The federalcontinuing resolutionapproved in December to keep government operational kept the pay increase temporarily in place. But if the new budget Congress eventually passes, now due by March 14, 2025, fails to address wildland firefighter pay, firefighters face a major financial setback. Wit...
firefighter deaths caused by wildfires. I know that may not seem like a lot for that many years but it is especially to those firefighters families. During a wildfire there are tiny particles in the air and those particles enter deep into our lungs. Those tiny particles triggers asthma ...
Case study area selection of rural NWMed communities was based on the following criteria: 1) currently facing fire risks among other natural risks; and 2) previous experience with wildland fire and participation in fire knowledge exchange networks (such as projects with the Pau Costa Foundation, i...
Figure 2.Locales in California with high or very high risk of wildfire. (Map: California Office of the State Fire Marshal) Should residents in low-risk areas be effectively asked to pay for protecting residents in these high-risk zones?