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State Fire Agency Presents Colorado’s 2022 Wildfire Preparedness Plan to Governor Polis

Friday morning, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) presented Colorado’s 2022 Wildfire Preparedness Plan to Governor Jared Polis. With the wildfire...

SDG&E completes Ramona microgrid to support aerial firefighting base

RAMONA — San Diego Gas & Electric has completed the Ramona microgrid, one of four planned microgrids within a high fire-threat district in the...

Teton Friends Recall Trout’s Contagious Positivity After Pilot Dies in Texas Crash

Lora Trout had worked for the Teton Interagency Helitack crew for five years when she decided it was time to chase her dream of...

Destructive wildfires rage in New Mexico, Colorado

A wind-driven blaze that has burned at least 150 homes, barns and other structures in a mountain community continues to rage in drought-stricken New...

Belgrade Businessman, Wife, Donate $500K for New Heritage Center

Tim Sheehy, founder and chief executive officer of Belgrade-based Bridger Aerospace, and his wife, Carmen, recently donated $500,000 to the Montana Historical Society. The funds...

Registration Now Open For Wildfire Prevention Summit

Virtual event takes place May 3-4, 2022, Features Strong Lineup of Speakers from Federal and State Agencies, Utility, Transportation and Insurance Industries Clayton, MO 5...

Ember Defense signs Agreement with Perimeter Solutions to Help Protect Homes and Communities from Wildfire in 2022 with PHOS-CHEK® FORTIFY®

Sees PHOS-CHEK FORTIFY as the only durable and trusted long-term fire retardant in the industry for their customers across the Western United States  Clayton, MO...

Launch of Upgraded Large Air Tanker Mixing Facility

A new automated Large Air Tanker loading facility at the Edinburgh RAAF Base in South Australia, part of a $20 million investment of Australian...

Spotlight on South America – Aerial Firefighting in the Pantanal Wetlands

In 2021, Brazil has struggled through the most severe drought in nearly a century. The volume of rain was the lowest since 1930. Farmers...

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