U.S. wildland firefighter efforts may soon be consolidated under a new bill introduced by Senators Alex Padilla and Tim ...

Arson arrests in the wake of the LA Fires have put a spotlight on the question of why people deliberately set fires. It turns ...

Even as I urged them to leave, from my home in the Mojave Desert, I was moved by a different compulsion: to get in my car, report to work and rush, via fire engine or helicopter, toward the fires. It ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.

A new wildfire forecasting system that updates using real-time weather data could help firefighters protect lives and ...

As we watch the fires burn our neighbors’ homes in southern California, we have to keep in mind that the fires are not burning because of an inadequate water supply or a particular fire chief or ...

RoGO Communications launches DropBlock 2.0 GPS tracking for wildland firefighters, equipment and resources including hyper-local weather data.

Fire Country ... October 2024. “Wildland firefighters — especially on the government side — really have been underpaid at a time where we really need the resources to fight these fires ...

CHEYENNE — A fire severely damaged Laramie County Fire Authority Station 74 on Saturday, destroying three wildland firefighting apparatus that were to be deployed to assist in fighting fires in ...

DropBlocks also share hyper-local weather ... tenders, fire engines, high-value structures, medical evacuation rescue and makeshift water resources. “Based on feedback from wildland firefighter ...

According to the bill and Sen. Sheehy's office, the consolidated firefighting agency, housed under the Department of the ...