Both fires reportedly began due to lightning strikes. The Elk Fire and Pack Trail Fire continue to burn in Wyoming’s Bighorn and Bridger-Teton National Forests. The Elk Fire…
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OSHA Proposal Expands Protections for Emergency Responders
The guidance updates decades-old standards for firefighters, EMTs, and search and rescue workers. The Department of Labor’s Occupational and Safety Health Administration will publish a proposal this month…
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Toxic Spill at Hawaii’s Red Hill Facility
Contractor error spills fire foam suppressant. A spill of 1,300 gallons of toxic fire suppressant occurred at Hawaii’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage site, near Joint Base Pearl…
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President Issues Proclamation on Fire Prevention Week
He commends the strength and resolve of wildland firefighters. President Joe Biden issued the following proclamation for Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, 2022. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson…
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New Wildfire Commission Established
Interior Department creates it as a provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The Department of the Interior announced last week the establishment of the new Wildland Fire Mitigation…
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