side Type 6 Skeeter Brush Truck around our off-road track! Get details for this truck on our website: skeeterbrushtrucks.com...

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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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Wildfire Hand Tools Training in the 1970’s

Wildfire Hand Tools Training in the 1970’s

A look back in this wildfire training film     Periscope Films Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm​ Browse our products on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2YILTSD...

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