Inside the cockpit: National Guard air tanker attacks Hughes Fire
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super ...
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USU trains the next generation of firefighters
Rising temperatures, drying climates and extreme droughts — these conditions have plagued much of the Western U.S. in recent ...
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'Sadness' and 'outrage': A look back at the arson that claimed the lives of 4 Seattle firefighters
SEATTLE — Four Seattle firefighters lost their lives on January 5, 1995, in a devastating arson at the Mary Pang's Food Products Warehouse. The incident, which shocked the city, was later ...
See it: Photos capture aircraft helping combat the California wildfires
A slew of planes and helicopters are helping fight the Los Angeles area wildfires. Blazes have been raging in the area for a ...
View inside the cockpit of airplane fighting California wildfires
Jaw-dropping scenes show the view from inside the cockpit of an airplane fighting the devastating Californian wildfires. A ...
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Central Fire District Captain Steve Ramirez brought joy and compassion to a demanding profession
Central Fire District Captain Steve Ramirez died unexpectedly this weekend while on duty at his station. The 54-year-old ...
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Firefighters extinguish back-to-back fires in North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Firefighters in North Attleboro responded to two back-to-back fires, which destroyed three cars and damaged a home and a building on Sunday morning.The North Attleboro Fire Department said they ...
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Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow, death toll hits 16
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched ...
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LA firefighters scramble to contain deadly wildfires as strong winds return
Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather with the return of ...
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L.A. Wildfire Threat Remains ‘Very High’ as Death Count Rises
LOS ANGELES—The Santa Ana winds aren’t done provoking the historic Los Angeles fires that have so far claimed at least two dozen lives. The death count from the fires rose to 24 from 16 ...
LA firefighters are water-bombing flames from above. These are the aircraft being used
Since January 1, more than 101 wildfires have broken out across California. The state's fire department has deployed what is says is "the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet worldwide" to ...
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Alberta sending 40 wildland firefighters early next week to help with L.A. wildfires
Alberta confirmed it will be sending 40 wildland firefighters early next week to help combat the raging fires that have killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 ...