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AI: A Wildland Firefighter’s New Best Friend?
Government Technology· 3 days agoHuman perception has its limits against the unpredictability of a wildfire start. The matter is, for now, rhetorical, as AI is still very new to wildland...
How has wildland firefighting changed since the worst wildfire in New Mexico history?
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMay 5—Two years after the most destructive fire in New Mexico history, the U.S. Forest Service has changed the planning process for prescribed fires and created new training for fighting fires ...
OPINION: Alaska’s fire season is getting worse — but you can help
Anchorage Daily News· 5 hours agoFor many Alaskans, spring’s warming temperatures and lengthening days stir a sense of apprehension...
Growth is putting major stress on Tri-Cities fire districts. 3 are asking for help
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 15 hours ago“At the point a fire district is unable to fund an adequate amount of personnel, reliable apparatus...
Abbott deploys additional state wildfire resources ahead of West Texas fire threat
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMay 7—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy additional state emergency response resources ahead of increased wildfire ...
$50,000 donation goes toward new terrain vehicle for Amarillo Fire Dept.
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 7 days ago"It is because of that and partnerships such as this with Amarillo National Bank that we were able...
A Proclamation on National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, 2024 | The White House
The White House· 5 days agoI have often said that God made man, and then made firefighters. Last year, when the First Lady and...
Adaptive adventures are making national parks more inclusive
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoNew resources available at Great Smoky Mountains National Park help visitors with disabilities...
Too little, too late?
Santa Maria Sun· 7 days agoThe United States is getting $80 million from Southern California Edison for the 2017 Thomas Fire, which burned through more than 280,000 acres. To recoup the damages and cost of fighting said ...
'We'd be the torch': Bridger Canyon homeowners work to reduce fire risk
Bozeman Daily Chronicle· 5 days agoJust past the iconic “M” on the southern face of the Bridgers, a sign nailed to a blackened pine...
