A well-chosen escape route is one that’s scouted ahead of time By Chuck Sallade | FireRescue Magazine Volume 7 Issue 4 In WUI firefighting, our first concern is always life safety, followed by the preservation of property. Our goal is to stop the spread...
Smokejumpers are a national resource Forest Service - National Interagency Fire Center Missoula Smokejumpers, Missoula, Montana https://youtu.be/BESnz81c6DE https://youtu.be/H6ZFd9YpU7Y
Near ground-level release uprooted tree that struck Burchett By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter battling the largest wildfire in California history was killed last month when thousands of gallons of...
Wildland firefighters from around the country say the status quo about safety must change. Too many wildland firefighters are dying and getting hurt. This is the key message from a series of listening sessions the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) held...
Private contractor was assigned to the North Fire BLUE CANYON, California – A bulldozer operator was killed on Tuesday in a car crash while assigned to the North Fire in the Tahoe National Forest, according to KTLA 5. Antonio Flores, 37, was a private...
Explosive wildfire closed a major interstate SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — A roaring wildfire that shut down a stretch of a major interstate near the California-Oregon border exploded in size as crews on Saturday scrambled to prevent flames from...
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — An explosive wildfire that closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway nearly tripled in size overnight, just weeks after a nearby blaze that left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people, officials said Thursday.
Sleep and nutrition eyed in larger study By KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Randy Brooks' son had a request three years ago: What could his dad do to make wildland firefighting safer? To Brooks, a professor at the University of Idaho's College of...
Project covers over 50 square miles FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The next phase of a forest thinning project on Flagstaff's northwest side is expected to begin in the coming week and continue into late September. The Arizona Daily Sun reports that the project...
Lessons learned On August 23, 2006, approximately 5:41 p.m. a burnover and fire shelter deployment occurred involving a BLM type VI engine near mile marker 37 on State Route 225 located in Elko County, Nevada. While suppressing a wildfire two BLM...
Unsettled weather is forecast for the next few days WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Monday's weather was a mix of good and bad news for firefighters working in Glacier National Park. Some rain fell in the West Glacier area, offering a brief respite from the...
Year with worst fires linked to hottest temps By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by wildfires have some of the hottest temperatures, an Associated Press...
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