Requests double funding for fire prevention By ANITA SNOW, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's governor issued an outlook Thursday for an especially difficult wildfire season because of record dry winter conditions. Flanked by forest and fire officials...
Eating Away a Threat
Goats help mitigate wildland understory to reduce fire severity A herd of 300 goats is being used by South Metro (CO) Fire Rescue and the city of Castle Pines to mitigate landscape infrastructure around three neighborhoods. (Photos courtesy of South Metro Fire...
Shelter Deployment: Indians Fire, California
WFSTAR video presentation National Interagency Fire Center - Indians Fire fire shelter deployment https://youtu.be/dHic7Eo1y_c
Alberta 2017 Wildfire Season
A look back with Peace Helitack Crew 5 Miles Ladd - Just a short highlight video of Peace Helitack Crew 5's adventures this summer from northern Alberta to Helena Montana https://youtu.be/vZzOOUxnOFo
Slave Lake Unit Crew 2017
A look back at the Alberta wildfire season Cubes - A summary of the 2017 wildfire season for the Slave Lake (Muskwa) Unit Crew in Alberta. Inside Alberta, we worked all over the Slave Lake district, Livingstone Gap, Nordegg, Blairemore and Waterton. In...
New York 2017 Wildfire Season
A look back at last year's work NYFFT1 - 2017 Wildland Fire Season https://youtu.be/XfwcORmMLrc
New Mexico Crews Ready for Wildfire Season
Wildfire training in Bernalillo County ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOB4) - It may still be winter, but firefighters in Bernalillo County are already stepping up their wildfire training. Saturday was a red-flag warning day, which is uncommon in February. It's been...
Trabuco Crew 1, 2017 Wildfire Season
A look back with a California wildfire crew carlos rama - This video is about Trabuco Crew-1 fire season 2017 https://youtu.be/IXl4ELfXXWo
Report Blasts California Wildfire Tactics
Oversight agency takes on environmental management SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) - The Little Hoover Commission is blasting California for "an unprecedented environmental catastrophe" due to "a century of mismanaging Sierra Nevada forests." That's the...
Arizona Governor Seeks More Money in Wildfire Prevention Efforts
Request for funding to remove fuels raised to $2M PHOENIX (AP) — An exceptionally dry winter has prompted Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to ask the Legislature to boost funding for fire prevention efforts in the coming budget year. Ducey's office announced Wednesday...
Bear Mountain and Black Hat Handcrew, 2017
A look back at the 2017 wildfire season SD Wildland Fire - The Bear Mountain and Black Hat Handcrews are considered Type 2 Initial Attack handcrews and are comprised of 22 firefighters each. The primary function of the crews is hazardous fuels reduction...
2018 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Grants
Projects include community clean-up days, fire prevention workshops United States Fire Administration State Farm and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) are again providing grant funding to support community wildfire risk reduction projects...