A Freightliner M2-106 4×4 chassis Siddons-Martin Emergency Group – The Webster Fire Department has taken delivery of their new Pierce FX3 Wildland Pumper! This unit is built on a Freightliner M2-106 4×4 chassis with 500 gallons of water, ...
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Years of Wildfire Experience Help Texas Firefighters Fight Coronavirus
Past experiences help with current response DJ Simmons, Houston Chronicle with permission WESTPORT (Houston Chronicle) – Years of fighting wildfires has helped the Westport Fire Department to provide quick responses in a town once considered the epicenter of ...
Read More »NIOSH LODD Report: One Firefighter Dead, Another Burned at Texas Grass Fire
Contributing factors and lessons learned in March 2018 grass fire NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On March 10, 2018, a 68-year-old male volunteer fire fighter was burned during firefighting operations at a grass fire. ...
Read More »USFA: California On-Duty Death
Forest Service firefighter was killed in a helicopter crash in Texas The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Captain Daniel Laird, 41, of the United States Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest, on March ...
Read More »Firefighter Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash
Helicopter crashed during a burn in the Sam Houston National Forest Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle with permission MONTGOMERY, Texas (Houston Chronicle) – Authorities are investigating a deadly helicopter crash in northwest Montgomery County on Wednesday. A 2009 ...
Read More »USFA: Texas On-Duty Death
Weatherford firefighter stricken while at a wildfire The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Richard “Andy” Loller, Jr., 42, of the Weatherford Fire Department on June 10, 2018. While performing wildland firefighting operations, ...
Read More »Texas Firefighter Fatally Stricken During Wildfire
Weatherford firefighter dies after assisting at fire WEATHERFORD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Weatherford firefighter has died after assisting in firefighting operations in West Texas, the department said Sunday. “It is with great sadness and deepest regrets that the ...
Read More »Texas Panhandle Wildfire Burns Over 69,000 Acres
Nearly 300 firefighters are on the scene WAYSIDE, Texas (AP) — Firefighters in the Texas Panhandle are working to contain a wildfire that’s blackened more than 69,000 acres (27923.92 hectares). The Texas A&M Forest Service reports nearly 300 ...
Read More »Forecasters Warn of Life-Threatening Wildfire Weather
Dangerous conditions in the Southwest and Southern Plains (Associated Press) By KEN MILLER, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Forecasters warned of dangerous, life-threatening wildfire conditions in parts of the Southwest and Southern Plains on Tuesday as firefighters ...
Read More »Over Two Dozen Wildfires Burning in Oklahoma, Texas
Largest fire has burned over375 square miles OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Strong winds are fueling more than two dozen wildfires burning across Oklahoma and Texas. Authorities say one blaze in western Oklahoma is estimated to be nearly 40 ...
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