2018 Wildfire season started in full swing
The wildfire sean started in full swing. See CBS Video and newsreel https://www.cbsnews.com/video/wildfire-season-kicks-off-with-more-than-12-fires-across-5-states/ Act now and make 2018 the last year that see this type of destruction Develop your innovation skills...
read moreAlabama Firefighters have a new fire application for incident reports
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Firefighters across Alabama have access to a new app that helps them track fire information all over the state. Alabama has one of the highest fire death rates in the country. The National Center for Health Statistics and the Census Bureau note...
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Wildfire fears force closures of many forest areas in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF — Dry pine needles and dead wood snapped under fire prevention officer Matt Engbring’s boots as he hiked a half-mile into the woods in search of a makeshift campsite that had served as one man’s home until this week when the area was closed because of the...
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San Bernardino Cal Fire crews show preparedness for wildfires
Cal Fire San Bernardino Unit inmate hand crews and full-time and seasonal firefighters demonstrated their preparedness for the height of the year-round wildfire season in an exercise Thursday, May 17, in the San Bernardino Mountains community of Cedar Glen. They were...
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Rancher Says Wild Horses Could Help Prevent Wildfires
Speech to Text for Rancher Says Wild Horses Could Help Prevent Wildfires Below is the closed-captioning text associated with this video. Since this uses automated speech to text spelling and grammar may not be accurate. As we inch closer and closer to fire season,...
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U.S. Forest Service Cadillac Works to Prevent Wildfires While Fire Danger Rises
With 58 wildfires under their belt just this spring, and with fire danger rising, the U.S. Forest Service in Cadillac is training to keep Northern Michigan unscorched right now. They’re blaming it on the lack of rain, low humidity and whipping winds. Agencies across...
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Insightful, Residents addressing wildfire risks in Lake Travis, Westlake
This is a very insightful article By Rob Maxwell of The Community impact Paper While ongoing efforts to reduce the threat of wildfire have been successful in reducing the wildland fire threat, there is still an abundant amount of natural fuels available to burn in...
read moreFirefighters Have New Tools To Help With Fire Season
BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Brighton Fire Rescue now has two new brush trucks to help them cover wildland fires across the region. The trucks feature oversized tires to help navigate safely through soft fields, a 300 gallon water tank and a 12 gallon foam tank. CBS4...
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Welcome to “Head-on” Building a better future
The single objective and focus is:- To reduce the destructive impact of wildfires and follow on mudslides by up to 80% utilizing California 2017 as baseline. How did this start? As a result of a combination of different projects (a number outside the fire spectrum)...
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Existing suppliers and the drive for new equipment?
This post provides answers to the following questions:- How will new developments effect existing businesses? Who will have access to ideas that come from “First Responders Innovation Hubs”? A good example of this type of change in the past was the challenge for axe...
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