The safety feature was first incorporated into specifications for a recent order placed by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced today it has added...
Wildfire LLC: Texas Dozer Swamper Broken Leg
"I just killed somebody. I just killed my ground man." Wildfire Lessons Learned Center and Texas A&M Forest Service On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) resources responded to the Tractor Fire in Burnet County, Texas....
Hover STEP Training
A brief look at helitack training in Colorado Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Get a first-person view of what it feels like to exit a helicopter while it's still in the air. This process, known as a "hover (STEP) exit", requires...
Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Mississippi’s Deer Island
Removing Chinese Tallow and Cogon grass BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will intentionally set a fire on part of an undeveloped barrier island south of Biloxi. The prescribed burn is scheduled for Wednesday on the central...
Oregon Wildfire Burns Two Structures
Tankers and hotshots at work near Beatty BEATTY, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire burning in south central Oregon has destroyed two structures, officials said. The Herald and News reported Monday that firefighters had made significant progress on the Ponina Fire,...
Cape Town Wildfire Under Control
University buildings badly damaged By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Firefighters in Cape Town finally brought a wildfire under control Monday after it swept across the slopes of the city's famed Table Mountain, burning the...
Wildfire Burns Cape Town, South Africa University
Other buildings caught fire By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of...
Dry Tinderbox Conditions Raise Concern About New England Drought
Potential trouble in several states The Associated Press A messy nor'easter wasn't enough to make up for a lack of late-season snow and dry spring weather, which is causing worries of another summer drought in New England, officials say. People are...
Southern New Mexico National Forest Sets Fire Restrictions
High fire danger and drought conditions ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — The Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico is restricting campfires and other potential starters of wildfires because of high fire danger tied to ongoing drought conditions. The...
Fire Crews Control Oregon City Brush Fire
Brush fire burned approximately 40 acres OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A brush fire Friday near Oregon City that prompted some “Go Now” evacuations for residents in about a dozen homes was deemed “controlled” at about 6 p.m., authorities said. Clackamas Fire...
California Utility Rebuked for Neglect in Reducing Wildfire Risk
First step in a process that could eventually lead to revoking PG&E’s utility license By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are stepping up their oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric after finding that...
Fire Danger High Friday in Northwest Oregon
Red flag warning includes Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dry and windy conditions combined with unseasonably warm temperatures are elevating fire danger Friday into the weekend in much of Northwest Oregon including Portland, according to the National...