The pain of the four-week-long shutdown is having a ripple effect By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year's fire season and fear...
National Interagency Coordination Center Outlook Period December 2018, January and February 2019 Executive Summary A broad trough set up across the interior of North America while a strong trough anchored over the West Coast. Deep, cold air from northern...
A look back at the 2018 wildfire season Harrison Leahy - North Star Fire Crew 2018 https://youtu.be/RctRXVFRuEA
A look back at the wildfire season Francois Shoumounejad - Del Rosa Hot Shots 2018 Fire Season https://youtu.be/EOzRZCIzvHQ
A close call in Colorado in 2018 Wildland Fire LLC - On July 5, 2018, a Tornado formed in the vicinity of the Weston Pass Fire on the Pike National Forest in Colorado. At approximately 1325 hours the tornado touched down in very close proximity to the...
A look back at the fire season wasatch helitack - Wasatch Helitack 2018 Season. 2018 fire season was a busy one. https://youtu.be/mjqpEmOiD7w More about the Wasatch Helitack Crew
A look back at the wildfire season Jeni Lawver - The Black Hat Handcrew is based in Rapid City and is classified as a Type 2 IA (Initial Attack) Handcrew. Primary duties for the crew are wildland fire suppression and hazardous fuels reduction work on...
Lessons from a 2018 narrow escape “At that time, I was thinking: ‘Is this how it all ends?’ Then I thought of my wife. She is going to be so mad at me! I thought of my four-month-old daughter and realized I am not even going to get to know her." IHC...
A look at a young all-volunteer hand crew LAFD - There is so much that happens "behind the scenes" and we want to share ALL the hard work of #YourLAFD so we hope you'll come with us InsideLAFD. For our third episode, we introduce you to an impressive...
"extreme example of excessive, unaccountable, budget-busting suppression spending." By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When a wildfire burned across Big Sur two years ago and threatened hundreds of homes scattered on the scenic hills,...
"We had several angels over us that day," By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press On the first day fighting the deadly Northern California wildfire that destroyed the city of Paradise last month, a crew setting a back burn to stop the blaze was suddenly...
Pimlott says state must rethink building in fire zones SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires have become so unpredictable that government officials should consider banning home construction in vulnerable...
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