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May 2026

What's Happening With The Forest Service Firefighter Unification Study? Some Major Questions. Official Update On The UFO Over New Mexico…
Full operational Update.
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14 Firefighters Removed From Nevada Fire Due To Allergic Reactions. 6 First Responders Hospitalized After Idaho Fire.
Some strange but not entirely unheard of news out of the Egberts Fire near Wells, Nevada.
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A UAP Flying Over The Seven Cabins Fire In New Mexico? It Kind Of Sounds Like It.
Full wildfire operational update and a workout.
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As Wildfires Get More Intense And Costly, Prescribed Fire And Fuel Mitigation Work Needs To Be Viewed As A Long Term National Investment.
And a new study runs the numbers.
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New Legislation Would Prohibit Reductions In Force At The Forest Service And DOI. Stoned Search And Rescue Worker Attacks Fire Marshall…
Another One: Air Ops shut down on the Seven Cabins Fire due to unknown aircraft.
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Another Wildfire Aviation Close Call As Scooper Operations Shutdown In Canada By A Recreation Drone.
This week, wildfire aviators had another close call when a recreational drone entered restricted airspace over a wildfire in Quebec, disrupting scooper…
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The Wildfire Contracting World: Starting A Company, The Issues, Policy Changes, The Stereotypes, And More.
A conversation with one of the most dialed in operators, Derrick Holdstock.
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United States Wildland Fire Service Issues Guidance on Designation of U.S. Wildland Fire Service Unit Fire Chiefs and Deputy Unit Fire…
All employee calls began this week to introduce USWFS firefighters to their Geographic Area Fire Chiefs and to discuss the upcoming fire season and…
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Largest Wildfire In California Started By Rescue Flares, Minnesota Identified "Persons Of Interest" In Connection To Its Largest Fire.
FEMA activated for wildfires in Texas and California. Full operational update.
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The Sandy Fire Is An Early Season Wake Up For California. It's Time To Take Fuel Mitigation Seriously. Seven Cabins Fire In New Mexico Now…
Listen now | Fires in Africa now reaching 13,000ft, and Greece launches the world's first wildfire satellite array.
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