Alaska is heading into wildfire season, and firefighters are gearing up to be ready for it. That includes smokejumpers, who parachute in to fight some of the most remote fires, often providing the ...
The first Red Flag warnings have already been issued for parts of Southcentral and the Interior and wildland firefighters are gearing up for the season. Some of them will approach wildfires from the ...
Fairbanks – Two veterans of the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service have been recognized for their outstanding accomplishments last year. Those accomplishments included working together to ...
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska (AP) - There’s a reason Randy Foland made it look easy as he steered his orange and purple parachute into a small clearing in a black spruce forest. He’s been here before. Like ...
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Wildfire season is approaching, and smoke ...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – One of the state’s worst wildfire seasons in history has scorched 5 million acres of tundra and forests across Alaska, and experts fear climate change will cause even more ...
May 5—Randall "Ran" Crone used to split his time between Hawaii and Alaska, but life as a smokejumper took him to Missoula where his habit of reinforcing his gear would eventually turn into a business ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Seven out-of-state members of a federal smokejumpers crew have been convicted of falsifying fishing and hunting documents. Alaska Wildlife Troopers made the announcement Friday.
And I'm Melissa Block. Summer is approaching and so is wildfire season. That means roughly 400 smokejumpers in the western United States are refreshing their skills. They get the call when ...
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