One of 14 hand crews working on the Creek Fire Creek Fire Information The Texas Canyon Hotshots are one of 14 hand crews working on the #CreekFire and one of three hotshot crews. The 20-man crew, which hails ...
Read More »One of 14 hand crews working on the Creek Fire Creek Fire Information The Texas Canyon Hotshots are one of 14 hand crews working on the #CreekFire and one of three hotshot crews. The 20-man crew, which hails ...
Read More »Jones died from injuries sustained in a crash United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Diane Jones, 63, of KL Farms/Fire LLC on August 31, 2020. On Monday, August ...
Read More »Jones was unable to escape her vehicle SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A firefighter from Texas killed battling a wildfire in the Northern California forest was working the fire lines when her truck rolled off a remote backcountry road ...
Read More »Assistance during fires and storms FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — American Red Cross volunteers from Connecticut will be deploying to Texas in advance of two strong storms and to California to help people affected by wildfires. The state chapter ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »A Freightliner M2-106 4×4 chassis Siddons-Martin Emergency Group – The Webster Fire Department has taken delivery of their new Pierce FX3 Wildland Pumper! This unit is built on a Freightliner M2-106 4×4 chassis with 500 gallons of water, ...
Read More »Past experiences help with current response DJ Simmons, Houston Chronicle with permission WESTPORT (Houston Chronicle) – Years of fighting wildfires has helped the Westport Fire Department to provide quick responses in a town once considered the epicenter of ...
Read More »Contributing factors and lessons learned in March 2018 grass fire NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On March 10, 2018, a 68-year-old male volunteer fire fighter was burned during firefighting operations at a grass fire. ...
Read More »Forest Service firefighter was killed in a helicopter crash in Texas The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Captain Daniel Laird, 41, of the United States Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest, on March ...
Read More »Helicopter crashed during a burn in the Sam Houston National Forest Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle with permission MONTGOMERY, Texas (Houston Chronicle) – Authorities are investigating a deadly helicopter crash in northwest Montgomery County on Wednesday. A 2009 ...
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