Wildland firefighter pay boost may become permanent in 2025
Jan 3, 2025 · Wildland firefighters. Credit: USFS. The supplemental pay increase was most recently included in Congress’ Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and will …
At what temperature does a forest fire burn? - Wildfire Today
Feb 26, 2011 · Forest fires burn at 800°C (1,472° F) to 1200°C (2,192° F). In an article we quoted earlier, a reporter wrote that forest fires burn at 4,000°F.
Wildfire Today - News and opinion about wildland fire
Jan 28, 2025 · News and opinion about wildland fire. When the fires started burning in Los Angeles this month, firefighters from around the country streamed into California to help, …
Line Fire's evacuations hold as it burns away from San Bernardino
Sep 10, 2024 · Crews continue to fight the arson-started Line Fire, which has burned 26,516 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest and sits at 5% contained as of Tuesday morning.. …
'Unprecedented' Wyoming wildfire expands evacuations
Oct 3, 2024 · The Elk Fire burning throughout Wyoming’s Big Horn National Forest near the town of Dayton triggered evacuations late Tuesday night and expanded evacuation warnings for …
Global wildfires made much more likely thanks to climate change
Nov 19, 2024 · The researchers said in all major focal events the report studied, extremely burned areas were driven by the synchronized critical factors of weather, fuel moisture, and fuel …
California’s ALERT camera network now publicly accessible
May 18, 2023 · Cal Fire and other agencies are using a network of over 1,000 cameras across California to track wildfires -- and now the public can access the network, too. FOX News …
North Dakota wildfires trigger statewide emergency, evacuations
Oct 6, 2024 · North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide fire emergency as wildfires killed one person and triggered numerous evacuations.. The state’s forest service is fighting …
The wildfires in 1970 brought about FIRESCOPE, changing the way ...
May 16, 2019 · Here are more details: During a 13-day period in Southern California in 1970, 773 wildfires burned 576,508 acres, destroyed 722 homes and killed 16 people.
New arduous medical standards process this year
Feb 21, 2024 · Annual Self-Certification. A questionnaire and blood pressure check are required each year between your in-person exams. The self-certification form FS-5100-42 is not the …