Firefighting pilot at Gold Mountain Fire dies after aircraft crashes into Gunnison County reservoir

Gunnison County Sheriff's Office reported that the Gunnison Regional Communications Center received a report on Sunday that a KMAX helicopter helping fight the Gold Mountain Fire had gone down in the Silver Jack Reservoir, in the southwest part of that Colorado county, with the Montrose County Sheriff's Office Dive Team recovering the body of the pilot from the aircraft shortly thereafter.

Firefighting pilot at Gold Mountain Fire dies after aircraft crashes into Gunnison County reservoir

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With Wildfires Already Surging, Communities Need Cross-Boundary Solutions

The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions highlighted the need for federal action that supports a cross-boundary approach to land management, which would bring private, local, state, Tribal, and federal partners together to improve forest health, reduce wildfire risk, protect critical infrastructure, and safeguard public health.

With Wildfires Already Surging, Communities Need Cross-Boundary Solutions

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Hundreds of thousands of acres burn as fires spread in West

Fires across the southwestern U.S. have picked up early this year, with over 400,000 acres burning between Utah and Colorado alone, as 546,000 acres were on fire nationwide - 146% of the average year-to-date acreage burn during the last 10 years, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Hundreds of thousands of acres burn as fires spread in West

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Air Attack Issue #46

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ned Dawson, Publisher of Air Attack Magazine, sent along issue #46, noting that anyone who wants to receive future issues of Air Attack Magazine directly can sign up on the VIP list.

Air Attack Issue #46

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5 things you might not know about wildland firefighting

The senior editor at Inside Climate News and author of “Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame,” highlighted five important topics in regards to wildland firefighting about which the general public is typically unaware.

5 things you might not know about wildland firefighting

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Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain while Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke

Wildfires which have scorched more than 20,000 hectares across Portugal, Spain, France, Greece and other European nations have forced mass evacuations and threatened the Tour de France bicycle race, while Greeks living in Thessaloniki were warned to remain indoors and shut their windows and doors due to toxic smoke from a burning recycling plant that was engulfed by a wildfire.

Wildfires rage in Portugal, Greece and Spain while Greek authorities warn of toxic smoke

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NWA June Newsletter

The National Wildfire Alliance sent along their latest newsletter.

NWA July Newsletter

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