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3 days ago · Wildland fire fighters face several life-threatening hazards including heat stress, fatigue, smoke and dust, as well as the risk of other injuries such as burns, cuts and scrapes, animal bites, and even rhabdomyolysis.
6 hours ago · International Journal of Wildland Fire publishes papers on the principles of fire as a process, on its ecological impact at the stand level and the landscape level, modelling fire and its effects, or presenting information on how to effectively and efficiently manage fire
5 days ago · Right now, 74 large active wildfires are being managed nationwide, and have burned 681,569 acres. Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 33 of these wildfires. More than 14,400 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the nation.
3 days ago · Report: Year: Month: According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) : For 2021, 58,733 fires (5th least) burned 7,139,713 acres (10th least), which is 121.56 acres burned/fire (8th most). For more wildfire statistics visit U.S. Wildfires .
2 days ago · coordinate wildland firefighting resources including firefighters, engine crews, aviation, and heavy equipment. More resources are being ordered and should arrive over the next several days.
3 days ago · BYERS, Colo. — At least four homes and four other structures were destroyed in a 1,100-acre brush fire near the Arapahoe County town of Byers Saturday. According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, the Quailhollow Fire, as it is being called, has been fully contained. There have been no reports of injuries.
5 days ago · Dangling from a rope 150 feet below a helicopter isn’t for the faint-hearted; but for some, being suspended in the air is an exhilarating experience. Brandon Williams, a wildland firefighter apprentice at San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex in California, lives for such a thrill.
