A survey of residents who experienced the Chimney Tops 2 Fire leads to a better understanding of wildfire evacuations United States Fire Administration In 2016, the fast-moving Chimney Tops 2 Fire in Tennessee killed 14 and injured over 200 people. This...
Rapid Lesson Sharing: Fork Fireline Explosives
Successful risk mitigation in difficult terrain Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center By Eliot Pickett, Safety Officer Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 The Fork Fire presented very challenging issues in developing a containment strategy, primarily...
“Badgers” Provide Cal Guard Needed Wildfire Support
Wisconsin Black Hawks fighting the Creek Fire and SQF Complex Fire Defense Flash News FRESNO, CA, UNITED STATES 09.30.2020 Video footage of an element of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop...
Photos: Northern California Wildfires
Photos from the Glass Fire and Zogg Fire
El Dorado Fire: Up Close
Ride along with San Bernardino County firefighters San Bernardino County Fire Department The San Bernardino County Fire Department takes you up close on the El Dorado Fire showing how multiple agencies battled the massive blaze in Oak Glen, Yucaipa,...
El Dorado Fire Helmet Cam
Footage from 564 Fire Photography 564Fire This is helmet cam footage of the El Dorado Fire as it crossed over Hwy 38, south of Forest Falls. Strike Team 1206A put in strong work to try and hold the highway. EQUIPMENT I USE My Main Camera:...
Military Training for California Wildfires
Training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Defense Flash News 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion conducts training for California wildfires. The 14th BEB Soldiers are trained, ready, and capable to assist with the wildland firefighting mission and work...
Tanker Pilot Dies in Crash While Fighting Idaho Wildfire
Schill Fire burning near Emmett, Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a firefighter died after his single-engine air tanker crashed while he was fighting a small fire in southwestern Idaho Tuesday evening. The Bureau of Land Management identified...
Procession Honors Hotshot Killed in California Wildfire
Morton died while fighting the El Dorado Fire By AMY TAXIN Associated Press A California firefighter killed while battling a blaze in the mountains east of Los Angeles was identified Tuesday as a member of an elite Hotshot crew dedicated to fighting...
IAFC Request for Proposal: America Burning Wildland Urban Interface Researcher/Writer
Help Wanted International Association of Fire Chiefs The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has been awarded funding to manage the America Burning WUI project through the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and cooperators. Over the...
Firefighter Killed in California’s El Dorado Fire Identified
Morton was killed in a fire caused by a gender reveal device U.S. Forest Service SAN BERNARDINO, California – It is with deep sadness that USDA Forest Service officials on the San Bernardino National Forest announce the death of Charles Morton, a Big...
Easing Fires Not as Simple as Climate Change vs. Forest Work
Presidential visit highlights divide on how to reduce forest fires By ANDREW SELSKY and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Deadly West Coast wildfires are dividing President Donald Trump and the states' Democratic leaders over how to prevent...