It is not uncommon for homes with sprinklers to survive “There were a total of 5.5 million acres burned by wildfires in 2016. On May 1 of that year, a wildfire broke out in the Alberta city of Fort McMurray. The fire is set to become the costliest ever...
State, federal contract issues raised as states seek tanker (KOIN 6/YouTube) KOIN 6 - Not only are there state and federal contracts involved, but the tanker is already being used to fight wildfires in California. https://youtu.be/YTeGM4iAhhw
Beetle infestation causes change for firefighters By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press ALBANY, Wyo. (AP) — Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees...
Large Ponderosa comes down at Cougar Creek Fire Matt Pierre - Cougar creek fire. Glenwood, Washington. https://youtu.be/zak15pZcCa4
Aircraft help ground crews on tough terrain LOUDLABS NEWS - LAKE HILLS - On Wednesday evening August 23rd Cal Fire / Riverside County Fire responded to multiple reports of brush on fire dangerously close to homes. https://youtu.be/hicy_zbqGAE The fire was...
44 firefighters deployed in Cariboo KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (KamloopsBCNow) - Mexican firefighters are eager to get to work after landing in Kamloops Friday. https://youtu.be/hwarVp9uDxo Forty-four of them disembarked the CAF’s massive CC-130 Hercules...
Authorities fear there will be flare-ups By THOMPSON ADAMSON and NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE, Associated Press BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France (AP) — French firefighters have tamed one of the fiercest blazes to break out during four days of wildfires in the...
What do you think? Will you watch it? Sony Pictures - All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters. https://youtu.be/DSHk_BHQxp0 Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of...
Entire city of Williams Lake ordered to evacuate CBC News video KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires in British Columbia have forced nearly 40,000 people to leave their homes and residents are flooding into crowded evacuation centers...
Fine fuel moves up through standing dead fuel CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Timber and brush parched from a years-long dry spell and thick grass that grew after drought-busting winter downpours are making for early and...
Firefighters act fast as flames approach house KCRA News - As Cal Fire firefighters continue to battle a 5,800-acre wildfire in Butte County, a freelance photographer snapped a photo of the three firefighters removing the American flag from a home that...
View from the Squad Boss at fire school Mid-Valley Media Group - Squad boss Ryan Harrison gives us a first had view of what it's like to be on the front lines at the Interagency Wildland Firefighting School in Sweet Home. The school prepares firefighters...
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