boosting their wildland firefighting capacity in a key time of fire season. The transfer was part of the Rural Fire Readiness equipment transfer program, which aims to bolster the capabilities of ...

(KOIN) — A wildland fire ... forward progress of the fire and we are starting our containment lines around the fire.” “With the combination of the terrain, the heat of the fire, the weather ...

In early September, our cameras followed firefighters as they battled the 17,000-acre Boone fire in Fresno County in 103-degree heat ... a retired wildland firefighter and health researcher ...

Although wildland ... because heat rises—the closer you are to the ground, the less heat you have on your body.” Because the existing shape is hard to beat, the new emergency fire shelter ...

Under expert instruction, the students formed a firebreak, a strategic barrier created by wildland fire crews to help prevent ... protect a firefighter from the heat and flames of a blaze in ...

The Peyton, Falcon, Ellicott, and Elbert Fire Departments are working to contain an outside wildland fire near Sweet Road between Bradshaw Road and Peyton Highway. 3 House Democrats ask to be ...

Known heat sources, such as industrial sources, are removed. A hotspot could be a single fire. Several hotspots could represent a larger fire. It is important to note that not all fires are able ...

The biggest issue they're facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces "a pretty significant wildland fire season," Washington State Forester George Geissler ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Crews began responding Friday to a wildland fire ... the smoke from the fire. Three air assets were deployed to the scene. Because of the extreme heat, fire crews were switching ...