Fire

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Two people use medical equipment on a medical mannequin.

Hats off to our OMSP Providers

If something goes wrong in a remote area, members of the Operational Medical Support Program are trained to handle medical emergencies until traditional EMS arrive.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Beth Ipsen

BLM dispatch center spreads its wings

Life was easy in 2009 when the Anchorage Interagency Dispatch Center tracked, at most, a daily aviation schedule of four flights written on a whiteboard.

Monday, March 23, 2020

BLM Redding Prepares for Wildland Fire

Wildland fires have always been a natural component of California's landscape. Fire is crucially important for many ecosystem processes and overall forest health.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Beth Ipsen

Cold Winter Cache

Last summer, more than 606 miles of hose was used on fires throughout Alaska. That’s more than the distance between Fairbanks and Homer (580 miles) or Grand Junction and Las Vegas (507 miles).

Friday, January 24, 2020

Firefighter Adam Kohley standing next to a training support truck

Feeding the fireys

They may have a few differences in cultures, fir

Friday, January 17, 2020 Beth Ipsen

Man standing at airport counter with bags

Ice, fire, back to ice

After a month helping firefighting efforts in Australia, BLM Alaska Fire Service Associate Manager Kyle Cowan left the 112-degree weather in Sydney, and returned on to 33-below-zero temperatures in