Learn the major difference between a TRA and a safety zone By Jerry Burke and Kelley Gouette | FireRescue Magazine Volume 7, Issue 9 During wildland/urban interface (WUI) fires, it’s become an all-too-common occurrence for firefighters to take greater...
Amid Smoke and Ash, Paradise Rebuilds
Paradise has tried to entice people back By ADAM BEAM Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they'd never be back. Yet there they were on Sunday, parking a camper next...
Producing the Next Generation Fire Shelter
A look at research into a better shelter By Dena Ali | FireRescue Magazine During my recent research project on climate change and wildfires, I learned that the fire shelters that wildland firefighters carry are not capable of protecting them from flames and...
Fire Shelters: The Last Resort
Recent burnover raises questions about emergency fire shelters By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — After flames trapped 14 firefighters in California and they had to use last-resort fire shelters to survive, questions are emerging about...
What is Containment?
A lesson from CAL FIRE CAL FIRE TV What is containment and how is it determined? https://youtu.be/XbpWPuj3nsI
Pandemic Adds Risk to Dangerous Job of Firefighting
Any outbreak that ripples through a camp could easily sideline crews By MATT VOLZ Kaiser Health News HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching...
Rosland Road Fire Restoration
Benefits of fuel reduction work U.S. Forest Service This is a short video focused on a recent success story in which firefighters were able to catch the Rosland Road Fire largely due to prior hazardous fuels reduction work completed as part of the...
Photos, Video: California’s Ranch and Lake Fires
Fighting fires near Los Angeles Firefighters struggling to contain three wildfires near Los Angeles faced another challenging day. ...
USAA Recognizes Value of NFPA Firewise Program
Discounts on select homeowner insurance premiums National Fire Protection Association Community-wide risk reduction is essential to improving outcomes when a wildfire happens. That’s why USAA has been working with the National Fire Protection...
The Benefits of Hard Decisions
Lessons from wildfire management NRFireScience Lessons learned from wilderness fire management in the Northern Rockies. Intended to spark discussion about managing fire for resource benefit on public lands: including reasons behind using this management...
Photos: California Lake Fire
Firefighters at work in the Angeles National Forest LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews scrambled to protect homes from a huge wildfire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles. ...
Idaho Forest Project Put on Hold Again
Another halt for the Lost Creek-Boulder Creek Landscape Restoration Project By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A giant Idaho forest project favored by some environmental groups but decried by others is on hold again following a federal...