I dropped out of college and now fight wildfires. It's a grueling job with no work-life balance, but it's all worth it to save lives.
When I left college, I wanted real-life experiences. I ended up in Washington state, fighting wildfires. I often spend days ...
California disbanded state wildfire-fighting team last year. Would it have helped in LA?
Team Blaze, trained for the sole purpose of fighting fires, could be immediately called up to active duty by the governor ...
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...
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Firefighting helicopters are key to battling wildfires at night. A look at their high-tech features
The very large air tankers typically take center stage during the day. But once the sun goes down, they're grounded, and the ...
Fighting fire with fire: Are man-made burns RI's best weapon against wildfire?
RI just endured a record-setting stretch of wildfires driven by weather extremes. Here's why burning forests might be the ...
Hughes Fire: California Air National Guard releases video showing cockpit view of plane fighting the blaze
A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County.
Fighting in Sudan's civil war sets ablaze the country's largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
Fighting around Sudan’s largest oil refinery has set the sprawling complex ablaze, sending thick, black smoke over the ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
How California National Guard helicopter crews are fighting the LA wildfires
A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...
I'm a pilot fighting the CA wildfires from a tanker plane. Here's how we pull off maneuvers commercial aircraft wouldn't dare.
Captain RK Smithley explains how an orchestrated effort between air traffic controllers, mechanics, and loaders helps fight the fires in Los Angeles.
Gov. Newsom cut fire-fighting budget while pouring billions of dollars into his ‘Don Quixote’ green ventures: critics
This is not a time to be nickel and diming the people of California around climate investments,” Ryan Schleeter, a ...