Behind-the-scenes photos of what it’s like to fight a forest fire

Photos of What It’s Like to Fight A Forest Fire This photo story takes you right into the heart of the battle against ...
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Feel the Heat in Aaron Colussi’s New Documentary About Colorado’s Wildland Fire Crews

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Few photographers can claim to know as much about forest fires as Aaron Colussi. For the past decade, the ...
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Wildfire Response During Training Proves Oklahoma Guard Ready to Fight Fires

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Twelve Oklahoma National Guard members training in Arizona proved the Oklahoma National Guard’s wildland firefighting program is ready to respond to wildfires when they were called ...

Crews battling 30-acre brush fire in Parker County, officials say

Crews are responding to a 30-acre wildland fire in Parker County, officials said. According to Parker County Emergency ...
Colorado Public Radio

Feds combine several wildland firefighting operations into new Wildland Fire Service

The federal government will combine its wildland firefighting operations within the Interior Department into a single new agency, dubbed the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to memos released ...
Los Angeles Times

California joins firefighting compact with a dozen Northwest states and Canadian provinces

California joins a regional group that will share resources to combat increasingly severe wildfires. Hotter temperatures and shifting weather patterns have intensified wildfire risk across the state; ...
KITV

Maili wildland fire: 94-year-old woman dies; homes affected

WAIANAE, Hawaii (Island News) – At 1:20 a.m. on Monday morning the City and County of Honolulu's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was deactivated as the fire was reported to be fully contained. A ...