June 23, 2021 4:48 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/23/vacaville-ca-prescribed-burn/ Controlled burn and training (Solana NewsNet, YouTube) Solana NewsNet May 26, 2021: Crews from the Vacaville Fire Department and nearby allied agencies set fire to dry vegetation on Callen Hill near Allison Drive on Wednesday as part of a controlled burn and training event ahead of this year’s wildfire season….
June 15, 2021 2:33 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/15/southern-california-receives-two-large-firefighting-helicopters/ Boeing Chinook helitankers already at work over Ventura County Southern California fire agencies are getting two large-scale helicopters that can each carry up to 3,000 gallons of water or retardant to battle wildfires. The helicopters will operate in Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange Counties. (Associated Press) By AMY TAXIN Associated…
June 14, 2021 11:25 am Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/14/fallen-wyoming-smokejumper-honored-by-fellow-wildland-firefighters/ “My son died, but not in vain and not for nothing.” (KTVQ News, YouTube) CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Fellow wildland firefighters, U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon paid tribute during a weekend memorial for Tim Hart, a 36-year-old smokejumper from Cody, Wyoming, who died following…
June 11, 2021 1:19 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/11/vallfirest-tactical-unit-1/ Wildfires are changing, firefighting tools need a change too. (Vallfirest, YouTube) Vallfirest A multi-functional module designed to handle any type of wildland fire emergency. Read More Get The Mitagator The Mitagator™ Fire Mitigation Tool USD $119.99 USD $99.99 Categories Alaska (1) apparatus (1) Arizona (7) Arizona Wildfire News (1) Aviation…
June 4, 2021 8:35 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/04/experts-oregon-fall-2020-wildfire-season-a-taste-of-things-to-come/ Oregon is now starting fire season amid some of the worst conditions in memory In this aerial photo provided by Matt Brandt Photography, are homes burned by wildfire near Pony Trail Lane in Otis, Ore., on Sept. 21, 2020. Oregon’s unprecedented wildfire season last fall burned 4,000 homes and more than…
June 4, 2021 8:12 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/04/the-wildfire-diaries-episode-4/ Meet Louis Evert, co-founder of the German organization Forest Fire Watch Vallfirest View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vallfirest (@vallfirest) Learn more about the Wildfire Diaries Get The Mitagator The Mitagator™ Fire Mitigation Tool USD $119.99 USD $99.99 Categories Alaska (1) Arizona (2) Arizona…
June 4, 2021 5:22 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/04/wildfire-in-columbia-river-gorge-prompts-evacuations/ Milepost 85 Fire burned towards the Google Data Center THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge near The Dalles, Oregon, prompted Level 3 evacuations Wednesday afternoon and closed local highways. KOIN reports Level 3 “GO” evacuations were issued around 2 p.m. for Pine Wood Mobile…
June 3, 2021 2:37 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/03/alaska-smokejumpers-first-jump-of-the-2021-fire-season/ Smokejumpers head out to the Pilot Point Fire (BLM Alaska, YouTube) BLM Alaska Alaska Smokejumpers loading up for the first fire jump of the 2021 Alaska fire season was caught on video on May 24, 2021. The 12 BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers flew 599 miles to the Pilot Point…
June 3, 2021 12:55 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/03/the-wildfire-diaries-episode-3/ Meet Ángel Lorenzo, firefighter at INFOCA, in Huelva Vallfirest View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vallfirest (@vallfirest) Learn more about the Wildfire Diaries Get The Mitagator The Mitagator™ Fire Mitigation Tool USD $119.99 USD $99.99 Categories Alaska (1) Arizona (1) Arizona Wildfire News (1) Aviation…
June 3, 2021 10:56 am Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/03/wildland-training-in-coronado-california/ Training on the progressive lay and more (Coronado Fire Department, YouTube) Coronado Fire Department In preparation for fire season, the Corona Fire Department conducts annual RT-130 training to sharpen the skills required for wildland firefighting operations. Topics include progressive hoselay operations, fire shelter deployment, tactics and strategy, as well as…
