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Pre Season Jitters: A Conversation About Training, And What My First Day On A Hotshot Crew Was Like. Minnesota Woman Fined $150K For NOT Calling In A Wildfire.
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As we head into crews coming on, a conversation about pre-season jit…
12 hours ago
Record Wildfires In Nebraska, Big Fires Burn In South Dakota, And The Southwest Is Next. The Morrill Fire Nears 600,000 Acres. Fire season is fully underway.
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Wildfires in Nebraska have burned nearly 700,000 acres this week, wi…
5 days, 17 hours ago
From Smokejumper To Congressional Candidate. Sam Forstag joins the show to talk wildfire issues and his upcoming election.
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Sam Forstag joins the show today to talk about his time as a wildlan…
1 month, 1 week ago
New Meals Ready To Eat "MRE" Health Study Released: It's Worse Than You Could Imagine. Heavy metals, banned veterinary drugs, Glyphosate and Trenbolone.
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A new study on Meals Ready To Eat, MREs, was done by the organazati…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
4 Suspects Arrested In Chile After Widespread Destruction And 21 Fatalities From Wildfires. Zeke Lunder joins for a broader conversation of what is happening on the ground.
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Authorities in Chile have arrested four suspects in connection with …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Congress Votes: Should Firefighters Be Able To Shoot Down Drones Over Wildfires? CAL FIRE Test Fully Autonomous Wildfire Vehicles. New study on wildfire smoke and pregnancy.
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A House committee votes today on whether it should study the effects…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Department Of Interior Officially Creates The United States Wildland Fire Service. Transition plans and authorities announced.
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The Secretary of the Interior officially announced today the creatio…
2 months, 1 week ago
One Year After The Palisades Fire: Has Anything Changed, What Have We Learned? We need to let operators operate.
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It’s one year after the deadly Palisades Fire. What have we learned …
2 months, 1 week ago
Forest Service Plans To Move D.C. Staff To Salt Lake City As Part Of Reorg Plans. Senators Pen Letter To Chief Schultz Over Hiring And Project Work Numbers.
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Yesterday, USDA Leadership announced plans to move the Forest Servi…
3 months, 1 week ago
CEO Of Bridger Aerospace, Sam Davis, Breaks Down The 2025 Wildfire Season, Their Expansion Into Spain, And The Future Of The Wildfire Aviation Company.
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Today, Sam Davis, CEO of Bridger Aerospace, joins the show to talk a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago