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Structures ‘Likely Lost’ as Two Wyoming Wildfires Grow by Miles

October 1, 2024

200 active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, C-130 aircraft mobilized to provide wildfire support

September 7, 2021

The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, requested a Department of Defense activation of approximately 200 active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers to assist with...

Air Force Special Operators Go from Firefights to Firefighting in California

August 30, 2021

Most service members know Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialists as the airmen who embed with ground units to call down air strikes...

Air Support Ready to Target White Rock Lake Wildfire in Naswhito Creek

August 16, 2021

Smoke is visible from the Naswhito Creek area on the southeast flank of the out-of-control White Rock Lake wildfire burning at an estimated 56,500...

Russian Beriev BE-200 Aircraft Crashes in Turkey

August 16, 2021

A Russian Navy Beriev Be-200 (RF-88450) amphibious water bomber crashed into high terrain in Turkey on August 14th near Kahramanmaras, about 34 miles northwest...

Grass Valley/Nevada City Fire report on the Brunswick Fire

August 3, 2021

At approximately 10:32 a.m. on Monday, August 2, 2021 the Grass Valley / Nevada City Fire Department along with Nevada County Consolidated Fire and...

Lightning sparks C.O. wildfires; air tanker drops retardant to help crews on blaze near Bend

August 3, 2021

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Thunderstorms hit Central Oregon with numerous lightning strikes Thursday, sparking nearly 20 fires that crews rushed to contain, mostly at...

Mile High MAFFS

July 27, 2021

May of 2021 saw Broomfield, Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metro Airport receive an influx of C-130's from the Wyoming Air National Guard and the Air...

Tower Tech – Chasing the American Dream

July 27, 2021

Titus Gall is, in his own words, fortunate and continually grateful for his lot in life. Born in Holland to Dutch parents and immigrating...

Australian Fire Season In Review

July 27, 2021

As the nightmare fire season of 2019/2020 was still very fresh in the minds of all Australians, the world was soon to face the...

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