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The 2020 Fire Season in Nebraska

Studies have shown that wildfires have been a common occurrence in the Great Plains for many years. Wildfires provide benefits to the various plants,...

Bushfire recovery chief says government lines left victims treated differently

The nation’s bushfire chief has admitted that people harmed by the Black Summer fires have been treated differently depending on where they lived. The Commonwealth’s...

Task Force Bravo Conducts Large Formation Helicopter Exercise

COMAYAGUA, HONDURAS – U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a helicopter exercise out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May...

SCE conducts aerial inspections of electrical equipment to help reduce risk of wildfires

HEMET – Southern California Edison has a comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Plan intended to protect against and mitigate fire ignitions that may be associated with utility infrastructure....

Two fires continue to burn near Kim

Two grass fires in northern Las Animas County are burning near Kim. The first is the Cherry Canyon fire, which is 10 miles northwest of...

ATSB Report Shows Aerial Firefighting Increase in Australia

A safety analysis of aerial firefighting occurrences in Australia, July 2000 to March 2020 Why the ATSB undertook this research On 6 April 2020, the Royal...

Increased Aerial Support for Next Bushfire Season

The nations's aerial firefighting capability has received an annual $11 million boost to ensure additional aircraft are available for the 2020-21 and future bushfire...

Wyoming Air National Guard Conduct MAFFS Aerial Fire Training

Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, and other firefighting agencies began a weeklong aerial...

Saskatchewan Firefighters Bracing for ‘Well Above Average’ Summer Wildfire Risk

“Recent projections from Natural Resources Canada (NRC) are painting a stark picture of wildfire risk on the Prairies this year. NRC “severity anomaly” forecasts show a prediction of...

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