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Above: SaberSpearâ„¢ Wildland Firefighting Kit P/N 54503 shown here. Frontline Equipment Technologies LLC announced the release of three new Wildland Firefighting Tools to the U.S. fire ...
SaberSpear™ Wildland Firefighting Tools improve fireground operational efficiency in stubborn wildland fire areas! West Coast fires are showing once again what a combination of lightning or ...
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The fire began at a Lexington Reservoir park when a man lit a bottle rocket. It led not only to the biggest fire anyone had ...
Chapter 4 of NFPA 1977 requires that manufacturers of wildland firefighting equipment are certified by an external organization, such as Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL).
The Biden-Harris administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission has released a report, outlining a strategy to meet aerial firefighting equipment needs through 2030.As climate ...
Wildland firefighters rely on fire shelters as a last resort in emergencies, but can the equipment be improved? By Kiona Smith-Strickland Published: Sep 10, 2013 8:21 AM EDT Save Article ...
In a show of support for Oregon's wildland firefighters, Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed July 2, 2025, as Wildland ...
With 16-hour days for weeks straight, long separation from friends and family, and regular exposure to serious immediate and ...
After extreme fire seasons in 2020 and 2021, Congress funded a temporary bonus that boosted average U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter pay by either 50% or US$20,000, whichever was lower.
Wildland fire is an important source of carbon and other pollutants to the atmosphere. Accurate datasets to spatially quantify carbon and trace gas emissions from fire are needed. Dr. Nancy French, of ...