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Federal firefighters left in limbo as fire season heats up
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAcross the federal government, wildland firefighters are walking away, frustrated by low pay, lack...
'It's a tough, thankless job': Young firefighters on the frontlines of California wildfires
ABC 10 Sacramento· 4 days agoFire departments and Cal Fire take the call to action, along with teams of young firefighters in...
How Eldorado National Forest is attracting younger generation to firefighting
CBS News· 3 days agoEldorado National Forest said it is pretty close. "There's been a lot of effort to add permanent...
Court dismisses criminal charges against federal firefighter arrested while conducting official...
Government Executive· 5 days agoA federal court has dismissed a case against an Agriculture Department employee indicted on criminal...
Danville FD kicks off ‘Fire Hydrant Contest’ with splash of creativity
WFXR Roanoke via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDANVILLE, Va. (WFXR) — Firefighters with the Danville Fire Department (DFD) are showing off their...
Wildfire dispatchers are behind the scenes but critical for protecting communities
The Bulletin· 4 hours agoWorkers stand behind a wall of computer monitors ready to deploy resources. The Central Oregon...
'We're prepared': Firefighters get ready as wildfire season bears down on the West
The Bulletin· 7 days agoStacey Buckingham and his 11 co-workers treat every wildfire season as if it could be their biggest...
Wildfires are raging in Nepal — climate change isn’t the only culprit
Nature· 3 days agoFire predictions pushed to locals’ smartphones could save forests, and lives, say researchers.
King County adds resources to put out fires, prepare people to evacuate
KING5 Seattle· 3 days agoThis fire season, the King County Sheriff's Office will have the capability to help put out small...
Jumping from helicopters to fight wildfires—all in a day's work for the Gallatin Rappel Crew
KBZK Bozeman· 3 days agoIf you thought normal firefighters were brave, well, get a load of the Gallatin Rappel Crew. Morgan told me what the Gallatin Rappel Crew is all about. For over 20 years the Gallatin Rappel Crew has been fighting wildfires.