Wildfire is nearly the size of Los Angeles By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press Firefighters struggled against rugged terrain, high winds and an August heat wave Tuesday to slow the spread of the biggest wildfire ever recorded in California, an inferno that...
Two fires have burned over 100 square miles By MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Twin wildfires tearing through vineyards and brushy hills threatened some 10,000 homes in Northern California Tuesday — yet...
Type 2 Faller fatally struck by a falling snag The Lolo Peak Fire was detected on July 15, 2017, at approximately 1430 (2:30 p.m.) in a unique section of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. The Bitterroot National Forest (Bitterroot NF) administers this...
Over 700 homes evacuated in Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A small but fast-moving wildfire in Spokane prompted evacuation notices for more than 700 homes, authorities said Tuesday. The so-called Upriver Beacon Fire, which was less than 1 square mile (2.6...
Heavy fire equipment operator Braden Varney died in steep, rugged terrain MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — A deadly wildfire near Yosemite National Park shrouded the popular destination in smoke and left some tourist-dependent businesses hurting Monday, but...
REMS training with West Metro Fire Rescue West Metro Fire Rescue - West Metro has launched a REMS team- a rapid extraction/extrication team- specially trained and assigned to rescue firefighters injured during wildland fires. The team's first assignment...
Prescribed fire entrapment and burnover Wildland Fire LLC - This video describes the events that took place on the St. Sebastian Prescribed Fire Entrapment and Burnover in Florida on February 24, 2004. https://youtu.be/tlWTf53QboI
Training at the Black Hills Interagency Fire School SDPB - A week-long school for firefighter trainees is held annually at the Box Elder Job Corps Center near Nemo, South Dakota. The curriculum is a combination of classroom and field work. Students learn...
An overview of LCES Wildland Fire LLC - This video on fireline lookouts was produced by the USDA Forest Service, National Technology & Development Program (NTDP) and was released in March 2018. https://youtu.be/7B6mHWm0fzs
More and more women are joining the ranks KGUN9 - These are the men and woman who put themselves in harm’s way. They hike into the wilderness to fight fires as a team. For years, those teams have been predominantly male, but more and more women are...
Common troubleshooting techniques WATERAX - Demonstration of common trouble shooting techniques during the operation of the MARK-3® fire pump. https://youtu.be/4kkXSTOXV8M
Check out this setup WATERAX - Cool video done by our partner Invotor in Costa Rica. This vehicle is equipped with our RANCHER 125 lightweight skid unit and was delivered to their biggest Government customer called SINAC (Sistema Nacional De Aereas De...
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