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
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:...
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...
Firefighter’s Widow Sues Over Mendocino Complex Fire Death
Battalion Chief Draper was killed in a fire retardant drop SACRAMENTO (AP) — The widow of a Utah firefighter who was killed when a supertanker dropped nearly 20,000 gallons of fire retardant near his position fighting the Mendocino Complex Fire is suing...
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
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...
Wildland Progressive Hose Lay
Training in Oregon Bend Fire Department Training Division - IPS 1.7.2- Standard for progressive hose lay. https://youtu.be/LJJhFptz6G0
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...
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...
NIOSH LODD Report: One Firefighter Dead, Another Burned at Texas Grass Fire
Contributing factors and lessons learned in March 2018 grass fire NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On March 10, 2018, a 68-year-old male volunteer fire fighter was burned during firefighting operations at a grass...
Photos: Elafonisos, Greece Wildfire
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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...