GARFIELD COUNTY, Mont. - Five federal firefighters were injured Thursday night while battling a fire in Garfield County. According to a Facebook post from the Bureau of Land Management - Montana/Dakotas (BLM), the fire unexpectedly shifted moving it back over to where they … [Read more...]
By MTM News The Red Lodge firefighter injured Friday fighting the Harris Hill fire north of Joliet has been identified as Dan Steffensen, a veteran volunteer who has fought wildfires across the western states, according to Red Lodge Fire Rescue. Steffensen was in a … [Read more...]
OLIET, Mont. - A firefighter is getting treatment for severe burn injuries after Fire Engine 78 was burned over Friday while crews worked the Harris Fire near Joliet. According to a Facebook post from Red Lodge Fire Rescue, the two person engine crew was attacking the fire … [Read more...]
New details give insight into the plane that crashed while responding to a wildfire in northwest Arizona on Saturday, killing two fire officials inside. The Federal Aviation Administration released a new airworthiness directive for the Beechcraft King Air C90 (and others) on … [Read more...]
Tragic news out of Arizona as a retired Fire Chief who served in both California and Arizona, working as a wildland Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty. Northwest Fire District Fire Chief (Ret.) Jeff Piechura was among two who died in the Line of Duty yesterday afternoon … [Read more...]
FATAL WILDLAND CRASH-ARIZONA-2 FIREFIGHTER LODD (The Secret List)
All, Tragic news out of Arizona as 2 Firefighters have been killed in the Line of Duty. The Bureau of Land Management is currently working with other local, state and federal agencies to handle a fatal aircraft accident associated with the Cedar Basin Fire near Wikieup, … [Read more...]
By Stephanie Garibay, KIVI-TV Fatigue while working can cause performance levels to decrease, but having to fight fires while sleep-deprived can be deadly. University of Idaho professor Randy Brooks witnessed this after three of his son's teammates were killed after … [Read more...]
An inmate firefighter stole a fire truck while responding to an incident Sunday night in Shingle Springs. The man damaged property before eventually crashing and totaling the truck. Around 10:50 p.m. Sunday, the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit responded to a vegetation fire in … [Read more...]
SEATTLE - At least one firefighter with the Department of Natural Resources has been injured while battling the Koffman Road Fire in Kittitas County on Sunday. Hilary Franz, the Commissioner of Public Lands, confirmed to Q13 News that the firefighter is "severely" injured, but … [Read more...]
POSTED BY: LUKE CARROLL JUNE 17, 2021 After being knocked unconscious by a falling tree, a firefighter said he continued to work until he felt too ill. After requesting medical attention he said he had to walk alone through thick bush to reach a helicopter. The … [Read more...]