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Wildfire Training in the Black Hills

Wildfire Training in the Black Hills

Training at the Black Hills Interagency Fire School     SDPB - A week-long school for firefighter trainees is held annually at the Box Elder Job Corps Center near Nemo, South Dakota. The curriculum is a combination of classroom and field work. Students learn...

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Rein in the Renegades

Rein in the Renegades

Challenging criticisms from the NFPA   Division between the NWCG Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee and some members of the NFPA Fire Investigation Technical Committee leads to confusion By Alan Carlson | FireRescue Magazine Volume 13, Issue 4 “It’s time to...

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Glacier Park Rebuild Won’t Permanently Harm Wildlife

Glacier Park Rebuild Won’t Permanently Harm Wildlife

Fire in 2017 destroyed dormitory     By MATT VOLZ, Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Rebuilding a Glacier National Park backcountry dormitory that burned in a fire last year may temporarily scatter the mountain goats, grizzly bears and other wildlife...

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Fireline Lookouts

Fireline Lookouts

An overview of LCES     Wildland Fire LLC - This video on fireline lookouts was produced by the USDA Forest Service, National Technology & Development Program (NTDP) and was released in March 2018. https://youtu.be/7B6mHWm0fzs

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MAFFS Air Tanker Wildfire Training

MAFFS Air Tanker Wildfire Training

C-130’s training with MAFFS     airailimages - C-130 crews from four airlift wings that have the specialized aerial firefighting assignment convened at McClellan Reload Base near Sacramento, California, in April 2018 for a week of training with the Modular...

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California Governor Signs Order to Reduce Wildfire Danger

California Governor Signs Order to Reduce Wildfire Danger

Order seeks to double forest management practices to 500,000 acres     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order on Thursday that aims to reduce the dangers of wildfires following some of the deadliest and most destructive blazes...

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Brighton, CO Wildland Fire Training

Brighton, CO Wildland Fire Training

Drone video of training on several wildfire subjects     Brighton Fire Rescue District - Drone video captures wildland fire training at Station 52. The training focuses on apparatus familiarization with our new brush trucks, review of wildland strategies and...

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