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How to Operate a MARK-3® High-Pressure Pump

How to Operate a MARK-3® High-Pressure Pump

Best practices for operations     WATERAX - Product specialists and wildland firefighters, Zach & Alex give us a step by step explanation of best practices when operating the MARK-3® high-pressure fire pump. https://youtu.be/EjyOQ-xTD84 Related: Why...

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Colorado Wildfires Burn Large Areas, Hundreds of Buildings

Colorado Wildfires Burn Large Areas, Hundreds of Buildings

Crews are expected to continue monitoring fire areas and extinguishing isolated hot spots     DENVER (AP) — A pair of wildfires in northern Colorado set records as the largest and second-largest in the state's history, burning nearly 630 square miles of land...

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$166M in Fines Recommended for PG&E Over Power Outages

$166M in Fines Recommended for PG&E Over Power Outages

Two blackouts in October 2019 lasted several days and affected dozens of Northern California counties     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators are being asked to fine Pacific Gas & Electric nearly $166 million for failing to properly inform...

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Utility Equipment Sparked 2018 Woolsey Fire in California

Utility Equipment Sparked 2018 Woolsey Fire in California

Southern California Edison equipment identified in report     LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 2018 wildfire that killed three people and destroyed 1,600 homes was sparked by Southern California Edison equipment, according to a report by investigators released this week...

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August Complex Fire Water Tender Rollover

August Complex Fire Water Tender Rollover

Rapid Lesson Sharing     Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center At approximately 0755 hours on September 27th, August Complex South Zone communications was notified of a Water Tender accident via radio by another Water Tender Operator who was also working in...

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Evacuation Orders Lifted in Two California Wildfires

Evacuation Orders Lifted in Two California Wildfires

Burned firefighters still in critical condition     IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for the last of some 130,000 Californians forced from their homes by two wind-driven wildfires. Smoky air lingered over a large swath of Southern...

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AP: California Power Shutoffs Explained

AP: California Power Shutoffs Explained

A look at the what, how, and why     By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. Here's a...

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