So you want to become a wildland firefighter but you're not sure how to do it? Below are a few ideas to get you started. Where do wildland firefighters come…
Late Tuesday (5/10) Fort McMurray Fire officials were optimistic regarding the status of the devastating blaze. The worst of the fire activity near McMurray, which has spanned ten days, is…
The Fort McMurray Fire has destroyed tens of thousands of acres and hundreds of structures since it ignited early Monday (May 2). Fueled by extreme fire weather and dry conditions,…
The Casitas Fire near Highway 33 north of Ventura erupted Thursday (April 28) afternoon prompting the evacuation of a Teen Challenge center of N. Ventura Avenue. The second alarm fire was…
The 16-Mile Fire was first reported on April 20th near Sixteen Mile Run, east of Cresco, Pennsylvania. By April 23rd the fire had consumed over 4,000 acres and destroyed one…
The fire started on April 20th at a home on E. Santa Barbara Road in Lindenhurst on Long Island. Firefighters were unsuccessful in their attempt to keep the fire from…
The Rocky Mountain Fire was first reported on Saturday April 16th, 2016, in the South District of the Shenandoah National Park. Crews are working hard to keep the fire within…
A 2-3 acre fire was reported around 7:15 a.m. near Newhall Ranch Road and Copper Hill Drive in Valencia, California on April 15th. The fire grew to 33 acres by…
Another round of major wildfires struck Tuesday, April 5th, with elevated fire weather conditions again affecting Oklahoma. The largest of the several reported was the 350 Complex in Northwestern Woodward…
Women have been firefighters for over 200 years. The first woman firefighter was Molly Williams, who was a slave in New York City and became a member of Oceanus Engine…
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