Burns are to rid out invasive plants LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Burns on Michigan grasslands and at the edges of forests will be conducted in spring and summer to improve wildlife habitat. The burns get rid of invasive plants that can crowd out native plants....
More than half of New Mexico is dealing with exceptional drought By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed legislation that will clear the way for more prescribed fires as New Mexico...
The four co-sponsors of the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards have named the individuals chosen to receive honors this year in recognition of their exemplary commitment to community wildfire risk reduction WASHINGTON — The Wildfire Mitigation Awards...
A bill pending would bar new development in very high fire hazard severity zones By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general is challenging some of the state's largest suburban development projects as local...
Freedom Hill department loses rig in brush fire Wildland Firefighter Staff CREEK COUNTY, Oklahoma – News9 reports that a Creek County volunteer fire department lost their brush truck to flames during a grass fire on Monday. The Freedom Hill Volunteer...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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