Firefighting
Wildland Straight Bore vs. Combo Nozzle

Wildland Straight Bore vs. Combo Nozzle

Training on the straightbore     OCFA Operations Training - Orange County Fire Authority training on wildland fire nozzle options. Training shows how to make a good wet line if you have a straightbore nozzle. https://youtu.be/0Am8fReIY30

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Slow and Steady

Slow and Steady

A conversation between Travis Dotson and Andrew Addy     Andrew Addey is currently a Forest Training Officer, a position he landed after ten years on the Sawtooth Interagency Hotshot Crew. Travis and Andrew chatted about a ton of important topics, including:...

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Mobile Attack Training

Mobile Attack Training

Pump and Roll training from Oregon     Oregon Department of Forestry - Also known as Pump & Roll, or Rolling Attack, Mobile Attack is an Initial Attack direct tactic ideal for quick-moving fires in light vegetation. As demonstrated by the Douglas Forest...

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Aerial Drop Safety

Aerial Drop Safety

See what 9,000 lbs. of retardant can do     CAL FIRE TV - CAL FIRE/USFS Aerial Firefighting Drop Safety Video Do you know how much weight is being delivered over top of you during a wildland fire? https://youtu.be/ONdSoiI4zIA

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Burnover at California Wildfire

Burnover at California Wildfire

Two firefighters hurt and an engine destroyed     EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Cal Fire has opened an investigation into how a local fire department’s fire engine was burnt over, leaving two firefighters hurt during the Country Fire in the community of Cool...

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Wildfire Training Set in Nebraska

Wildfire Training Set in Nebraska

Prescribed burn in Wildcat Hills     GERING, Neb. (AP) — The Gering Fire Department will lead fire training exercises on public land in the Panhandle for the annual West Nebraska Engine Academy. The exercises are scheduled for Sept. 14 and 15 at Cedar Canyon...

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Colorado Conducts Nighttime Wildfire Aviation Training

Colorado Conducts Nighttime Wildfire Aviation Training

State is first in country to implement helicopter night flying suppression program     DENVER – Colorado becomes the first state in the county to begin nighttime helicopter suppression operations with training this month. The Colorado Division of Fire...

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Howe Ridge Fire Initial Response

Howe Ridge Fire Initial Response

The fire grew from 20 acres to an estimated 2,500 acres overnight     National Park Service, Intermountain Regional Office Lakewood, CO – Today, the National Park Service (NPS) released a video documenting the first 36 hours of the Howe Ridge Fire, which...

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