| Retired Fire Chief Reflects Life as Volunteer Firefighter in Colorado
6/29/2011 3:46:23 PM Edward Daniels recalls his life as a volunteer firefighter in Colorado in his novel based on actual events, "Fire Chief" (ISBN1456351761). The book takes readers into the heat which countless volunteer firefighters face every day throughout the United States. |
 | Los Angeles Firefighers Attack Grass Fire Near Cahuenga Pass
6/21/2011 12:19:39 PM On Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 2:53 PM, 8 Fire Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 3 Helicopters, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 2 Battalion Chief Officer Command Teams, all under the direction of Division Chief Michael Little, responded to a Brush Fire in the Cahuenga Pass Area near the 101 freeway. |
| 20 Major Wildfires Burn Across Southeast Texas
6/20/2011 2:30:16 PM Twenty major wildfires are burning across Southeast Texas with critical fire weather conditions predicted for today. |
| Wildfires Continue to Burn in Arizona and New Mexico
6/20/2011 1:43:03 PM Firefighters continue to battle Arizona's Wallow Fire, that has burned 519,319 acres or nearly 800 square miles, since it began on May 29, 2011. Officials say the fire is now 51% contained with dangerous winds forecast for the area. |
| Shooting Causes Fire Near Banning
6/20/2011 1:12:22 PM On June 18, 2011 at 3:15 p.m., CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters responded to a wildland fire on Old Banning-Idyllwild Road near Longhorn Road, south of Banning. |
| Public Information Officer Postition of Sacramento Fire Department Eliminated
6/20/2011 9:11:34 AM The Public Information Officer position (PIO) of the Sacramento Fire Department was eliminated as a result of budget cuts to the department. |
| CAL FIRE to Conduct Broadcast Burning on Estelle Mountain Reserve
6/16/2011 11:23:15 AM California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in cooperation with Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency (RCHCA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting broadcast burning on 40 acres south of the intersection of Cajalco and La Sierra on the Estelle Mountain Reserve. |
| Wildland Fire School & Field Training Exercises to Begin in Oregon
6/15/2011 10:23:56 AM For the 15th consecutive year, fire management officials from the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are hosting an interagency Fire School. |
| Keizer Fire District Uses Grant Money for New Reader Board
6/13/2011 8:24:56 AM In 2006 the Keizer Fire District received a SAFER grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). |
| CAL FIRE Sends DC-10 to Assist With Arizona Wildfire
6/10/2011 10:16:33 AM One of the nation’s only DC-10 Very Large Airtankers left California Thursday morning to assist in fighting the wildfire burning in Arizona, according to Bill Peters, a spokesman for CAL FIRE. |
