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A Happy Thanksgiving Episode: Things We Can All Be Thankful For As Wildland Firefighters And Their Loved Ones.
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A very Happy Thanksgiving episode for the wildland firefighter commu…
3Â months, 3Â weeks ago
Historic Wildfire Costs During A Near Record Slow Season In Montana, Why? Full Reports On Broken Arm During Rolling Attack In TX And Jump Injury In MT.
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Montana had a near record slow wildfire season, but it was one of th…
3Â months, 3Â weeks ago
The 2025 Wildfire Season By The Numbers: Fires, Acres, Aircraft, Crews, Drone Incursions, Equipment, UTFs, Cancellations, And More.
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Today, I cover the 2025 wildfire season by the numbers and compare t…
4Â months ago
Recap Of Today's Senate Hearing On The Palisades Fire. Homeowners Testify On Their Experiences And Loss.
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The Senate Committee on Aging held a hearing today in California to …
4Â months, 1Â week ago
Some Forest Service Employees Now Working Without Pay. Oregon Power Company Facing Bankruptcy After $55B In Wildfire Lawsuits. $48M raised for wildfire sprinkler company.
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As we enter the longest government shutdown in history, some Forest …
4Â months, 1Â week ago
The Crazy Story Behind The Ninetyeight Fire Incident. Updates On Shutdown Pay Funding And USWFS Unification And Chief.
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Shutdown pay funding update for the USFS and DOI. DOI has a longer r…
4Â months, 2Â weeks ago
PNW Continues To Burn. Dozer Rollover, Engine Rollover, Tree Strike Update, And Thinking On Your Feet On The Fireline. Also, a conversation about life lately.
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Today, I cover all the wildfire activity across the nation and updates on incide…
6Â months ago
Building The Next Generation Of Wildland Firefighters With Bryan Kerns. Bryan's work in bringing wildfire into the classroom earned him the 2025 Tennessee teacher of the year.
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The question on the minds of many agency leaders and supervisors is how to build…
6Â months, 1Â week ago
The Future Of Wildfire Detection, Monitoring, Modeling, And Post Burn Analysis. OroraTech CEO Martin Langer. OroraTech just signed a deal with the State of Idaho for wildfire satellite services.
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OroraTech is a wildfire technology company that provides satellite d…
7Â months, 1Â week ago
The Wildfire Workforce, Culture, And The National Wildfire Service: A Conversation With Angeles National Forest Fire Chief Robert Garcia.
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Today, I welcome the Fire Chief of the Angeles National Forest, Robe…
7Â months, 2Â weeks ago