Insitu, the Boeing subsidiary that makes unmanned aircraft systems, is helping emergency responders in Washington State as they work to tame wildfires that have spread across the Pacific Northwest, destroying and threatening thousands of homes. The company recently flew its ScanEagle surveillance drone over the Paradise Fire in Washington’s Olympic National Park, according to a news release.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2015 9:45:29 AM - SOURCE: GeekWire

The morning after a brush fire off Geiger Boulevard burned a few acres near the highway, the men of Heights 43 got to work. Wearing heavy black boots and green pants, they took to the still-smoking black earth, digging to find pockets of heat and snuff them out. The 10-man crew wears red shirts – the only piece of their uniform that sets them apart from other wildland firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2015 8:48:28 AM - SOURCE: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

The morning after a brush fire off Geiger Boulevard burned a few acres near the highway, the men of Heights 43 got to work. Wearing heavy black boots and green pants, they took to the still-smoking black earth, digging to find pockets of heat and snuff them out. The 10-man crew wears red shirts – the only piece of their uniform that sets them apart from other wildland firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2015 8:48:28 AM - SOURCE: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Wildland fire is a coalition effort. Your safety, success and resilience depend on your cooperators, and your working relationships with them. Trust is essential. Trust is a key factor in many accidents, successes and close calls, but its full impact is often missed. Traditional approaches to safety focus on compliance and prevention, which have helped the fire service make great strides.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

Ten brand new fire trucks have been a source of pride for the city of Detroit. But one firefighter pointed out an alarming imperfection in one of the new rigs and the administration didn't like it. Firefighters simply call it retaliation after the city took it away. Detroit firefighter Mike O'Lear was stunned by the reaction or retaliation as he calls it, following a letter he fired off to the city last week.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK Fox Detroit