lab improve data and methods of quantifying wildland fire emissions by adapting existing Forest Service fire information products and tools using NASA data and products. This research has been ...

When is it acceptable to set a fire that could rage ... to simulate real and potential wildland fires and the methods of controlling these fires, but as a tool to help manage forests that will ...

A wildland firefighter's standard-issue fire shirt is made of fire-resistant Nomex material and is always bright yellow for easy visibility. Fire pants are made of high-strength, flame-resistant ...

Nine fire departments on the Kenai Peninsula recently received grant funding to purchase tools and equipment to help fight structure and wildland fires. According to a Jan. 30 press release from the ...

Prescribed fire is used as a management tool for a number of reasons- fuel reduction for mitigating the impact of wild fires, habitat improvement for game and other species, and as a successional ...

Outside the classroom, students practice initial attack procedures using the same field equipment as wildland firefighters, like hand tools used to cut fire lines in rugged terrain. “As the ...

In my career I've worked for urban fire departments as well as federal wildland fire agencies. I've managed and directed many fires in the wildland urban interface as well as public wildlands and ...

equipment and resources including bulldozers, water tenders, fire engines, high-value structures, medical evacuation rescue and makeshift water resources. “Based on feedback from wildland ...

Alaska rural fire departments have been awarded $306,292 in funding to improve firefighting capabilities. The grant will help ...