‘Most I’ve Ever Seen’ | East Tennessee volunteer fire departments get major financial boost

At Parrottsville VFD, the grant is paying for wildland firefighting tools, eight breathing apparatus, eight face masks, 16 ...

Town and Country FD receives DEC grant to support wildland firefighting efforts

Town and Country Fire Department has announced its receipt of a Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) grant, which will be used to support its wildland firefighting ...
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Interior Dept blazes ahead on unified wildland firefighting agency, without Congress endorsing plans

The Wildland Fire Service also stops short of folding in wildland fire personnel or programs from the USDA’s Forest Service.
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Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department receives grant for new equipment

The Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a firefighter grant from the Ohio Division of Natural Resources.The ...
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China to allocate $2m to Belarus for wildland fire equipment

MINSK, 23 July (BelTA) - China will provide $2 million to Belarus to purchase wildland fire equipment. A ceremony to launch the project "Forest protection in Belarus: a comprehensive initiative to ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Wildland Firefighters Open to Respirator Use, UCLA Study Finds

Wildland firefighters are willing to wear respirators and other protective breathing equipment despite concerns the devices could hinder their ability to fight fires safely, according to new research ...
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LaMalfa Legislation to Protect Rural Areas from Fires Passes House

WASHINGTON , D.C.—Today, the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act, which was introduced by Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale), passed the House as part of a larger permitting ...