Wildland firefighters, accidents and injuries in 2019

The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center has compiled stats on accidents and injuries that occurred in 2019. Their website has links to more information about the four incidents in the “Lessons and Quotes” section.

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  Firefighters on Glass Fire evaluated for possible carbon monoxide exposure
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  Three found dead at Zogg Fire in northern California
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  Report released for fatal crash of C-130 air tanker in Australia
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  The SEAT that crashed Sept. 22 in Idaho was first registered two months ago
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  Interim report released for fatal air tanker crash in Australia
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  Off duty firefighter dies on Archie Creek Fire in Oregon
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  Pilot identified in crash of air tanker in Idaho
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  300 firefighters from Canada are assisting with wildfires in Washington and Oregon
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  Photos of northern California firefighting aircraft, part 2
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  Smoke and air quality maps, September 19, 2020
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  Excellent video of DC-10 dropping through smoke
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  An additional 250 active duty military personnel assigned to fire suppression duty
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  Bobcat Fire crosses Angeles Crest Highway
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  California and Oregon fires — lives lost and structures burned
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  The President spoke about firefighting and forest management after landing at Sacramento
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  Russian plane transports three fire engines from New Jersey to California
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  Teen firefighting pilot flies Blackhawks and Chinooks
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  Air quality and smoke forecasts for September, 13, 2020
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  Photos of air tankers attacking fire one mile from air tanker base
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  North Complex of fires estimated at a quarter of million acres after explosive growth
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  Glendower Fire (aka Almeda Fire) burns toward Medford, Oregon
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  The 7,000-acre El Dorado Fire was started by a pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party
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  Lockheed L-188 air tanker strikes tree while dropping retardant
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  Firefighters deploy fire shelters on a wildfire near Bozeman, Montana
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  Creek Fire grows rapidly near Huntington Lake, California
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  California passes bill to allow former inmates who served on fire crews to pursue a career in fire
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  Conair installs glass flight decks on their air attack aircraft
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  Kaman Aerospace orders mandatory inspection of K-MAX helicopters
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  Over 200 wildland firefighters have tested positive for COVID-19 and one has died
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  Two fires erupt in South Dakota and Nebraska
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  Summarizing the aerial firefighter line of duty deaths during a recent 49-day period
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  Ride with the pilots as C-130 aircraft drop retardant on fires
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  Pine Gulch Fire could become largest in Colorado history
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  Forecast for wildfire smoke, August 27, 2020
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  Pilot killed in helicopter accident while battling Oregon fire
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  Lightning, rain, and Red Flag Warnings in parts of California
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  Firefighters resupplied by steerable parachutes
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  Briefing on the largest California fires
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  Two additional MAFFS air tankers mobilized, bringing the total up to four
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  CAL FIRE’s video briefing about statewide fires, and the LNU Complex of fires
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  Pilot killed in crash of firefighting helicopter near Coalinga, California
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  California wildfires over the last century, in 106 seconds
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  Lightning ignites fires in San Francisco Bay Area
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  River Fire prompts evacuations south of Salinas, California
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  Three helicopters help suppress fire that spread into auto wrecking yard near Bend, Oregon
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  Wildfire smoke forecast for 9 a.m. MDT August 16
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  Four large wildfires keep firefighters in Colorado busy
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  Preliminary report reveals one of the SEATs involved in the July 30 mid-air collision had retardant on windshield
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  Lake Fire spreads rapidly near Lake Hughes, California
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  Eight years ago today — Anne Veseth
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  One of the two Forest Service infrared mapping aircraft has not been successfully used since November, 2018
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  Grizzly Creek Fire closes I-70 near Glenwood Springs, CO
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  Pine Gulch Fire grows to nearly 24,000 acres in western Colorado
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  Pilot killed in crash of Portuguese air tanker
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  Crash of Portuguese CL-215 air tanker kills pilot
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  Photos of air tankers and a lead plane working out of Redmond, OR
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  Stagecoach Fire continues to burn in Kern County, California
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  Growth of the Apple Fire in southern California slows
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  LACoFD has two new Firehawks
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  Video of National Guard MAFFS air tankers in action
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  Time-lapse video of the Apple Fire
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  Apple Fire near Cherry Valley, California spreads closer to Oak Glen
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  Two air tankers collide near Bishop Fire in Nevada
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  Two C-130 MAFFS air tankers relieved by another pair
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  Caldwell Fire, pushed by winds from thunderstorm, more than doubles in size
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  Excellent photos of Tanker 131 on the Karen Fire
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  Caldwell Fire is very active in northeast California
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  Wildfire smoke and COVID-19
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  Air tankers photographed at Medford during the Badger Fire
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  28 large air tankers are mobilized
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  Two National Guard C-130 aircraft mobilized as MAFFS air tankers
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  Photos from the Cedar Fire, 15 miles south of Elko, Nevada
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  Photos of aircraft on the Elephant Butte Fire, part 5 of 5
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  Hog Fire burns more than 5,000 acres west of Susanville, CA
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  Photos of aircraft on the Elephant Butte Fire, part 4 of 5
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  Photos of aircraft on the Elephant Butte Fire, part 3 of 5
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  Sheriff’s Deputy honored for saving lives during a wildfire in Utah
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  Preliminary information released about fatal helicopter crash in Arizona
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  Incident Management Team ordered for the Neiber Fire south of Worland, WY
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  Three large wildfires in southwest Utah
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  Elephant Butte Fire near Evergreen, Colorado prompts evacuations
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  Rappeller descending to a wildfire struggles with a tree
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  A fire with an interesting name
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  Pay for California state firefighters cut by 7.5%
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  COVID takes us back to our fire suppression roots, for now anyway
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  Numbers Fire grows to over 17,000 acres south of Carson City, Nevada
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  Pilot killed in helicopter crash near Payson, Arizona
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  Wildland firefighters’ invisible injuries can be life-threatening
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  Fire behavior analyst calculates the probability of embers from Mount Rushmore fireworks igniting wildfires
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  Eleven additional “CWN” air tankers are now working
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  Above normal wildfire activity predicted to expand from the Great Basin into the Northwest and Northern Rockies
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  Photos of air tankers at JEFFCO airport used on the Chatridge 2 Fire near Denver
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  Chatridge 2 Fire burns over 400 acres south of Denver
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  More photos of the C-119s
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  Firefighters on the Bighorn Fire near Tucson prepare for Red Flag conditions Sunday and Monday
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  Mine Draw Fire being fought 6 miles south of Mount Rushmore
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  Bighorn Fire near Tucson grows to over 74,000 acres
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  Kern County cuts their Rio Bravo Hotshot Crew
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  Wyoming hires two Single Engine Air Tankers
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  Air Tanker 914 drops on the Central Fire north of Phoenix
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  Forecast for wildfire smoke, June 20, 2020
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  Forecast for wildfire smoke, July 20, 2020
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  Coulson’s ground-based fleet
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  Wildfire smoke map, June 17, 2020
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  Judge refuses to reduce sentence for fatal crash on Iron 44 Fire
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  “Bush Fire” east of Phoenix approaches Highway 188 and Theodore Roosevelt Lake
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  Members of Congress call for increased support for wildfire preparedness
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  Wildfire smoke forecast, June 14, 2020
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  Smoke from wildfires in Arizona affects Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and other states
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  Mangum Fire runs 8 miles in northern Arizona
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  Colorado to hire an exclusive use large air tanker for the first time
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  Evacuations underway for Lime Fire near Lake Piru in southern California
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  The first short-haul rescue completed at Black Canyon of the Gunnison
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  Senators grill fire officials about COVID-19 and the safety of wildland firefighters
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  This is why the United States only has 13 large air tankers
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  Blue River Fire burns over 18,000 acres east of Globe, Arizona
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  Red Flag Warnings in 8 states, June 8, 2020
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  Brush fire at solar generating facility in southern California
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  Quail Fire forces evacuations west of Davis, California
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  Lakeville Fire near Petaluma, CA burns 141 acres
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  Witness panel is set for June 9 Congressional hearing about COVID-19 and firefighting
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  An introduction to the Durango Airtanker Base
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  TBT: Firefighter’s film-making son invited to the White House
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  Congress to hold hearing on “Wildfire Management in the Midst of COVID-19”
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  Forest Service needs to be more transparent while spending hundreds of millions contracting for firefighting aircraft
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  Evacuations ordered for Sawtooth Fire east of the Phoenix area
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  Wildfire potential expected to be above normal in many western locations this summer
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  Sunset Fire closes Interstate 17 north of Phoenix
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  Two CWN large airtankers to be activated
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  Evacuations ordered for the Ocotillo Fire near Cave Creek, AZ
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  More details about the 36 firefighting helicopters awarded 90-day contracts
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  BLM intends to take shortcuts to begin cutting timber after a fire
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  One of the four Alaska Department of Forestry employees hospitalized after airplane crash has been released
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  Shawna Legarza retires from the Forest Service Fire Director position
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  Plane carrying firefighters crashes in Alaska
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  LA County Firehawk loses engine, makes precautionary landing
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  Firefighter’s symptoms trigger COVID-19 protocol
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  An assortment of Coulson helicopters at San Bernardino
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  FEMA issues guidance for managing disasters in the COVID-19 environment
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  A firefighters’ briefing, 2020 style
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  Cherry Canyon Fire in southeast Colorado grows to nearly 12,000 acres
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  Cherry Canyon Fire in southeast Colorado grows to nearly 10,000 acres
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  Conair — 50 years in less than 5 minutes
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  Cherry Canyon Fire in Colorado made an impressive run Thursday
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  Another Firehawk arrives at McClellan
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  Pandemic makes it difficult to obtain raw materials to produce fire retardant
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  Alberta hired an additional 200 wildland firefighters this year
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  Fire in southern New Jersey expected to burn 2,100 acres
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  Senators request PPE and testing for wildland firefighters
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  Red Flag Warnings in seven states
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  East Desert Fire burns hundreds of acres north of Phoenix
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  Parallel Flight Technology’s next drone model will be able to carry 100 pounds for hours
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  Two CAL FIRE C-130 air tankers spotted at McClellan
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  The media is picking up on the fact that fighting wildfires is going to be even more hazardous during the pandemic
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  Tanker 101 on the Moonfish Fire
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  Checklist created for mobilization of firefighting resources during COVID-19
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  Contracts to be awarded for 28 Type 1 firefighting helicopters
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  Wildfires east of Naples, FL force evacuations
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  USFS awards 90-day contracts for 22 additional helicopters
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  Basin Fire burns 10,000 acres north of Grand Canyon
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  Rough day for a DC-4
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  Two new Firehawks tested in Colorado
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  Dry thunderstorms expected Sunday in parts of NV and AZ
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  90-Day contracts awarded for 14 firefighting helicopters
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  Moonfish Fire burns thousands of acres west of Miami
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  Legislation introduced to provide benefits for families of firefighters killed by COVID-19
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  Wildfire burns structures and closes I-10 south of Milton, Florida
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  Estimated cost for prescribed fire at Mount Rushmore fireworks site was $30,000
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  Erickson enacts pay cuts and furloughs for some employees
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  Geographic Areas release Wildland Fire Response Plans for COVID-19 Pandemic
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  Forest Service reverses course on prescribed fires
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  Increasing fire weather severity expected to bring extreme conditions to areas of Canada’s western provinces
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  Broken ankle presents numerous opportunities for COVID-related lessons learned
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  Updated Forest Service air tanker schedule
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  Simulation developed for managing wildfires during COVID-19
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  Eleven Senators sign letter asking Forest Service how they will suppress wildfires during the COVID-19 pandemic
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  Above average wildfire potential predicted for southern Arizona and Florida this month
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  Annual training and certification was held for crews of three Modular Airborne FireFighting Module (MAFFS) aircraft
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  Aerial photos of the prescribed fire at Mount Rushmore
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  Park Service conducts prescribed fire at Mount Rushmore
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  Tillman Road Fire burns 1,700 acres in south Mississippi
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  National Park Service decides to explode fireworks over the Mount Rushmore sculpture
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  AAR completed for the Lion Fire near Meeker, Colorado
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  Application period opens April 28 for Assistance to Firefighters Grant – COVID-19 Supplemental Program
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  US Forest Service may contract for up to 30 more helicopters
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  Electric co-op in Washington reaches settlement to pay $1.1 million for suppression of fire that killed three firefighters
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  Military C-130 crews train for fighting wildfires
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  Oregon enlists Bigfoot for help with wildfire prevention
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  Report reveals actions taken after fatal helicopter crash on prescribed fire
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  BLM conducts 1,123-acre prescribed fire northeast of Billings, MT
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  MD-87 air tanker lands safely after losing an engine
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  Contracts with Type 1 helicopters are expiring April 30
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  Holcomb Road Fire burns thousands of acres in Texas
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  A DC-10 reloading in Arizona worked the Holcomb Road Fire in Texas
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  The first of five C-130s purchased from Norway departs from Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson
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  Suspect starts fires with tracer rounds then shoots at firefighters
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  Colorado seeks to add to their aerial firefighting resources for COVID-19 preparedness
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  Bridger Aerospace receives the first Viking CL-415EAF
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  Report released for crash of Air-Crane helicopter into lake
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  Fire Aviation operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
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  Helicopters help firefighters extinguish bark dust fire
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  Forest Service Northwest region issues COVID-19 protocols for firefighting
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  Bridger Aerospace and Ascent Vision Technologies join forces to deliver COVID-19 PPE
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  Forest Service personnel provide input on fighting fire during COVID-19 pandemic
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  How the Mann Gulch Fire became part of the conversation about COVID-19
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  34 Single Engine Air Tankers will be on BLM contract
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  Wildfire in radioactive forest spreads near Chernobyl
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  Large wildfire burning at Bent’s Old Fort in southeast Colorado
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  We asked the Forest Service how firefighting will change during the pandemic
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  Fire aviation in Australia, graphically
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  Bloomberg article about Australian fire aviation
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  Split Ditch Fire burns hundreds of acres in southern New Jersey
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  Q400 air tanker hauls COVID-19 medical supplies
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  Lion Fire burns more than 200 acres near Meeker, Colorado
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  Elevated radiation levels detected near wildfires in Chernobyl exclusion zone
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  NWCG: Best practices for fire aviation during COVID-19 pandemic
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  Dozers built fireline through 3,500 burning rental cars
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  An employee in Colorado’s EOC tests positive for COVID-19
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  Two wildfires in the Pisgah National Forest in NC burn 80 acres
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  Explosive target at gender reveal party turns into 10-acre wildfire
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  Coulson acquires contract in Australia
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  Elsie and Delilah are on the way to Greece
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  During the pandemic, Forest Service Chief emphasizes “rapid containment” of wildfires
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  Senate Committee Chair: Put out wildfires fast and early
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  Walt Sniegowski succumbs to coronavirus
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  Researchers quantify the trend toward increasing autumn wildfire danger in California
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  Seven National Park Service employees tested positive for coronavirus
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  Opinion: how to best utilize the aerial firefighting fleet
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  How 20 smokejumpers were rescued by a 2-passenger helicopter
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  1961 Higgins Ridge Fire — 20 smokejumpers were rescued by a tiny helicopter
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  Incident Management Teams are receiving COVID-19 assignments
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  Appropriations in coronavirus bill would affect firefighters
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  Forest Service awards contracts for five exclusive use air tankers
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  U.S. Air Force provides MAFFS training in Colombia, South America
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  Red Flag Warning in six states, March 25
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  Forest Service says none of their firefighters have confirmed cases of COVID-19
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  Response from a reader about the use of firefighting aircraft during a pandemic
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  PG&E to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter for fatalities in Camp Fire
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  Let’s preserve any lessons that are being learned by the fire agencies during the pandemic
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  Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region postpones all prescribed fires
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  Fighting wildfires during a pandemic
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  Three fires in Jefferson County Colorado cause evacuations
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  Federal wildfire agencies say they will be fully able to respond to wildfires during COVID-19 pandemic
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  Chesterton’s Fence: A lesson in second order thinking
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  15 days left to comment on fireworks at Mount Rushmore
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  Schedule released for large air tankers
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  First flight of a CL-415EAF
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  Full page newspaper ads recommend converting C-5M aircraft into firefighting air tankers
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  Interagency Resource Ordering Capability replaces ROSS
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  S-2 air tanker assists firefighter in Oklahoma
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  Structures burn in Oklahoma wildfire
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  Researchers study factors that affect long-distance spotting of wildfires
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  News from the Aerial Firefighting Conference in Sacramento
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  Two Hollows Fire burns over 2,000 acres in south Mississippi
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  Erickson receives FAA approval for composite main rotor blades
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  Satellite image of fires in Arkansas, March 5, 2020
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  Scientists say climate change increased risk of extreme bushfires in Australia
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  Red Flag Warnings, March 4 & 5
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  Scores of single engine air tankers have seen action in Australia’s bushfire season
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  Above average wildfire potential predicted for coastal areas of Central and Southern California
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  Report released for escaped prescribed fire northwest of Fort Collins, CO
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  February brought record low precipitation in parts of California
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  Park Service releases Environmental Assessment to use fireworks at Mount Rushmore
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  Some prescribed fires are more challenging than others
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  Study shows correlation between rapid dispatch of air tankers and duration of wildfire
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  Two C-130Hs begin the path to transformation
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  Preliminary report released about crash of Air Tanker 134
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  Do not try this at home
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  Fire agencies say they have adequate plans to deal with coronavirus outbreaks among firefighters
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  Brush fire has burned about 20% of Kahoʻolawe
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  Wildfire activity in 2019 was heavier than usual in Alaska, but slower than average in rest of U.S.
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  Wildfire burns thousands of acres on Hawaii island
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  Fourth grader needs suggestions for wildfire demonstration
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  Analysis of 53 firefighter injuries during tree falling operations
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  Three commissioners appointed to lead royal commission on Australia’s bushfires
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  Three firefighters killed in India
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  Former inmate firefighters form forestry company
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  Huge sign in Times Square thanks firefighters
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  Interview with a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter pilot
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  Statements from five presidential candidates about wildland fire
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  Jennifer Rabuck selected as NPS Wildland Fire Safety Specialist
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  BLM plans to build 11,000 miles of fuel breaks
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  Ontario Air Tanker Base was closed after a jettisoned load of retardant landed on homes and children
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  Fire management and the presidential election
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  Report released for Spring Coulee Fire fatality in Washington
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  The cost per gallon of dropping retardant
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  How much does it cost to drop retardant on a fire?
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  Statistics for the use of air tankers, 2000 through 2019
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  Some firefighters return from Australia while others are deploying
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  A fourth Q400MR delivered to Sécurité Civile
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  MIL-8 MTV helicopter filmed in Australia
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  Administration requests 2% to 5% increases in fire budgets
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  Why 2,500 liters of retardant was dropped in Australia’s capital city
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  Saving a Very Large tree
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  Air tanker drops retardant in downtown Canberra, Australia
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  Rain stops some of the bushfires in Australia
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  Have drone will travel
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  Australian military establishes kitchen unit at bushfire
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  Australia’s Prime Minister wants to establish bushfire Royal Commission
• Bill Gabbert

  Heat from helicopter’s landing light starts fire in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Southern California could see elevated wildfire danger in April & May
• Bill Gabbert

  Landing light on military helicopter ignited bushfire south of Canberra, Australia
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  In a 5-year period two helicopter crashes during aerial ignition operations resulted in three fatalities
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  NTSB preliminary report on helicopter crash during prescribed fire
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  Smokejumpers — behind the scenes
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  Orange County plans to upgrade helicopter fleet
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  DOI makes it official — most of its drones are grounded
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  Erickson is working on a “pilot optional nighttime firefighting solution”
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  BLM Announces New Assistant Director for Fire and Aviation
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  Video released of the final drop of Tanker 134 in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Images of helicopters inside the Anaheim Convention center at HELI-EXPO
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  Photos of helicopters arriving at HAI HELI-EXPO
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  Canadians send aircraft to assist with Australian bushfires
• Bill Gabbert

  Fire Department helicopter crew responded to Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash
• Bill Gabbert

  It is more difficult for animals to survive megafires than “normal” fires
• Bill Gabbert

  More information has become available about the C-130 crash in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  An overview of the C-130 incident in Australia
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  New air tanker base to be constructed in Colorado Springs
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  Report: DOI manipulated wildfire science data to justify increased logging
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  C-130 crash victims identified
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  The history of Tanker 134
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  Air tanker crash in Australia kills three crew members
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  Report of serious air tanker incident in Australia
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  Firefighter headed to Australia jumps at the opportunity to help
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  Analysis of tree regeneration following large wildfires
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  What is behind PG&E’s power blackouts?
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  Australian dairy farmer’s father and brother were killed in the bushfire, but his daily chores could not be ignored
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  Australian public television reports on the country’s air tanker situation
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  Australia’s Air Force assists with bushfire crisis
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  Firefighters in Victoria — photos
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  A proposal for countries to share air tankers resurfaces
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  Deployment of two air tankers to Australia delayed by fog and a volcano
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  Residents suffer through smoky air in Victoria, Australia
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  Secret firefighting mission saves famous ‘dinosaur trees’ in Australia
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  Rain could slow the fires in Australia
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  Australian Prime Minister says he should not have vacationed in Hawaii during extreme bushfire activity in his country
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  U.S. firefighters describe an intense assignment in Australia
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  AFAC explains the process for accepting assistance in Australia during the bushfire crisis
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  Australian Navy recovers helicopter from reservoir
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  Bushfire has burned almost half of Kangaroo Island
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  DOI reports that they exceeded fuel treatment goals in FY 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  California Governor’s proposed budget would add 677 firefighters
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  Firefighter killed on bushfire in Victoria, Australia
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  Arizona firefighters are staffing engines and hand crews in Australia
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  Australians welcomed U.S. firefighters with cheers
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  Helicopter ditches in lake while fighting bushfire in Australia
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  New mission for Colorado’s Multi-Mission Aircraft
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  Federal employee suicide rate in 2018 was five times higher than private industry
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  Two MD-87 firefighting air tankers will deploy to Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Australia requests U.S. Incident Management Teams to assist with bushfires
• Bill Gabbert

  Another area of Kangaroo Island evacuated prior to high bushfire danger
• Bill Gabbert

  Meteorologist explains the weather that is driving the bushfires in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighting conditions ease in Australia before they worsen again Friday
• Bill Gabbert

  Photos of North American firefighters in Australia
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  More photos of tankers at Hemet-Ryan, 1980
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  The battle over California’s eucalyptus trees
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  Air tanker activity at Hemet-Ryan in 1980
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  NWCG changes standards for crews and dozers
• Bill Gabbert

  NWCG typing for Unmanned Aerial Systems
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  Australian government increases aerial firefighting funding by 57%
• Bill Gabbert

  Research indicates that wildfire smoke may distribute microbial life
• Bill Gabbert

  TBT – Waldo Canyon Fire
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  Forest Service to sign 35 air tankers on Call When Needed agreements
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  How the media covers fires
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  Meet Burner Bob
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  Video: how the fire tornado formed at the Carr Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  “It smells like it’s time to go to work”
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  OSHA reveals more about the fatality on the Fort Jackson prescribed fire
• Bill Gabbert

  More than 40 insurance companies sue government over fire that burned into Gatlinburg
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  Hard landing for firefighting helicopter in New South Wales
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  NPS selects Ody Anderson as Aviation Safety Manager
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  California bans insurers from dropping policies in wildfire areas
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  U.S. and Canada send firefighters to Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Helicopter struck by suspected drone over downtown Los Angeles makes precautionary landing
• Bill Gabbert

  Looking back at the Martin Mars
• Bill Gabbert

  Technology may detect some power line faults before they ignite wildfires
• Bill Gabbert

  European organization recruiting 15 fire-related PhD candidates
• Bill Gabbert

  Conair to acquire five flight simulators
• Bill Gabbert

  FEMA – After a fire your flood risk goes up
• Bill Gabbert

  Contract awarded again to install retardant systems in CAL FIRE’s HC-130H aircraft
• Bill Gabbert

  Power company evaluating multiple failures on transmission towers as causes of large wildfires
• Bill Gabbert

  Who has your back?
• Bill Gabbert

  Another Firehawk helicopter has been delivered to Los Angeles County
• Bill Gabbert

  Video shows photographer’s withdrawal while covering Cave Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  San Diego receives new Firehawk helicopter
• Bill Gabbert

  New real time mapping system used on Cave Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Rain aids containment of Cave Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Air show over the Cave Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Cave Fire burns thousands of acres near Santa Barbara
• Bill Gabbert

  Coulson purchases five C-130H aircraft from Norway
• Bill Gabbert

  BLM all-female fire camp in Oregon
• Bill Gabbert

  Massive bushfires in Australia have made the koala “functionally extinct”
• Bill Gabbert

  Pilot of Smokey Bear balloon interviewed
• Bill Gabbert

  OSHA finds “serious violations” concerning fatality during prescribed fire in South Carolina
• Bill Gabbert

  British Columbia initiates wildland firefighter health research
• Bill Gabbert

  Remnants of tropical storm pause fire season in Southern California
• Bill Gabbert

  Former fire chiefs say more aerial firefighting resources are needed in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  After the Tubbs Fire, homes in California town are being rebuilt without strong building codes
• Bill Gabbert

  Report released on the entrapment of firefighter and two civilians on Kincade Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  National Firefighter Registry releases time line toward implementation
• Bill Gabbert

  ABC News features southern California helicopter pilot
• Bill Gabbert

  US Forest Service Fire Director interviewed about suicide among firefighters
• Bill Gabbert

  NWCG standards for unmanned aircraft operations
• Bill Gabbert

  1,300 firefighters are working on 35 uncontained bushfires in New South Wales
• Bill Gabbert

  Air tanker en route to Australia turns back due to radio problem
• Bill Gabbert

  Power company to pay $360 million to settle wildfire lawsuits
• Bill Gabbert

  Prescribed fire in Santa Barbara County escapes, burns an additional 10-20 acres
• Bill Gabbert

  Two additional air tankers added to Australia’s firefighting fleet
• Bill Gabbert

  “Your mom is the Superhero”
• Bill Gabbert

  US Army to adopt gender- and age-neutral fitness test
• Bill Gabbert

  New Air-Crane for South Korea being tested prior to delivery
• Bill Gabbert

  Due to fire conditions NSW Premier says “Stay away from bush lands tomorrow”
• Bill Gabbert

  S-2 air tanker used on wildfire in Kansas
• Bill Gabbert

  100 homes destroyed in New South Wales bush fires
• Bill Gabbert

  Human External Cargo in Alberta
• Bill Gabbert

  One year ago today — the Woolsey Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighters gaining containment on the Ranch Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Los Angeles County Fire Department Air Operations receives Humanitarian Service Award
• Bill Gabbert

  Alberta shuts down their rappel program and closes 30 fire lookout towers
• Bill Gabbert

  Forests in many areas of California are just waiting for a spark
• Bill Gabbert

  The Onion: Officials to reduce wildfire risk by shutting off oxygen to residents
• Bill Gabbert

  Physical fitness test for wildland firefighters used in Alberta, Canada
• Bill Gabbert

  Former Tesla engineer developing drone with larger payload capacity that could be used on fires
• Bill Gabbert

  The Ranch Fire burns hundreds of acres southwest of Red Bluff, Calif.
• Bill Gabbert

  Three DC-10s and other air tankers assisted firefighters on the Maria Fire east of Ventura, Calif.
• Bill Gabbert

  The President again takes on fire and forest management in California
• Bill Gabbert

  Wrapping up the 77,000-acre Kincade Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Potential for wildfires in California predicted to be high in November
• Bill Gabbert

  Idaho Public Television produces film, “Living with wildfire”
• Bill Gabbert

  Roundup of fire aviation tweets
• Bill Gabbert

  Taking on the ‘woke’ call-out culture
• Bill Gabbert

  Numerous firefighting aircraft are working the Maria Fire in southern California
• Bill Gabbert

  Maria Fire causes evacuations east of Ventura
• Bill Gabbert

  Elevated fire danger to continue on Friday in southern California
• Bill Gabbert

  DOI grounds their entire fleet of drones
• Bill Gabbert

  Roundup of new southern California wildfires, October 30, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Easy Fire causes evacuations near Reagan Presidential Library
• Bill Gabbert

  Can southern California wildfire conflagrations be stopped?
• Bill Gabbert

  Extreme fire weather results in more potential power shutoffs in California
• Bill Gabbert

  Kincade Fire burned into the footprints of two 2017 fires
• Bill Gabbert

  Critical to extremely critical fire weather predicted for southern California
• Bill Gabbert

  Getty Fire burns homes in Los Angeles
• Bill Gabbert

  Looking at the Kincade Fire from space
• Bill Gabbert

  New fires in northern California
• Bill Gabbert

  Strong winds push Kincade Fire west across Highway 128
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke forecast and Red Flag Warnings for Sunday Oct. 27
• Bill Gabbert

  Additional evacuations ordered for Kincade Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighters assist disabled woman at Tick Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Three large fires are very active in Mexico
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke predicted to affect San Francisco Bay area
• Bill Gabbert

  Tick Fire crosses the 14 freeway forcing more evacuations
• Bill Gabbert

  The Tick Fire spread rapidly north of Los Angeles Thursday afternoon
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke affects northwest U.S.
• Bill Gabbert

  Kincade Fire forces evacuation of Geyserville, California
• Bill Gabbert

  Draft report released for the Woolsey Fire has 94 recommendations
• Bill Gabbert

  Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index in SoCal this week, “Moderate”
• Bill Gabbert

  Elevated wildfire danger in the forecast for California
• Bill Gabbert

  Former firefighter has coached rugby players and pilots of firefighting drones
• Bill Gabbert

  Fire Alert cameras grab photos of helicopters attacking Beaumont Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Rugby coach becomes firefighting drone coach
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighters quickly knock down Beaumont Fire near Redlands, California
• Bill Gabbert

  Cow Creek fire slowed by snow
• Bill Gabbert

  Trailer for the documentary “Fire in Paradise” released
• Bill Gabbert

  Infrared video of helicopters attacking fire in New South Wales
• Bill Gabbert

  Alabama firefighter killed while responding to brush fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Santa Fe National Forest fuels & restoration videos, parts 11 and 12
• Bill Gabbert

  Little Tujunga Hotshots spotted in Tennessee
• Bill Gabbert

  Two CHP helicopter crews rescued 42 people during the North Bay fires
• Bill Gabbert

  Theodore Roosevelt — on criticism
• Bill Gabbert

  Can a Firehawk land on a basketball court?
• Bill Gabbert

  National Preparedness Level raised to 2
• Bill Gabbert

  Video — firefighting in Alaska
• Bill Gabbert

  Cow Creek Fire spreads to the base of Courthouse Mountain
• Bill Gabbert

  Helicopters at the Cow Creek Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  USFS firefighters save life of person suffering cardiac event
• Bill Gabbert

  Prescribed fire in Larimer County, Colorado escapes; evacuations ordered
• Bill Gabbert

  Cow Creek, a new fire east of Ridgway, Colorado
• Bill Gabbert

  Nominee to oversee NWS wants to privatize weather forecasting
• Bill Gabbert

  CAL FIRE’s new Firehawk arrives at Sacramento
• Bill Gabbert

  What is in my fire truck?
• Bill Gabbert

  747 returning from assignment in Bolivia
• Bill Gabbert

  Decker Fire grows to over 8,000 acres
• Bill Gabbert

  Accuracy and Critique
• Bill Gabbert

  Photos of helicopters refilling at the Saddle Ridge Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Powerline investigated as possible source of Saddle Ridge Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Santa Fe National Forest fuels & restoration videos, parts 9 and 10
• Bill Gabbert

  Top Tweets from the Saddle Ridge Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Caples Fire spreads to the south
• Bill Gabbert

  Video of Super Scoopers refilling at Lake Castaic
• Bill Gabbert

  Prescribed fire escapes on Eldorado National Forest
• Bill Gabbert

  Saddle Ridge Fire burns dozens of homes in Los Angeles
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire burning south of San Francisco on San Bruno Mtn.
• Bill Gabbert

  Update on fire-related power shutoffs in California
• Bill Gabbert

  What happens when a power company decides to turn off the electricity for millions of residents?
• Bill Gabbert

  Power company may turn off electricity to 30,000 addresses in Southern California during wind event
• Bill Gabbert

  Attempting to redefine the common denominators of tragedy fires
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warnings October 9, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Analysis of wildfire danger during the California wind event using Hot-Dry-Windy Index
• Bill Gabbert

  PG&E plans to turn off power to 600,000 addresses to prevent wildfires
• Bill Gabbert

  Josh Brolin reflects on the movie Joker and mental health
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warnings in six states
• Bill Gabbert

  Briceburg Fire burns hundreds of acres north of Mariposa, CA
• Bill Gabbert

  Flight attendants on an air tanker
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighters to conduct aerial ignition operation on the Decker Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Santa Fe National Forest fuels & restoration videos, parts 7 and 8
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire forces closure of Highway 178 northeast of Bakersfield, CA
• Bill Gabbert

  Scientists develop retardant gel with “persistent retention”qualities
• Bill Gabbert

  New fire retardant gel developed that can remain effective for months
• Bill Gabbert

  Decker Fire grows to more than 5,800 acres
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighter injured last month passes away in hospital
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke forecast for October 3, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Satellite photo of smoke from the Decker Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  California passes bills boosting mental health support for firefighters
• Bill Gabbert

  Simplex has been acquired by DART
• Bill Gabbert

  Evacuations ordered at Decker Fire south of Salida, Colorado
• Bill Gabbert

  Decker Fire activity increases south of Salida, Colorado
• Bill Gabbert

  California and the Southeast expected to have above normal wildfire activity
• Bill Gabbert

  Timber thieves foiled by bees ignite 3,300-acre fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Overview of Rapid Extraction Module
• Bill Gabbert

  Photos of homes being rebuilt after the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa
• Bill Gabbert

  Park Service, still without a Director, gets a new Acting Director
• Bill Gabbert

  Former paratrooper on extended motorcycle trip visits wildland firefighting sites
• Bill Gabbert

  Proposal for Major Wildfire Action Plan in California
• Bill Gabbert

  Air tankers at Coeur d’Alene in 1973
• Bill Gabbert

  Generators causing fires during planned power shutoffs
• Bill Gabbert

  Santa Fe National Forest fuels & restoration videos, parts 5 and 6
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warnings this weekend in six states
• Bill Gabbert

  Texas Forest Service employe earns prestigious Bronze Smokey Bear Award
• Bill Gabbert

  Veteran-focused BLM crew in Arizona certified as a Hotshot Crew
• Bill Gabbert

  Missouri man charged with setting 13 fires in California
• Bill Gabbert

  Night-flying helicopter program to continue this season in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Australia sets their firefighting aircraft lineup for the bushfire season
• Bill Gabbert

  Researchers analyze wildfire ignition with almost 100 tests of exploding targets
• Bill Gabbert

  Testing a new fire model during a crowning prescribed fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Dehesa Fire burns 200 acres in San Diego County
• Bill Gabbert

  Statement from the IAWF about climate change
• Bill Gabbert

  Couple cited for escaped campfire that started Gun Range Fire in Utah
• Bill Gabbert

  Orange County begins trial of real time mapping technology
• Bill Gabbert

  Department of the Interior collaborated on 2,500 fuel treatment projects last year
• Bill Gabbert

  Autopsy shows CAL FIRE firefighter died of heat exposure
• Bill Gabbert

  Aerial ignition from a fixed wing aircraft in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Tour of a Hotshot Crew’s fire camp in Alaska
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warning in Northern California into Wednesday
• Bill Gabbert

  Investigators determine wildfire near Helena was started by exploding target
• Bill Gabbert

  Seven-hour extraction of injured firefighters by helicopter at night
• Bill Gabbert

  Santa Fe National Forest fuels & restoration videos, parts 3 and 4
• Bill Gabbert

  Precipitation slows fire season in the Northwest
• Bill Gabbert

  Oklahoma firefighter suffered severe burns after becoming entrapped
• Bill Gabbert

  A film about Rowdy Muir
• Bill Gabbert

  Spread of the Taboose Fire slows, but strong winds predicted
• Bill Gabbert

  Senators urge Forest Service to award air tanker contract
• Bill Gabbert

  Francis Fire requiring evacuations in Davis County, Utah
• Bill Gabbert

  Videos of air tanker drops on the Francis Fire north of Salt Lake City
• Bill Gabbert

  Coulson operating on three continents
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke to affect Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, and Montana on Sunday
• Bill Gabbert

  270 firefighters working out of remote spike camp on the South Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  NIOSH is studying the health effects of fighting wildfires
• Bill Gabbert

  Update on the Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke from Whiskey Fire predicted to impact Flagstaff
• Bill Gabbert

  Smokey Bear balloon at the Great Reno Balloon Race
• Bill Gabbert

  Bringing home Braden
• Bill Gabbert

  Video of extreme firefighting at the 2018 Ranch Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  New drone attachment holds almost triple the number of aerial ignition spheres
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighter’s widow files suit against CAL FIRE and Global Supertanker over air tanker drop
• Bill Gabbert

  Tankers battling the Lime Fire spotted at Medford
• Bill Gabbert

  Thomas Fire slowed by cooler weather
• Bill Gabbert

  Never Forget
• Bill Gabbert

  Pressure from politicians was resisted during investigation of the Thirtymile Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  P-3 drops retardant on the Swedes Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Flyover of the Walker Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Coast Guard helicopter uses hoist for night rescue of injured firefighters
• Bill Gabbert

  The Walker Fire grew along approximately 90 percent of its perimeter Sunday
• Bill Gabbert

  Mixing air tankers with racing aircraft at Reno
• Bill Gabbert

  Excellent video footage of the Tenaja Fire by FirePhotoGirl
• Bill Gabbert

  Beer commercial features former smokejumper
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke from Western wildfires spreads at high altitudes across the Southeast
• Bill Gabbert

  Until Saturday a P-3 air tanker had not dropped on a fire since 2011
• Bill Gabbert

  Political candidate creates four-minute ad emphasizing the Camp Fire and climate change
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke forecast for Saturday evening
• Bill Gabbert

  Walker Fire south of Susanville grows to 24,000 acres
• Bill Gabbert

  Research: selecting the optimum escape route at a wildland fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Photos during tests of exploding targets
• Bill Gabbert

  Washington DNR acquiring their 10th helicopter
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Bank Fire grows quickly in Northern California
• Bill Gabbert

  Tenaja Fire causes evacuations near Murrieta, California
• Bill Gabbert

  Three firefighting helicopters have crashed in Portugal recently, killing 2 pilots
• Bill Gabbert

  Coulson ships a CH47D to Bolivia on an Antonov
• Bill Gabbert

  Fishhawk Fire doubles in size, evacuations ordered
• Bill Gabbert

  TBT: EPA’s Whitman not liable for statements about 9/11 air quality
• Bill Gabbert

  Excellent photo of 737 air tanker at work
• Bill Gabbert

  CAL FIRE rolls over, three firefighters injured
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighter seriously injured on wildfire in Okanogan County, Washington
• Bill Gabbert

  Engine burned over on Country Fire east of Auburn, California
• Bill Gabbert

  Power poles treated with fire resistant paint survived the Sheep Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Fishhawk Fire burns thousands of acres west of Cody, Wyoming
• Bill Gabbert

  Portions of California expected to see above average wildfire activity
• Bill Gabbert

  Lawsuit filed against Southern California Edison for allegedly causing the Rey Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Super scoopers arrive in Southern California
• Bill Gabbert

  Coulson helicopters en route to assist with wildfires in Bolivia
• Bill Gabbert

  Pedro Mountain Fire burns over 19,000 acres near Pathfinder Reservoir in Wyoming
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke and Red Flag Warnings, September 1, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Miami has armored vehicle for high water, high winds, & active shooter incidents
• Bill Gabbert

  Evacuations lifted at Gun Range Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Video shot from air tanker as it drops on the R-1 Ranch Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Fire at Bountiful Utah forces hundreds to evacuate
• Bill Gabbert

  BAe-146 tankers ready at Redmond
• Bill Gabbert

  Unfinished USSR project had goal of a 50,000-gallon air tanker
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire Coordinating Group Announces 2018 Recipients of the Emergency Medical Service Awards
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warnings and lightning in the West
• Bill Gabbert

  TBT: dog discovers fire, alerts owner
• Bill Gabbert

  Helicopter operations in the Netherlands
• Bill Gabbert

  Lightning in the forecast for some western states
• Bill Gabbert

  C-130 declares emergency, crashes at Santa Barbara Airport
• Bill Gabbert

  Many of the photos circulating of wildfires in the Amazon, are not of the Amazon
• Bill Gabbert

  “You’ll get to carry fire”
• Bill Gabbert

  Fire Line Emergency Assist by Elko Helitack
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warnings and Smoke Map, August 25, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Impressive video of downhill drop by DC-10
• Bill Gabbert

  Long Valley Fire burns hundreds of acres on Calif/NV line north of Reno
• Bill Gabbert

  Traffic camera keeps recording while surrounded by fire
• Bill Gabbert

  This is why you don’t want to be under a retardant drop
• Bill Gabbert

  747 air tanker begins working on wildfires in Bolivia
• Bill Gabbert

  How would you handle this spot fire scenario?
• Bill Gabbert

  Goose Point Fire burns over 6,000 acres southwest of Provo, Utah
• Bill Gabbert

  A Canadian RJ85 spent the winter in Australia
• Bill Gabbert

  Mountain Fire causes evacuations northeast of Redding, California
• Bill Gabbert

  747 Supertanker ordered for wildfires in Bolivia
• Bill Gabbert

  747 Supertanker ordered for wildfires in Brazil
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke from wildfires in Arizona spreads into New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma
• Bill Gabbert

  Three central Arizona fires total over 14,000 acres
• Bill Gabbert

  A tour of Ramona Air Attack Base
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke map, August 21, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  How to configure a Heavy Equipment Task Force
• Bill Gabbert

  Burn Boss: A History of Fire and People in Big Cypress National Preserve
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke from wildfires turns day into night in Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Bill Gabbert

  A quick introduction to CAL FIRE’s OV-10 Bronco
• Bill Gabbert

  McKinley Fire burns 50 structures south of Talkeetna, Alaska
• Bill Gabbert

  The True Story of the Pulaski Fire Tool
• Bill Gabbert

  Video describes how fire in Colorado was managed to enhance forest health
• Bill Gabbert

  Air tanker base opens at Austin
• Bill Gabbert

  Fire crews assist with extraction and rescue of accident victim
• Bill Gabbert

  More details possibly emerge about air tanker’s hazardous exit out of drop area
• Bill Gabbert

  Two large fires north of Grand Canyon allowed to spread within predetermined boundaries
• Bill Gabbert

  Defense Department to use artificial intelligence to help map wildfires
• Bill Gabbert

  Firefighters use drone to ignite nighttime firing operations
• Bill Gabbert

  California sends firefighters into Mexico to battle wildfire near border
• Bill Gabbert

  Border Fire threatens to burn from Mexico into U.S.
• Bill Gabbert

  Coulson-Unical Blackhawk spotted at McClellan
• Bill Gabbert

  It has been a much slower wildfire season in the continental U.S. so far
• Bill Gabbert

  Report that a fire recon plane made forced landing in Oregon
• Bill Gabbert

  Drone shuts down helicopter drops on Williams Flats Fire, operator found
• Bill Gabbert

  Lockheed drone crashes while mapping fires in New Mexico
• Bill Gabbert

  A shocking drop by a BAe-146
• Bill Gabbert

  Report released for a firefighter fatality in Texas
• Bill Gabbert

  Flying through a pyrocumulonimbus cloud
• Bill Gabbert

  Number of large air tankers on USFS contracts drops
• Bill Gabbert

  Researchers study and film the depths and heights of a forest fire
• Bill Gabbert

  List of air tankers on USFS contracts
• Bill Gabbert

  Having a diverse air tanker fleet can reduce impact of grounding one model
• Bill Gabbert

  Air Force removes 123 C-130s from service to inspect wing boxes
• Bill Gabbert

  Lightning and helicopter activity in Oregon
• Bill Gabbert

  Memorial rededicated for the crew of Air Tanker 130
• Bill Gabbert

  Photos from the rededication of the memorial for the crew of Tanker 130
• Bill Gabbert

  Special tribute to Smokey Bear by New Jersey Forest Fire Service
• Bill Gabbert

  Video of firefighting aircraft at Oshkosh 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke maps, August 10, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  An interesting view of the helibase at the Corta Fire in Nevada
• Bill Gabbert

  New memorial to be unveiled today for the crew of Air Tanker 130 in Walker, California
• Bill Gabbert

  New memorial being unveiled today for the crew of Air Tanker 130
• Bill Gabbert

  Lightning and rain in the Northwest, Red Flag Warning in five states
• Bill Gabbert

  Falling tree causes serious injury to firefighter
• Bill Gabbert

  MAFFS makes demo drop at Wild West Show
• Bill Gabbert

  Golf Fire required evacuations near Clear Lake in Northern California
• Bill Gabbert

  Bear falls on Sheriff’s vehicle causing crash and fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Concessionaire employee in Yellowstone sentenced to 3 months in jail for starting wildfire
• Bill Gabbert

  New South Wales’ new 737 makes its first drop on a fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Williams Flats Fire grows to over 34,000 acres in Northeast Washington
• Bill Gabbert

  Company’s spray-on long term fire protection product does not work as claimed, prosecutors say
• Bill Gabbert

  Shelter Pass Fire burns thousands of acres west of Great Salt Lake
• Bill Gabbert

  Small plane with engine failure deploys parachute, lands in Quebec forest
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke maps for August 7, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Panel details improvements on the horizon for wildland fire situational awareness
• Bill Gabbert

  PG&E launches satellite wildfire alert system
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke map, August 6, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  Forest Service has been dithering about a new air tanker contract for 433 days
• Bill Gabbert

  Three large fires are active in Northeast Nevada
• Bill Gabbert

  Researchers evaluate connection between California wildfires and human-caused climate change
• Bill Gabbert

  Goose Fire burning from Nevada toward Idaho
• Bill Gabbert

  Multiple aircraft seen over the Goose Fire in Northeast Nevada
• Bill Gabbert

  70 years ago today: Mann Gulch Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Williams Flats Fire spreads to the east and north
• Bill Gabbert

  California power company has a team of six fire coordinators
• Bill Gabbert

  Intense fire along Interstate 5
• Bill Gabbert

  Ramona Air Attack Base hosts a C-130 air tanker
• Bill Gabbert

  C-130 air tanker spotted at Ramona, California
• Bill Gabbert

  Williams Flats Fire burns thousands of acres along Columbia River
• Bill Gabbert

  Heavy equipment operators train for firefighting in Mississippi
• Bill Gabbert

  National Park Service releases video about the Howe Ridge Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  How fire retardant works
• Bill Gabbert

  One fatality in air tanker crash in France
• Bill Gabbert

  Man pleads guilty of starting Klamathon Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  L.A. County to purchase two new Firehawk helicopters
• Bill Gabbert

  Former Gov. Schwarzenegger and current Gov. Newsom discuss new firefighting equipment
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warnings and Lightning strikes, August 2, 2019
• Bill Gabbert

  An additional firefighting helicopter to be available in San Diego County
• Bill Gabbert

  Elevated wildfire potential expected in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and California
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire in Northwest Canada above the arctic circle burns well over 100,000 acres
• Bill Gabbert

  Photos of air tankers at Medford supporting the Milepost 97 Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Another fire burns in the hills above Springville, Utah
• Bill Gabbert

  Another fire burns in the hills above Springfield, Utah
• Bill Gabbert

  Numerous scoopers seen in action in France
• Bill Gabbert

  An S-2 air tanker is ready to fight fire in Kansas
• Bill Gabbert

  Opinion: Diversity helps fight wildfires
• Bill Gabbert

  Record-setting day at Helena Air Tanker Base
• Bill Gabbert

  How a dust devil forms
• Bill Gabbert

  New film reveals the untold story of fire in a swamp
• Bill Gabbert

  The 2018 Woolsey Fire set back the reintroduction of an endangered frog
• Bill Gabbert

  Hundreds of homes evacuated due to wildfire north of Helena
• Bill Gabbert

  Pilot’s view from a Firehawk
• Bill Gabbert

  Milepost 97 Fire slows traffic on I-5 in Southwest Oregon
• Bill Gabbert

  Wildfire smoke affects air quality in California and Oregon
• Bill Gabbert

  Thieves steal equipment from firefighters busy fighting a fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Milepost 97 Fire spreads south
• Bill Gabbert

  Smoke from Milepost 97 Fire spreads in Southern Oregon and Northern California
• Bill Gabbert

  A bad day for firefighters in Luxembourg
• Bill Gabbert

  Milepost 97 Fire burns over 1,600 acres just south of Canyonville, Oregon
• Bill Gabbert

  Smokejumpers gear up to fly to a wildfire
• Bill Gabbert

  Russian company delivers three Ka-32 helicopters to Turkey
• Bill Gabbert

  SpaceX Starhopper test flight ignites brush fire in Texas
• Bill Gabbert

  Hundreds of small communities face a greater risk from wildfire than Paradise, California
• Bill Gabbert

  California adopts emergency rule to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke
• Bill Gabbert

  Fire at Idaho’s nuclear research facility burns 90,000 acres in 24 hours
• Bill Gabbert

  From Big Sky to The Last Frontier, 8 Women Fight Their First Wildland Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Record number of smokejumpers on roster in Alaska
• Bill Gabbert

  Museum Fire causes evacuations at Flagstaff
• Bill Gabbert

  C-130 works the Canyon Fire in Northern California
• Bill Gabbert

  The Hart Fire is being allowed to burn northeast of Payson, Arizona
• Bill Gabbert

  From Big Sky to The Last Frontier, 8 Women Fight Their First Wildland Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  Excessive Heat Warnings in parts of Central and Eastern U.S.
• Bill Gabbert

  Central Fire breaks out north of Phoenix
• Bill Gabbert

  Air tankers at Medford during Lumgrey Fire
• Bill Gabbert

  An all-female helitack crew on a flight in Arizona
• Bill Gabbert

  Catching up with aerial firefighting on Twitter
• Bill Gabbert

  Five more PB4Y-2 air tankers
• Bill Gabbert

  Columbia Helicopters to be acquired by AE Industrial Partners
• Bill Gabbert

  Red Flag Warnings in effect Tuesday and Wednesday