lab improve data and methods of quantifying wildland fire emissions by adapting existing Forest Service fire information products and tools using NASA data and products. This research has been ...

ALAMEDA, CA — Alameda firefighters conducted their annual Wildland Fire refresher training last week. Firefighters reviewed equipment, tactics, and procedures used to battle vegetation fires.

In my career I've worked for urban fire departments as well as federal wildland fire agencies. I've managed and directed many fires in the wildland urban interface as well as public wildlands and ...

McCarthy had accepted a seasonal wildland firefighter position in Alaska ... we cannot afford to diminish the tools at our disposal to fight these fires," he added. In December, a U.S. Forest ...

The protective clothing worn by wildland firefighters often contains ... but one theory is that it comes from the protective equipment they wear during a fire—called turnout gear.

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

equipment and resources including bulldozers, water tenders, fire engines, high-value structures, medical evacuation rescue and makeshift water resources. “Based on feedback from wildland ...

Alaska rural fire departments have been awarded $306,292 in funding to improve firefighting capabilities. The grant will help ...

RoGO Communications, a company founded to develop lifesaving technology for firefighters and first responders, today launched a new DropBlock 2.0 to track the location of firefighters and equipment.