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Oregon Has Mild Wildfire Season

Oregon Has Mild Wildfire Season

Statewide drop in acres burned and costs     SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After two wildfire-filled seasons, Oregonians got a break this summer. Oregon's fire season was the mildest since 2004 and the least expensive since 2010, according to statistics from the...

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Alaska Has Nation’s Most Expensive Wildfire This Year

Alaska Has Nation’s Most Expensive Wildfire This Year

At least $46M spent on Swan Lake Fire     ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation's most expensive wildfire this year is one that has been burning for months on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. The Swan Lake Fire has so far cost about $46 million to fight, according to...

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Wildland Firefighter Health Effects Study

Wildland Firefighter Health Effects Study

An overview of a field test in Idaho     Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center - This video provides a brief overview of a new approach to examine the potential health effects that wildland firefighters may experience working on wildland fires. This effort is...

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Utah Wildfire Officials Prepare for Post-Fire Erosion

Utah Wildfire Officials Prepare for Post-Fire Erosion

Davis County fire at least 68% contained     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A northern Utah wildfire response team has begun preparing for potential post-fire erosion and flooding in the region, officials said. The Davis County fire was 68% contained after a day of...

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Alabama Wildfire Burns 500 Acres

Alabama Wildfire Burns 500 Acres

Half the state is abnormally dry     MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A wildfire has burned about 500 acres of land in rural eastern Alabama, and there's a statewide threat of additional blazes. The Alabama Forestry Commission has spent two days fighting a large...

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Voluntary Evacuation in Colorado Wildfire

Voluntary Evacuation in Colorado Wildfire

Wildfire has burned 150 acres     LIVERMORE, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire in the mountains northwest of Fort Collins has prompted a voluntary evacuation order for some homes. The Larimer County Sheriff's Department said the fire burned about 150 acres (60...

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Small Wildfire Causes Evacuations in San Jacinto

Small Wildfire Causes Evacuations in San Jacinto

Wildfire has burned at least 250 acres     SAN JACINTO, Calif. (AP) — About 60 homes in the Southern California desert community of San Jacinto are under evacuation as firefighters work to contain a small wildfire. The California Department of Forestry and...

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Idaho Dozer Burnover

Idaho Dozer Burnover

Lessons learned from a August 2019 wildfire     Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center In the early afternoon hours of August 6, 2019, Mountain Home Air Force Base Range Control reported a fire incident to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Twin Falls...

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Wildland Straight Bore vs. Combo Nozzle

Wildland Straight Bore vs. Combo Nozzle

Training on the straightbore     OCFA Operations Training - Orange County Fire Authority training on wildland fire nozzle options. Training shows how to make a good wet line if you have a straightbore nozzle. https://youtu.be/0Am8fReIY30

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Slow and Steady

Slow and Steady

A conversation between Travis Dotson and Andrew Addy     Andrew Addey is currently a Forest Training Officer, a position he landed after ten years on the Sawtooth Interagency Hotshot Crew. Travis and Andrew chatted about a ton of important topics, including:...

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