Training information from STIHL STIHL USA - For the U.S. Forest Service, chain saws are critical to the mission of fighting wildland fires. This video is provided by STIHL to assist wildland firefighters and training supervisors in managing the risk of...
Property Owners Resist Thinning Forests to Reduce California’s Wildfire Risk
Privacy valued over safety By MATTHEW BROWN and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, Calif. (AP) — Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled brush in the...
Wildland Firefighting: Devil’s Canyon Hand Crew
A look at the past fire seasons Collin Logoyda - Devil's Canyon Handcrew 2018-2019 Crew Video This video not endorsed by the BLM Song credit: The Hand That Feeds- Nine inch Nails We do not own the rights to the music displayed in the video....
The Costs of Post-Disaster Cleanup
Cleanup after natural disasters overwhelms communities (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sybil Derrible, University of Illinois at Chicago; Juyeong Choi, Florida State...
Salmon Heli-Rappellers 2019
Idaho group's wildfire season Salmon Heli-Rappellers - Salmon Heli-Rappellers Short video of what we've been up to this summer Check out our website for more info www.salmonhelirappellers.com https://youtu.be/lYMHdiVu3Go
Sydney Choked by Haze from Bush Fires
Ambulances answer dozens of respiratory-related calls Thick smoke from wildfires shroud the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Hot dry conditions have brought an early start to...
PG&E Deal with Fire Victims Removes Huge Obstacles
Newsom has until this Friday to sign off on the settlement By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Business Writer Associated Press (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric will be able to avoid two legal obstacles that could have tripped up its efforts to bounce back from bankruptcy...
Middle Fork Ranger Dist. Crew 501
2019 fire season video Grance Vanness - Photo and video comp from the 2019 fire season. Middle Fork Ranger District - Crew 501, based out of the Willamette National Forest. Photos and videos taken by the crew. Copyright 2019...
California Firefighter Overtime Surges 65%
Annual wages pushed to nearly $5 billion LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following an unprecedented series of wildfires across California, overtime costs for firefighters surged by 65% over the past decade, pushing annual wages to nearly $5 billion, according to a...
PG&E Reaches $13.5B Wildfire Settlement
Deal resolves all claims related to deadly 2017-2018 fires By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric announced Friday it has reached a tentative $13.5 billion settlement resolving all major claims related to the deadly,...
California to Protect Insurance Polices in Wildfire Areas
Insurance companies banned from dropping customers By ADAM BEAM Associated Press Sacramento, Calif (AP) — California on Thursday temporarily banned insurance companies from dropping customers in areas affected by more than a dozen recent blazes, invoking...
PG&E Urges Judge to Approve Settlement
Utility struggles to cover billions in losses By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday urged a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a key insurance settlement as it struggles to regain its...