Private Firefighters Becoming More Prevalent Across US

With 10 million homes having been built in wildland areas since 2000, private firefighters sponsored by insurance companies are becoming more prevalent

Insurance crews help protect well-heeled from wildfires

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Yarnell Hill Fire Report Released

A long-awaited report on what caused 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots to be caught in a burnover outside of Yarnell, Arizona, cited improperly programmed radios, vague updates, and a 30 minute communication blackout as factors in the tragedy

Radio problems cited in deaths of 19 firefighters

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New Report Highlights Homes In Oregon In Danger From Wildfires

A new report from the Oregon Department of Forestry and US Forest Service spotlights a troubling trend in which more homes are being built in wildfire-prone wilderness areas

Oregon land use planning keeps forest and farm lands intact, study finds

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The Cost Of Oregon's Fire Season

As the wildfire season winds down in Oregon, an article looks back at a year in which 240,000 lightning strikes ignited wildfires that cost $245 million to suppress and cost three firefighters their lives

Oregon's wildfire season: deadly, expensive, ignited by lightning

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GelTech Solutions Demonstrates FireIce Gel Product At ISAF

American-based GelTech Solutions demonstrated its FireIce Gel product at the ISAF fire trade show in Turkey

GelTech's FireIce Represented at ISAF Fire Annual Trade Show

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Colorado Radio Communication Problems

Months after the Black Forest Fire blazed through a Colorado Springs neighborhood, First Responder radio communications are still a problem

Black Forest fire chief: Radios are still a problem

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Heli-Mulching Operations Begin In Nevada

Crews began heli-mulching Kyle Canyon as part of recovery efforts on Nevada's 27,883-acre Carpenter 1 wildfire burn area

Soil repair begins in Kyle Canyon after Carpenter 1 wildfire

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Augusta County, VA, Unveils New CWPP

With an average of 15 wildfires a year, Augusta County, Virginia, unveiled a new Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Augusta County Develops a New Plan to Battle Forest Fires

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Fire Adapted Communities In Horry County, SC?

In the wake of the Carolina Forest Fire which destroyed numerous condominiums in Horry County, South Carolina, officials are looking seriously at the requirements of fire-adapted communities

Horry County vows to make changes to fire awareness after Carolina Forest

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Homeowners In Crestline, CA, Told To Prepare For Wildfires

As the fall fire season nears in Southern California, fire officials in the mountain community of Crestline are urging property owners to clean up their weeds and debris

Fire Hazard Inspections Continue

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Community Wildfire Preparedness Fair

Although much of the news out of Colorado lately has been of floods, Summit County plans to hold a Community Wildfire Preparedness Fair at the end of this month

Wildfire Preparedness Fair to offer valuable tips

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New Mexico Air Attack Base Expanding

With the award of a $416,000 federal grant, New Mexico's Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport will be able to handle larger air-tankers in future wildfires

Alamogordo seeks federal funds for airport

Turning Wildfire Fuel Into Biodiesel

A plan to thin 300,000 acres in four national forests across Idaho over the next 10 years could both reduce the wildfire danger and produce biodiesel: Reducing Wildfires and Making Biodiesel

Public Private Partnerships

Wildfire News Of The Day subscriber Brian Fennessy, Assistant Chief of Emergency Operations for San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, sent along an interesting article that shows how public-private partnerships can help protect communities from wildfires

Huge SDG&E helicopter will help fight fires

White Paper Finished!

The Archer Copywriting White Paper is done! Got some favorable comments on the document from San Diego Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief Brian Fennessy, who is also a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Wildland Fire Policy Committee:

"Mike......this is very good!!! Would it be okay to send to the other members of the IAFC Wildland Fire Policy Committee? I believe they would enjoy and appreciate the information.......really interesting!!!"

With an endorsement like that, I'm sure fire business people will find it to be useful as well :-)

First Post - 090513

Welcome to Archer Copywriting's blog! Over the ensuing months, I will post information that I think would be of interest to folks in the fire business, be it as a manufacturer, service provider, or nonprofit. My aim is to help you succeed with your fire business and to get your product, service, or study in front of the fire folks you want to reach. It should be an interesting journey and I'm looking forward to it!