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New California Law Gives Inmates Hiring Priority In Cal Fire. 5th Teen Arrested In Connection To The Chelan Hills Fire. New Wildfire Heavy Metals Study. (opens the original)
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On Today’s Show: Subscribe nowAn update on the Dome Fire and the crash retrieval process. New California law passes, giving inmates with fire experience priority hiring benefits for Cal Fire. The law passed after hiring quotas were removed. A 5th teen has been arrested in connection with the Chelan Hills Fire in Washington. The fire killed one civilian and injured 6 firefighters. A new heavy metals toxicity study of 1,400 Maui residents shows hi
A Wildfire Season Debrief: Director Of The United States Wildland Fire Service, Chief Brian Fennessy. (opens the original)
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On Today’s Show: Subscribe nowThe Director of the Wildland Fire Service, Chief Brian Fennessy, started in his inaugural position just 9 months ago, but there is plenty to talk about. We chat about the busy wildfire season, the workforce, and what lies ahead. We dive into budgets, unification, aviation, contracting, the differences between wildfire agency organizational structures, and the most capable and operationally sound wildfire workforce in the world: the wildland firefighters in the Uni
The Alliance Of Forest Service Retired Fire Leaders Sends Letter To USDA And DOI To Advocate For A Unified National Wildfire Service. (opens the original)
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Yesterday, the Alliance of Forest Service Retired Fire Leaders sent a letter to USDA Secretary Rollins, DOI Secretary Burgum, DHS Secretary Mullin, and OMB Director Vought. It was also sent to the Congressional Chairs of subcommittees that oversee policy and appropriations for the wildfire agencies.<div class="image2-
Agency Update On The Aviation Fatalities On The Dome Fire. Defense Company Anduril Wins Wildfire XPrize. Rainmaker Raises $100M To Cloud Seed Across The American West To Slow Wildfires. (opens the original)
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On Today’s Show: Subscribe nowUpdate on the aviation fatalities on the Dome Fire in California: full operational update. Forest Service update: They have waved the pay cap, solidifies prescribed fire hazard pay, and updates its wildfire mental health support system. Wildfire XPrize announced their winners this morning. The top prize goes to defense AI company Anduril for their completely autonomous camera, sensor, drone network that successfully suppressed a wi
An Ironic Aftertaste: Wildfire Week Comes To An End In D.C. After An Unexpected Event. So... What’s Next? (opens the original)
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This week, there was a gathering in Washington, D.C., for the Western and Wildfire Caucuses to discuss wildfire across the United States. In the many emails and invites I received, it was relayed that it probably wouldn't be that exciting and was likely not worth the flight. Noted.It should have been a massive blitz of media about how challenging, yet successful this season was based on conditions, budget shortfalls, clarification about the direction fire management is going, tech implementation
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