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A wildland fire sparked by a vehicle explosion off of Snowmass Creek Road on Monday afternoon was to be monitored overnight.
Jefferson County will invest around $7 million into the sheriff's office's new Wildland Fire Management Program after being ...
The Pomas Fire burning in the Glacier Peak Wilderness continues to grow. Officials managing the fire believe it will likely ...
Much like the blazing infernos that he battled for more than three decades, Ryan “Tedd” Swartz vividly recalls the day a ...
PRESCOTT — A cacophony of chainsaws and shovels hitting the earth filled the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus grounds as wildland firefighters-in-training, clad in bright yellow ...
The wildland fire chainsaw course is just one objective. By the end of the 10-week program, students will walk away with a dozen nationally recognized certificates.
The job of wildland firefighters is “inherently dangerous,” but an analysis of nearly 500 wildland firefighter injuries over ...
It is hoped such projects will prevent the sight and sound of fire consuming land next summer. Wildland firefighters with ...
JUHLIN: King loved traveling across the country to fight fires at a moment's notice, carrying a 50-plus pound pack miles into the backcountry or deftly wielding a chainsaw to cut down trees. Then ...
Students gear up for second semester of Wildland Fire training at Reedley College. The students are dressed in uniforms and carry 45-pound backpacks, all while getting hands-on training.