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Aspen, CO Type III Wildland Pumper

Aspen, CO Type III Wildland Pumper

A new wildland rig for the Aspen Fire Protection District     SVI Trucks - Aspen's new Type 3 Wildland Pumper features a 12' aluminum SVI-body mounted on an International 7500 SFA 4x4 chassis, which houses a Cummins L9 380EV HP engine. The apparatus has the...

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Wildfires Start in Western Oregon

Wildfires Start in Western Oregon

Winds cause rise in danger levels     COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Wildland firefighters worked to contain blazes across Western Oregon as windy conditions and low humidity gripped the state. KVAL reports strong east winds caused wildfire danger levels to climb,...

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Wyoming Hotshots 2019 Fire Season

Wyoming Hotshots 2019 Fire Season

A look back at recent firefighting     Jake Lang - Wyoming Hotshots 2019 (This video not endorsed by the USFS, USDA, or Bighorn National Forest) https://youtu.be/Mg2rNTJY1OA Song credit: Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief We do not own the rights to the music...

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Montana Sends 72 Firefighters to California

Montana Sends 72 Firefighters to California

Crews will fight fires and cover shifts     BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — With snow on the ground in Montana, fire agencies around the state are sending 20 engines and 72 firefighters to California to help battle wildfires there. Gov. Steve Bullock approved sending...

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Idaho Sends Firefighters to California

Idaho Sends Firefighters to California

Five engines and 17 personnel     BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is sending firefighters and equipment to California to fight wildfires. Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little late Tuesday approved sending five fire engines and 17 personnel to California where...

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Hundreds of Koalas Feared Dead in Australian Wildfires

Hundreds of Koalas Feared Dead in Australian Wildfires

Two-thirds of area burnt was a koala habitat     By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast. Port Macquarie Koala...

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Wildfire Burns Near Reagan Library

Wildfire Burns Near Reagan Library

New blaze starts in Simi Valley     By MARCIO SANCHEZ and GREGORY BULL Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A new wildfire erupted Wednesday in wind-whipped Southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and...

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Winds, Fires, and Blackouts for Californians

Winds, Fires, and Blackouts for Californians

Frustration over power cuts as fires burn     By JANIE HAR and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Californians on Wednesday found themselves facing winds, wildfires and darkness from yet another power outage that hit more than 1...

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Serbia Asks Russia for Help Fighting Wildfire

Serbia Asks Russia for Help Fighting Wildfire

Hundreds of firefighters struggle to contain the blaze     BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has asked for Russia's help in fighting a wildfire that has been raging for the past three days in a remote mountainous area on the border between Serbia and Bulgaria....

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Off-Roading in Oregon

Off-Roading in Oregon

Wildland interface off-road training     Bend Fire Department Training Division - Apparatus - Off Road Interface Course https://youtu.be/Jcd_PuC-s2U  

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