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'Order from chaos': As wildfire behaviors change, these experts work behind the scenes
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThey call themselves the Wildland Fire Science Club. In their own words, they are “the technical...
US Wildfire Fighters Are Hitting a Pay Cliff at the Worst Time
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(Bloomberg) -- In Fairbanks, Alaska, the US Forest Service is looking to hire a smokejumper, a...
'It's an American story': A retired Spokane educator tells the story of the 'Triple Nickles,' Black...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 18—Retired educator Robert L. "Bob" Bartlett watched earlier this month as the nation's focus was directed back to World War II and the Japanese bombing of America with balloons, and an ...
For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen James Bergen steps from a plane and plummets toward fire below, he’s not scared. As more than...
Federal firefighters will quit in droves if Congress doesn't take action, union warns
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHalf the nation's federal wildland firefighters could quit if Congress fails to avert major pay...
Labor shortage compounds federal firefighters' staffing woes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFirefighter groups are applauding the Biden administration's steps to raise pay but warn that the...
Hellish fires, low pay, trauma: California's Forest Service firefighters face a morale crisis
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMembers of a hotshot crew hike up the mountain while battling the Caldor fire in South Lake Tahoe on...
What to watch: The best movies new to streaming from Those Who Wish Me Dead to Munich
Yahoo Movies UK· 1 year agoWhat to watch: Munich, Those Who Wish Me Dead and Gravity are all new to streaming this weekend....
Federal firefighters make less than fast-food workers. Congress is stalling on a solution
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLegislation to permanently raise firefighter pay and improve working conditions has stalled in the...
Fire crews standing by
Lewiston Tribune, Idaho via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 10—GRANGEVILLE — Michael Blinn, program manager for the Grangeville Smokejumper Base, has witnessed some sensational wildfires in his 26 years as a firefighter for the Nez Perce-Clearwater ...
