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The Forest Service Announces Wildland Firefighter Unification Feasibility Study Awardee. Study Results Are Expected In February Of 2027.
The Forest Service has announced today the contract awardee for the wildland firefighter unification feasibility study: The Research Triangle Institute (RTI).
RTI will conduct a study on the feasibility of the unification of Forest Servic...
Arsonist Arrested For Starting The Old Trails Fire In Spokane, Washington. Previous Charges For Killing His Father. 87 Illegal Drone Incursions Over Spokane Wildfires.
Update on the Fox Fire entrapment in Oregon.
On Today’s Show:
The August Wildfire Outlook: It's Almost As Bad As 26 Drone Incursions Over The Spokane, Washington, Airspace... As Wildfire Aviation Tried To Save Homes.
Before we look ahead to the wildfire potential for the coming months, let’s look back just 48 hours, when multiple wildfires ripped through neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington.
While firefighters and aviation assets were entering the fir...
640+ Structures Lost In Spokane, Washington, As Cause Of The Old Trails Fire Is Under Investigation. State Of Emergency Declared. Fires Explode In Utah And Montana.
Entrapment on the Fox Fire in Oregon. 2 wildfire helicopters collide in Greece.
On Today’s Show:
As We Enter Dirty August, The National Weather Service Issues A "Particularly Dangerous Situation" For Oregon And Washington.
It’s here.
Dirty August rolls in with the Nation at a PL5, five million acres burned (almost surpassing all of 2025), and on a morning when the National Weather Service has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation for the Pacific Northwe...
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