Wildland Firefighter Training Program launches at New Mexico women’s prison

At the Springer Correctional Center in northern New Mexico, women inmates are getting hands-on training in wildland ...
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PHOTO ESSAY: Young California inmates learn skills to fight wildfires

California state agencies and the Los Angeles County fire department run 35 “fire camps” where inmates train to become certified wildland firefighters ... run out of the Pine Grove Conservation Camp ...
LAist

Angeles National Forest is hiring wildland firefighters. Here’s how you can apply

The Angeles National Forest is accepting applications for more than two dozen wildland fire positions and is hosting a hiring workshop this weekend. The Angeles National Forest covers nearly 700,000 ...

Behind-the-scenes photos of what it’s like to fight a forest fire

Photos of What It’s Like to Fight A Forest Fire This photo story takes you right into the heart of the battle against ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Voices: We need to learn to live with wildland fire. As a firefighter, here is what Utahns can do to help keep each other safe.

I had a rewarding and successful wildland fire and fuels management career, and I feel the ultimate opportunity for giving back is in helping to develop the next generation of wildland fire and ...
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Feel the Heat in Aaron Colussi’s New Documentary About Colorado’s Wildland Fire Crews

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Few photographers can claim to know as much about forest fires as Aaron Colussi. For the past decade, the ...