CT Confronts New Wildfire Reality as Climate Swings Continue
Austin Mirmina - Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. In August 2024, more than a foot of rain fell across parts of the Naugatuck Valley in a single day, submerging neighborhoods and washing out roads, bridges and homes. About a month later – as officials were still...
Two TX Panhandle Wildfires, Each Over 12,000 Acres, Keep Raging
Julia James The Dallas Morning News (TNS) DALLAS — Wildfire season has started in Texas. Thursday morning, two sizable fires were burning in the Texas Panhandle and were both only partially contained. The Lavender fire, which started in Oldham County, had grown to...
CA Proposal Would Guarantee Insurance for Fire-Hardened Properties
Laurence Darmiento - Los Angeles Times A bill requiring insurers to offer coverage to California homeowners who make their property resistant to wildfires was introduced Wednesday in the Legislature. SB 1076, by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Alhambra), would require...
Firefighters Staging in TX Panhandle Amid High Wildfire Potential
BLAKE HOLLINGSWORTH Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas (TNS) Robinson Volunteer Fire Department deployed a truck with a crew of area firefighters Monday to the Texas Panhandle because of high wildfire risk in the region. The department said in a Facebook post that the...
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CT Confronts New Wildfire Reality as Climate Swings Continue
Austin Mirmina - Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. In August 2024, more than a foot of rain fell across parts of the Naugatuck Valley in a single day, submerging neighborhoods and washing out roads, bridges and homes. About a month later – as officials were still...
Two TX Panhandle Wildfires, Each Over 12,000 Acres, Keep Raging
Julia James The Dallas Morning News (TNS) DALLAS — Wildfire season has started in Texas. Thursday morning, two sizable fires were burning in the Texas Panhandle and were both only partially contained. The Lavender fire, which started in Oldham County, had grown to...
CA Proposal Would Guarantee Insurance for Fire-Hardened Properties
Laurence Darmiento - Los Angeles Times A bill requiring insurers to offer coverage to California homeowners who make their property resistant to wildfires was introduced Wednesday in the Legislature. SB 1076, by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Alhambra), would require...
Firefighters Staging in TX Panhandle Amid High Wildfire Potential
BLAKE HOLLINGSWORTH Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas (TNS) Robinson Volunteer Fire Department deployed a truck with a crew of area firefighters Monday to the Texas Panhandle because of high wildfire risk in the region. The department said in a Facebook post that the...
Dozens of Wildfires Rage in FL Amid Severe Drought
Jack Prator - Tampa Bay Times Firefighters responded to a barrage of wildfires over the weekend in Hillsborough County, where heavy winds and dry brush spread one blaze across 350 acres in Wimauma. It was the 14th wildfire that sparked in the county Sunday. Two more —...
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The tools wildland firefighters use are incorporating different technologies that help them operate more efficiently.
Considerations for Spec’ing Type 3 and Type 6 Wildland Engines and Fire Skids
SPONSORED CONTENT Type 3 and Type 6 wildland engines are the mainstay apparatus used by fire departments in battling wildland fires, whether the fires are large, small, or somewhere in between. The types of wildland fire equipment carried on Type 3 and Type 6 wildland...
Ember Flash Aerospace and Firewave Join Forces to Accelerate Ultra-Early Wildfire Detection and Autonomous Suppression
Ember Flash Aerospace today announced a strategic partnership with Firewave, creator of cutting-edge acoustic wildfire-detection technology.
Perimeter Solutions Completes Redomicile from Luxembourg to the U.S.
Clayton, Missouri, November 20, 2024 – Perimeter Solutions, SA (NYSE: PRM), a leading provider of mission-critical firefighting products and services as well as high-quality specialty chemicals, today announced the completion of the redomiciliation process to change...
Meet Nicole Wiebe – A Wildland Firefighter and MARK-3® Pump Pro!!
Introducing Nicole Wiebe: A former Wildland Firefighter turned artist, Nicole brings her unique blend of experience and creativity to our special project. With seven seasons spent battling wildfires across Ontario, Quebec, BC, Alberta, and Oregon, her dedication to...
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Preparing for Fire Season: Essential Equipment for WUI Operations
HISTORICALLY, wildfire season in North America has spanned from five to seven months—from early spring to mid-fall, depending on the region. Changes in climate and other factors, such as new structure and critical infrastructure development, have increased and...
Considerations for Spec’ing Type 3 and Type 6 Wildland Engines and Fire Skids
SPONSORED CONTENT Type 3 and Type 6 wildland engines are the mainstay apparatus used by fire departments in battling wildland fires, whether the fires are large, small, or somewhere in between. The types of wildland fire equipment carried on Type 3 and Type 6 wildland...
Benefits of SPUs for Wildfire Mitigation in WUIs
For WUI firefighting, Structure Protection Units—mobile units equipped with sprinkler systems—may be decisive in protecting lives and property.
MARK-3 Mechanics Training
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Perimeter Solutions Addresses Foam Knowledge Gap With “Know Your Foam” Training Sessions
In-Class and Hands-On Application Course Offered at No Cost to Fire Departments, Fire Management Organizations Clayton, MO 11 July 2023 – Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality firefighting products and lubricant additives, is...
Perimeter Solutions Adds Shur-Sales as Marketing Partner to Represent Company in Western US
Shur-Sales to promote Perimeter’s portfolio of foam and retardant solutions Clayton, MO 25 April 2023 – Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality firefighting products and lubricant additives, has entered into an agreement with...
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MT Senator, Who Started Aerial Firefighting Company, Wants to End USFS Aircraft Inspections
JOSHUA MURDOCK - Independent Record, Helena, Mont. U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican representing Montana and the founder of multi-national aerial firefighting company Bridger Aerospace, is trying to end annual U.S. Forest Service inspections of aircraft contracted...
LA County Fire Chief: Super Scoopers, Choppers Work – But Were Grounded During Fierce Wildfire Winds
Steve Scauzillo - Los Angeles Daily News (TNS) During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on Wednesday defended the department’s aerial firefighting capabilities during the...
CA Adds Huge New Aircraft To Fight Wildfires Two Decades After Famous Crash
Paul Rogers - The Mercury News California has a very large new tool in its arsenal to fight wildfires, and it’s a veteran that has seen battles before. State officials announced Monday that after years of waiting, they finally have a C-130 Hercules cargo plane ready...
Long-Awaited Federal Wildfire Aircraft Expected to Come to CA; When Can They Fly?
Gillian Brassil - The Sacramento Bee WASHINGTON — California is a step closer to getting long-promised firefighting aircraft in the air. The state and its fire protection agency will have to get them into shape, but the first of the seven C-130 aircraft could be in...
San Diego Sheriff’s Department Unveils Its First Night-Flying Firefighting Helicopter
El Cajon, California - November 20: New Sheriffs Department helicopters were shown during a press conference on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 in El Cajon, California. The BELL 412EPX cost more than $15 million and the BELL 407GXi cost $5.5 million. (Ana Ramirez / The San...
Three Firefighters Killed in Turkish Firefighting Helicopter Crash
ISTANBUL (AP) — Underwater teams are trying to recover a helicopter that crashed in a lake over the weekend, killing three crew members, while fighting a forest fire in western Turkey, state media reported Monday. Four crew members were aboard the firefighting...
New Firefighting Planes Sought Across the Warming Planet Are on Their Way, With a Little Delay
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Production of a workhorse firefighting plane that is eagerly awaited in Europe to combat worsening mega-blazes fueled by climate change is running “a little bit” behind schedule, and the first will not be...
Two Pilots Walk Away from Boeing 737 Water Bomber Crash in Australia
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Two pilots walked away with minor injuries after a Boeing 737 jet converted for firefighting crashed in Australia, officials said Tuesday. The twin-engine tanker owned by Canadian-based Coulson Aviation crashed in Fitzgerald River National Park...
Videos
Remembering the Yarnell Fire with Brendan McDonough of the Granite Mountain Hotshots
A discussion about guilt, depression, and growth Fire Engineering Host Jim Burneka speaks with Brendan McDonough, the lone survivor of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. This episode focuses on the aftermath of the June 30th, 2013 Yarnell wildfire in which...
Take a Tour of the Missoula (MT) Fire Lab – Where Scientists Study How Wildland Fires Work
Scientists at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory research the wind, soil, and fuel conditions that come together to create a wildland fire. The lab opened in 1960, and it's currently trying to develop data that can inform a better forest management policy as...
‘Gone in 30 Seconds’ – Shingle Springs (CA) Loses Two Rigs in Wildfire at Six Rivers National Forest
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tribal Fire Department lost two rigs when fire burning at Six Rivers National Forest overran the vehicles Monday. The crew from El Dorado County had parked the rigs what they thought was a safe distance from the fire, but a...
Colorado Springs (CO) Fights Multiple Grass Fires, Including One at Airport
Marshall Fire Destroys Hundreds Of Homes In Colorado, Thousands Evacuated
Nearly 600 homes have been destroyed in the Colorado Marshall Fire – along with hotels, shopping centers and businesses. The fire had burned 1,600 acres and was still growing Thursday night.
L.A. County and Forest Service Firefighters Survive Near Miss
On September 11, Angeles National Forest and Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a brush fire near Highway 99. Shortly after they arrived the fire and took hold on both sides of the highway. In the shifting winds the flank of the fire became the head of the...
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Bobbie on Fire
Bobbie Scopa started her career as a seasonal firefighter in 1974. After graduating from Arizona State University, she went on to work in fire and natural resource management. Eventually she left the wildand agencies to work full time for a structure fire department. She finished her Masters in Forestry at NC State then went back to the US Forest Service and BLM eventually becoming the Assistant Regional Fire Director in Region 6. Bobbie has spent many years working as a type 1 and 2 Operations Section Chief. You can listen to Bobbie tell audio stories from her long career at BobbieOnFire.com. She has also recently completed her memoir titled “Both Sides Of The Fire Line”. It will be available through Chicago Review Press late summer of 2022.
Finding Resiliency
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Communications Traps
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Turbulent Waters Ahead
Recently I’ve had multiple conversations with friends and co-workers about the changes coming to...
Wildland Firefighting
Dozens of Wildfires Rage in FL Amid Severe Drought
Jack Prator - Tampa Bay Times Firefighters responded to a barrage of wildfires over the weekend in Hillsborough County, where heavy winds and dry brush spread one blaze across 350 acres in Wimauma. It was the 14th wildfire that sparked in the county Sunday. Two more —...
Sixth Year of Drought Leaves TX and OK Bracing for Another Harsh Summer
Joel Lisonbee, University of Colorado Boulder and William Baule, Texas A&M University Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought...
Features
Water Supply Truths for Urban Crews in the WUI
Urban firefighters don’t need to be wildland urban interface (WUI) experts, but they do need to understand the WUI reality.
The Thirteen Fire, A Case Study: Residential Fire Sprinklers in Wildland Urban Interface Areas
By Brittany Brown It is a well-known fact that most wildland fires, including those that become wildland urban interface fires, are caused by humans; in fact, nearly 85% according to the U. S. Park Service.1 According to the National Interagency Coordination Center...
Colorado Springs (CO) Fire Department Teams Up With Students to Increase Fire Safety Awareness
Eric Young The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (TNS) As Colorado Springs's population and construction needs continue to grow, so does the risk of wildfires throughout the city and region. With this threat in mind, the Colorado Springs Fire Department has partnered...
U.S. Prisoners Work Firefighting and Other Dangerous Jobs. But What Happens If They Are Hurt or Killed?
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge...
