When I first started firefighting as a seasonal with the Forest Service, my only stress had to do with my physical stamina to keep up with the...
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by Dan Landrigan | May 20, 2022 | Bobbie on Fire
Back in the 1970s, I had graduated with a degree in Natural Resource Management and had four fire seasons with the US Forest Service under my...
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by Peter Prochilo | Oct 29, 2021 | News
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer WEITCHPEC, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Azzuz stood in prayer on a Northern California mountainside, arms...
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by Dan Landrigan | Jun 23, 2021 | Firefighting, News, Videos
Controlled burn and training Solana NewsNet May 26, 2021: Crews from the Vacaville Fire Department and nearby allied agencies set...
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by Dan Landrigan | Jun 22, 2021 | Firefighting, News
“The program has to last forever.” By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the 1950s, when University...
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