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Aerial fire retardant drops are attacked as ineffective and environmentally harmful
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn air tanker drops fire retardant on a brush fire in Lytle Creek in December 2020. (Irfan Khan/Los...
Improved air tanker base for fighting wildfires unveiled at Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMay 17—As fire season looms, the U.S. Forest Service is amping up its readiness with major improvements for air tankers that take the battle to wildfires, dropping fire retardant on the blazes ...
Yosemite wildfire updates: Planes encounter debris, underscores fire’s ‘inherent danger’
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoTwo aircraft engaged in battling the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park had encounters with...
Air quality warnings from Western NC wildfires: What to do — or not do — to be safe outdoors
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA wildfire that’s been a headache for firefighters in Western North Carolina for more than a week...
Air Tanker Base for wildfire suppression revamped at Kirtland Air Force Base
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 1 week agoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After one of the most devastating wildfires in New Mexico history,...
Black Bear Fire in Haywood County up to 1,193 acres, 0% contained
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMARS HILL - A Haywood County fire continues to spread more than 1,000 acres since last reporting,...
Oregon wildfires: Historic lookout wrapped in foil to protect from Cedar Creek Fire
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory updated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6 The Cedar Creek Fire grew several hundred acres by...
Black Bear Fire in Haywood County: 150 acres, Appalachian Trail closed I-40 to Max Patch
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMARS HILL - United States Forest Service officials said portions of the Appalachian Trail are closed...
Collett Ridge wildfire in WNC grows to over 4.5 square miles, no containment
Gannett via AOL· 7 months agoThe Collett Ridge fire has grown to more than 4.5 square miles in Cherokee County, North Carolina —...
Forest Service opening tanker base at city airport
Palestine Herald-Press, Texas via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 13—The Palestine Airport has been selected for a new tanker base by the Texas A&M Forest Service, according to Texas State Representative Cody Harris of House District 8. Harris said Palestine ...
