Posts Tagged ‘DE Forest Service’
DE Forest Service Wildfire Firefighters Headed to Oregon
A team from the Delaware Forest Service has deployed to Redmond, Oregon.聽 The 12-person crew and a Type 6 Brush Truck were mobilized and left Friday afternoon for Oregon. When they arrive in 3 or 4 days, they will stand by, but if new fires occur they will be among the first resources to assist.…
Read MoreUPDATED: DE Wildland Fire Crew & Truck Headed to Southern California
UPDATED – 07/31/23 – A 3-person wildland fire engine crew from Delaware was mobilized Friday for an assignment in Southern California in the area of Wawona. The crew will be working on patrolling and isolating new fire starts due to human activity and lightning strikes. Predicted fire danger in Yosemite National Park is extreme/high for…
Read MoreDE Forest Service Looking for Wildfire Trainees
The Delaware Forest Service is looking for new recruits to increase its wildfire crews for the upcoming season. Interested recruits should be over 18 years old, physically fit, motivated, and willing to travel out-of-state for at least two weeks during the summer on fire assignments. No previous experience is needed, but recruits are required to…
Read MoreUPDATED: 2nd DE Wildland Fire Crew Battling Copper Mountain Fire
UPDATED – 8-13-18 – Twenty wildland firefighters from Delaware are part of 137 personnel battling the聽Copper Mountain Fire, a 180-acre blaze located four miles east of Eastport, Idaho on the Canadian border.聽 Michael A. Valenti of Dover, Delaware鈥檚 state forester and crew boss, reports that 鈥渇irefighters are working in rough terrain and completing very long…
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