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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Tracking US wildfires in maps and charts

As 121 wildfires continued to burn across the U.S., in a year in which wildland blazes have scorched over 2.9 million acres nationwide so far, CNN provided an interactive map and charts detailing the largest blazes currently burning, along with their effects on air quality.

Tracking US wildfires in maps and charts

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Firefighters battle wildfires in the West

ABC News provided an overview of 40 major wildfires which are currently burning across nine western states, where Colorado's 46 sq mile Cottonwood Fire has earned the dubious distinction of being the largest wildfire in the U.S.

Firefighters battle wildfires in the West

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Identities Released of Three Firefighters Who Died Responding to Knowles Fire in Colorado

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Brian Fennessy, Director of the US Wildland Fire Service, lamented the loss of three wildland firefighters representing USFS and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service as members of the Rifle Helitack crew, who were killed during initial attack operations on the Knowles Fire in Mesa County, Colorado, on Saturday.

Identities Released of Three Firefighters Who Died Responding to Knowles Fire in Colorado

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The American Smokejumper: ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of Wildland Fire

Amid the untimely dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service, which to date has been the agency responsible for providing two-thirds of the personnel needed to fight wildfires, smokejumpers, the “Swiss army knife” of the fire world, are profiled.

The American Smokejumper: ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of Wildland Fire

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