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FIRE COMMANDERS VEHICLE BROKEN INTO & WALLET STOLEN WHILE ON SCENE (FIREFIGHTING BULLSH!T… a/k/a “Thank You For Your Service”)

 Billy    August 23, 2020    No Comments

A California Fire Commander's vehicle was broken into, wallet stolen out of his fire department vehicle and his bank account was drained while he was operating at a fire. It was the latest robbery to occur amid fear and panic over wildfires in Santa Cruz. Cops said they are … [Read more...]

 MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Pass it On, Personal Survival, WILDLAND

HELICOPTER RESCUES 2 CALIF. WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS

 Rick Markley    August 23, 2020    No Comments

By Matthew Pera, Mercury News As the wind shifted and the warm dusk fizzled into dark Friday night in the Point Reyes National Seashore, two Marin County firefighters became trapped at the top of a ridge while the eastern front of the Woodward fire advanced toward them. The … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER PILOT KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-CALIFORNIA-HELICOPTER CRASH

 Billy    August 19, 2020    No Comments

Bad news out of California as a Firefighter Pilot has reportedly been killed in the Line of Duty in a helicopter crash while fighting the wildfires in central California. Cal Fire reports the chopper crashed this morning during a water dropping mission over the Hills Fire in … [Read more...]

 LODD's, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Safety and Survival, WILDLAND

COAST GUARD SECTOR HUMBOLDT BAY RESCUES INJURED FIREFIGHTER

 ADMIN    August 19, 2020    No Comments

The Coast Guard rescued an injured firefighter from a ridge near Snow Mountain Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest Sunday evening. At 10:50 p.m. Sunday, Mendocino County Fire Dispatch personnel requested the Coast Guard’s assistance with the rescue of an injured … [Read more...]

 News, WILDLAND

CA FIRE RIGS AND FIREFIGHTERS NARROWLY ESCAPE AS FIRE JUMPS HIGHWAY

 ADMIN    August 16, 2020    No Comments

LOYALTON, Calif. (KLAS) — Firefighters are battling a massive blaze that prompted evacuations near the California and Nevada border on Saturday. The Loyalton Fire, burning north of Lake Tahoe and east of Reno, is now estimated at 20,000 acres with no containment. Dashcam video … [Read more...]

 News, WILDLAND

3 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT CO GRASS FIRE – RIG DAMAGED

 ADMIN    August 13, 2020    No Comments

Officials suspect malfunctioning equipment caused a 10-acre grass fire that injured three firefighters Wednesday on the Mountain View Egg Farm Open Space property, near 12648 Baseline Road. A Boulder County Parks and Open Space employee was on the property when the fire … [Read more...]

 News, WILDLAND

CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY

 Billy    August 12, 2020    No Comments

We regret to pass on that a California Firefighter has died in the Line of Duty after suffering a medical emergency while working on the Stagecoach Fire (Kern County, CA) command post. Big Pine FD (Big Pine is far west of San Jose, near the Nevada border) Fire Engineer Pete … [Read more...]

 LODD's, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, WILDLAND

PORTUGAL: FIREFIGHTING PLANE CRASHES KILLING PILOT

 Rick Markley    August 9, 2020    No Comments

By Natasha Donn, Portugal Resident A Portuguese Canadair ‘water-bomber’ plane has crashed today, killing the Portuguese pilot and critically injuring the Spanish co-pilot. The tragedy happened mid-morning as the plane was taking part in aerial attacks on a fire in the … [Read more...]

 LODD's, News, WILDLAND

EIGHT FIREFIGHTERS HURT BATTLING FRENCH WILDLAND BLAZE

 Rick Markley    August 5, 2020    No Comments

By DW Raging fires in the south of France on Wednesday left at least 22 people injured, destroying several businesses and forcing the evacuation of 2,700 people. Tourists and nursing home residents were among those displaced as they fled from forest fires that raced across … [Read more...]

 News, WILDLAND

2 FIREFIGHTER PILOTS KILLED IN MID-AIR COLLISION – WILDLAND FIRE

 Billy    July 31, 2020    No Comments

We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighter pilots were killed in a mid-air collision involving two U.S. Department of the Interior-contracted Single Engine Air Tankers, or SEATs* yesterday around 1255 hours, at the Bishop Fire, about 17 miles SW of Caliente, Nevada. Caliente is … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Crashes, LODD's, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety, WILDLAND

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