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Texas A&M 2011 Texas Wildfire Season Report

The Texas A & M Forest Service recently published and distributed a fantastic report covering the 2011 Texas wildfire season. The fifty page report “2011 Wildfires: Common Denominators of Home Destruction” (.pdf link) is clearly written and appropriate for managers, … Continue reading

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Free Training: Electrical Safety for Wildland Firefighters

A free 20 minute YouTube video is available online that provides information for safety practices for wildland firefighters and prescribed fire practitioners who may be working near electrical power lines.  Take the time to watch this video over lunch or … Continue reading

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Prescribed Fire for Wildlife Course Offered in West Palm Beach

The Florida chapter of The Wildlife Society along with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the South Florida Water Management District will be offering a course entitled “Ignition Planning and Prescribed Fire Techniques for Wildlife” in March of … Continue reading

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Great Florida Fire School Schedule Released

A while back we had a post about the  Great Florida Fire School coming up November 6-10 in Fort Pierce, Florida.  They’ve finally released their official course lineup for the November conference!  This year they will include the following NWCG courses … Continue reading

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DRIFIRE Fire Resistent T-Shirt Review

Back in the spring the good folks from DRIFIRE sent me a lightweight flame resistent t-shirt (DF2-44TS) to test out and review for FloridaWildlandFireTraining.com.  While I haven’t done gear reviews for this site in the past, I am somewhat of a … Continue reading

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