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Arizona Governor Warns of Difficult Fire Season

Arizona Governor Warns of Difficult Fire Season

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...

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Eating Away a Threat

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...

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Alberta 2017 Wildfire Season

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

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Slave Lake Unit Crew 2017

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...

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New Mexico Crews Ready for Wildfire Season

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...

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Report Blasts California Wildfire Tactics

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...

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Bear Mountain and Black Hat Handcrew, 2017

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...

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2018 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Grants

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...

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