An All-Hands fire at Box 4412 The Responder Date Recorded: March 4th, 2021 Area: Flushing Queens Location: Kissena Corridor Parm Queens 10-75 Box 4412 Engine 274 and 274 HMTU, Engine 299, Engine 320 Ladder 152, Ladder 167 Brush Fire Unit 7 Battalion 52...
NFPA Launches Outthink Wildfire
Initiative aims to eliminate destruction of communities by wildfire by 2050 National Fire Protection Association The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced Outthink Wildfire™, a comprehensive strategy to address America’s wildfire crisis that...
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center 2020 Incident Review Summary
Information collected from over 100 operational incidents Wildfire Lessons Learned Center The information in this report comes from wildland fire incidents—from various entities—submitted to and gathered by the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC)...
California Finishes Trials of New Wildfire Aircraft
Intel 24 was recently used over a wildfire in Malibu Wildland Firefighter Staff ORANGE COUNTY, California - California has just finished trials on a new aircraft that may be used to help fight the state’s wildfires. Intel 24 is able to see through smoke...
Wildfire Hand Tools Training in the 1970’s
A look back in this wildfire training film Periscope Films Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Browse our products on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2YILTSD...
California Likely Faces a Critically Dry Year
The state's largest surface water reservoir, was at 50% of capacity By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will likely face a critically dry year with much less runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack than normal and reservoirs...
Fort Huachuca, Arizona Prescribed Burn
Burn training includes possibly finding unexploded ordinance U.S. Army Fort Huachuca In this Fort Report, a Prescribed Burn is performed on the mountains and ranges with dense vegetation to reduce fire risk and ensure military training continues at Fort...
A Technology-Based Approach to Preplanning Your Community for the Wildland Event
An online training event Date: March 30, 2021 1 PM EDT / 12 PM CDT / 10 AM PDT / 5 PM GMT Duration: 1 Hour CEU: A certificate of attendance will be offered. Preplan your community for a wildland fire: identify target hazards, accurately create an incident...
North American Seasonal Fire and Assessment Outlook: March
Significant fire potential is forecast to be above normal during the spring National Interagency Coordination Center Large fire activity was minimal in the West in January but scattered large fire activity continued in the Southern Area. A strong Santa...
Arizona Army National Guard Conducts Wildfire Training
Multi-agency training with helicopters Defense Flash News Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers with the 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion and the 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion Medical Evacuation detachments conduct a two-day training...
Oregon Hotel Fined for Overcharging People During Archie Creek Fire
$31,000 in fines ROSEBURG, ORe. (AP) — A hotel in Roseburg, Oregon, has been fined $31,000 for overcharging dozens of area residents who sought rooms after fleeing a large wildfire in September. The News-Review reports SUBH Investment LLC, which does...
Amendment Would Ban ‘Servitude’ by California Prison Inmates
Opponents want to end what they call a visage of slavery By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California relies on thousands of inmates to fight massive wildfires, churn out vehicle license plates, mop prison floors and myriad other...