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Grand Canyon welcomes new Branch Chief of Fire & Aviation (www.nps.gov)

06/09/2020

Grand Canyon National Park welcomes Lucas Minton as the park’s new branch chief of fire and aviation.

Fighting fire in the land down under

06/09/2020

Bureau of Land Mangement firefighter Owen Johnson shares his experience fighting wildland fires in Australia last winter.

Hold & improve: balancing risk to fight fire during a pandemic

06/05/2020

Fighting wildfires during a pandemic seems a little like the paradox of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. Wildfires and a virus as two forces of nature putting first responders in an impossible situation. But focusing on this stark choice of dueling threats tends to obscure one of humankinds’ greatest gifts: flexibility. Our ability to react and adapt, making small changes to our routines so we bend instead of breaking.

BLM ensures wildfire response across the west (www.blm.gov)

06/03/2020

As wildfire activity increases across the American West and Alaska, the Bureau of Land Management responds by mobilizing wildland firefighters and aviation support with the goal of catching wildfires before they grow into large, problematic incidents.

Web Reads: 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards (www.stateforesters.org)

06/03/2020

The Wildfire Mitigation Awards Committee is pleased to invite nominations for 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. Established in 2014, the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards program recognizes outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire preparedness and mitigation.

'Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!' (www.nps.gov)

06/02/2020

Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!’ describes the theme of the Spanish Language Training Exchange (TREX) held near Santa Fe, New Mexico in October of 2019. The two week TREX program brings diverse fire practitioners from many Spanish speaking countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Spain, together to build skills in prescribed fire, fire management, and fire ecology.