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...
Temporary Refuge Area Considerations and Options
Learn the major difference between a TRA and a safety zone By Jerry Burke and Kelley Gouette | FireRescue Magazine Volume 7, Issue 9 During wildland/urban interface (WUI) fires, it’s become an all-too-common occurrence for firefighters to take greater...
Amid Smoke and Ash, Paradise Rebuilds
Paradise has tried to entice people back By ADAM BEAM Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they'd never be back. Yet there they were on Sunday, parking a camper next...
Producing the Next Generation Fire Shelter
A look at research into a better shelter By Dena Ali | FireRescue Magazine During my recent research project on climate change and wildfires, I learned that the fire shelters that wildland firefighters carry are not capable of protecting them from flames and...
Fire Shelters: The Last Resort
Recent burnover raises questions about emergency fire shelters By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — After flames trapped 14 firefighters in California and they had to use last-resort fire shelters to survive, questions are emerging about...
What is Containment?
A lesson from CAL FIRE CAL FIRE TV What is containment and how is it determined? https://youtu.be/XbpWPuj3nsI
Pandemic Adds Risk to Dangerous Job of Firefighting
Any outbreak that ripples through a camp could easily sideline crews By MATT VOLZ Kaiser Health News HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching...
Rosland Road Fire Restoration
Benefits of fuel reduction work U.S. Forest Service This is a short video focused on a recent success story in which firefighters were able to catch the Rosland Road Fire largely due to prior hazardous fuels reduction work completed as part of the...