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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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:...
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...
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...
Burned Washington Firefighter Faces ‘Long Recovery’
Johnson was severely burned fighting a wildfire SEATTLE (KOMO) — The wife of an Okanogan County firefighter says her family is taking each day at a time as he recovers from severe burns to more than 50% of his body. Christian Johnson, a volunteer...
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...
Firefighter’s Widow Sues Over Mendocino Complex Fire Death
Battalion Chief Draper was killed in a fire retardant drop SACRAMENTO (AP) — The widow of a Utah firefighter who was killed when a supertanker dropped nearly 20,000 gallons of fire retardant near his position fighting the Mendocino Complex Fire is suing...
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...