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Wildland firefighter LODDs, 2010
At Wildfire Today we try to keep track of the line of duty deaths (LODD) of firefighters working on wildland fires. The past year, 2010, again produced a lengthy list of firefighters who passed away...
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Australians lease 5 air tankers from Canadian company
Conair’s fleet of CV-580 air tankers The Country Fire Authority (CFA) in the Australian state of Victoria is leasing five air tankers and one “bird dog” aircraft from a Canadian company for the down...
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Air Spray moves into California, will convert BAe-146 into air tanker
Air Spray’s BAe-146. Credit Air Spray Air Spray Aviation Services, which operates Lockheed L-188 Electra “Longliner” air tankers and Turbo Commander 690 “Bird Dog” aircraft in Canada, has established a...
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Wildfire briefing, December 3, 2012
Firefighter killed in Clinton County, Illinois A firefighter was killed Sunday at the scene of a wildfire that spread to a structure. Here is an excerpt from an article at KSDK: A 45-year-old fireman...
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Looking back at the 2003 Kelowna wildfire
Even though I stayed overnight in Kelowna, British Columbia on a motorcycle trip last August, I was not aware of the nearby devastating Okanagan Mountain Park (map) wildfire in 2003 that destroyed...
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Saskatchewan replacing fire lookouts with cameras
Saskatchewan lookout tower. CTV News The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is phasing out fire lookout towers staffed with humans to detect fires and replacing them with cameras. About 38 seasonal...
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Lessons learned from the devastating Slave Lake Fire
The government of Alberta has developed a list of recommendations after studying the devastating fire that destroyed over 400 structures in the northern Alberta town of Slave Lake in May, 2011. It is...
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Beaver causes fire
News 1130 in Vancouver reports: Maple Ridge Fire Chief says a beaver chewed through a tree this afternoon, which landed on some powerlines, starting a brush fire. — News1130 (@News1130radio) June 10,...
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Wildfire briefing, June 28, 2013
Former volunteer firefighter sentenced for arson The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a former volunteer firefighter was sentenced to a total of two years in jail for setting fires in the northern...
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CBC: Canadian firefighters do not carry fire shelters
Fire Shelter. NWCG. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation quotes the chair of the fire equipment working group for the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre as saying fire shelters have not been used...
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A look inside a forest fire
This video from National Geographic’s site shows the interior of a forest fire that was shot in Canada’s Northwest Territory during the International Crown Fire Modelling Experiment. I would not want...
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More Wildfire sports teams
In August we wrote about three football teams named “Wildfire”. Today we ran across someone talking about wildfire on Twitter and it turned out to be referring to what appears to be a girls’ hockey...
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Canadian fires continue to rage, “worst fire season in years”
Banff fire unlike any in last decade.http://t.co/cW1412zzvvpic.twitter.com/IYXFYkKZL7 — Calgary Herald (@calgaryherald) July 14, 2014 Dry heat is fueling several out of control wildfires in Alberta and...
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Alberta: Spreading Creek Fire
The Alberta department of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development posted this video of the Spreading Creek fire. It includes scenes showing a briefing for firefighters, hose lays, sprinklers,...
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British Columbia town emptied as fire advances
Evacuation order issued for Hudson’s Hope as Mount McAllister fire grows http://t.co/2jRoluOBmf – pic.twitter.com/juL3F8fz42 — Global BC (@GlobalBC) July 16, 2014 The entire town of Hudson’s Hope in...
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PHOTOS: Birch Lake Complex, Northwest Territories
Reader D. Cote with Yukon Wildland Fire Management sent us impressive photos of the South Slave fire, one of four massive fires burning in Canada’s Northwest Territories area. The Birch Lake Complex...
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Massive wildfires in Northwest Territories exceed 25 year average
Fires in Canada’s Northwest Territories have burned six times more hectares than the 25-year average, according to data from the Canadian Interagency Fire Center. There are 224 fires burning to-date...
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British Columbia: Chelaslie River Fire
The Chelaslie River Fire 126 miles west of Prince George has burned over a quarter of a million acres in British Columbia. Authorities have issued evacuation orders for Entiako Provincial Park and the...
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1979 British Columbia rappelling film
This film, released in 1979 by the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Forests Protection Branch, introduced viewers to the “Rapattack” program — firefighters rappelling from helicopters to...
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Wildfire one liners, August 20, 2014
Inyo Hotshots. USFS photo. New Hotshot crew: The USFS Forest Service has announced that there is a new Interagency Hotshot Crew on the Inyo National Forest in California. Foreign aid to Washington: A...
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