Clearing an acre a day San Bernardino County Fire Department On June 30th, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (#SBCoFD) announced an evolution in wildfire community risk reduction. SBCoFD and San Bernardino County Land Use Services...
Video: Southern California Wildfire Continues to Rage
Wildfire east of Los Angeles grows Associated Press Thousands of people are under evacuation orders after a wildfire in the mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size as crews battle the flames in triple-digit heat. (August 2)...
Oregon National Guardsmen Complete Red Card Training
400 certified in Salem Defense Flash News SALEM, Oregon - Approximately 400 Oregon National Guardsman completed wildland firefighter training to receive their "Red Card", June 11-17, 2020 in Salem, Ore. The training was provided by the Oregon Department...
Brush Truck Destroyed, Firefighters Injured in Texas Brush Fire
Blaze burned over 100 acres Wildland Firefighter ARANSAS PASS, Texas – KIITV reports that firefighters have been recalled to a brush fire that earlier destroyed a brush truck and injured three firefighters on Tuesday. Firefighters were called back to the...
Firefighters in Greece Race to Stop Wildfire
Evacuees bussed to nearby beaches ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters and water-dropping aircraft were fighting a blaze for a second day in southern Greece Thursday that forced evacuations and a night-long battle to save seaside homes. The Fire Service...
New Type III Engine for El Dorado County FPD
A new fire engine for El Dorado County firefighters El Dorado County Professional Firefighters - IAFF Local 3556 Placerville, CA, July 16, 2020 – El Dorado County Fire Protection District Firefighters at Station 19 in Pleasant Valley, CA received the...
Crews Battle Wildfires in Central California
Fire near Coalinga 20% contained COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — More than 900 firefighters aided by helicopters and air tankers battled a wildfire in a rural area of central California on Thursday. The fire in the Diablo Range west of the Fresno County city of...
Why Choose a MARK-3® High-Pressure Pump?
The pump of choice for most wildland fire agencies around the world Product specialists and wildland firefighters, Zach & Alex explain why the MARK-3® pump has been the best in its category for the past decades. What do you think? * * * MARK-3® The...
Colorado’s Elephant Butte Fire Forces Hundreds of Evacuations
Helicopters and a tanker working west of Evergreen EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in the foothills west of Denver has prompted authorities to tell hundreds of residents to leave their homes. The fire started Monday afternoon and is burning in...
Nevada Numbers Fire Triples in Size
Hundreds of homes threatened By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A northern Nevada wildfire burning out of control near the California line more than tripled in size on Tuesday, closing a U.S. highway, forcing evacuations and threatening...
Hotshots Hike to Remember Storm King Mountain Fallen Firefighters
14 firefighters killed 26 years ago GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Twenty-six years ago, 14 firefighters were killed on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs. To honor the memory, about a dozen members of the Craig hotshots crew hiked up the Storm...
Colorado Chatridge 2 Fire, Community Incident Review
Lessons learned from South Metro Fire Rescue South Metro Fire Rescue PIO - In this video Public Information Officer Eric Hurst provides an overview of incident operations during the Chatridge 2 Fire that occurred on June 29, 2020 in Douglas County,...