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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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Mobile Attack Training

Mobile Attack Training

Pump and Roll training from Oregon     Oregon Department of Forestry - Also known as Pump & Roll, or Rolling Attack, Mobile Attack is an Initial Attack direct tactic ideal for quick-moving fires in light vegetation. As demonstrated by the Douglas Forest...

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Firefighter Burned Fighting Oklahoma Wildfire

Firefighter Burned Fighting Oklahoma Wildfire

Forestry Services firefighter suffered severe burns     PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, Oklahoma – A firefighter was burned Thursday while fighting a wildfire in Pushmataha County according to KFOR News 4. The Oklahoma Forestry Services firefighter suffered severe burns...

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PG&E Reaches $11B Deal with Wildfire Insurers

PG&E Reaches $11B Deal with Wildfire Insurers

Claims from Paradise wildfire included     By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay $11 billion to a group of insurance companies representing most of the claims from Northern California...

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Spark from Rock Strike Likely Cause of Arizona Wildfire

Spark from Rock Strike Likely Cause of Arizona Wildfire

Fire cost $10 million to suppress     By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An excavator used to clear out parts of a northern Arizona forest to help prevent wildfires struck a rock, likely sparking a blaze that forced the evacuation of...

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