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Monday, July 2, 2007

Simply the best of breed the Top Twelve in Wildland Information resources for June

Breaking news, new equipment, fun reading, info, and of course a hot chick :

The best / Hottest Firefighter blog on the net! - The adventures of Copter Chick

-She currently fly's for one company that operates the channel 4 helicopter for KNBC here in Los Angeles as well as several USFS/CDF contracts for firefighting. A beutiful chick helicopter pilot fighting fires for the USFS and CDF during the summer and flying news in Los Angeles during the winter for KNBC, Los Angeles does it get any hotter than that?, And then she shares her experience's this one you have to bookmark!
http://copterchick.blogspot.com/

The best new Firefighter blog - Firefighter Blog - Firefighter Stories, Fire News, Commentary & General Firefighting Content, Firefighting News and commentary from a old saw, written in a been there done it perspective
Firefighter Blog - http://firefighterblog.blogspot.com/

The best Fire fighter wives blog - wildland firefighter wives blog -Title says's it all Take those dirty boots off before you even think about coming in here...
http://www.wildlandfirefighterwives.blogspot.com/

The best new name in Fire photo's -Lucas911

This kid is bright and when he is not on the fireline with a hose look for him there with a lens.
http://lucas911.com/

The best in Bay Area Web Cams - Bay Area Web Cams - Simply Bay Area outdoor Web Cams! - When SCU is busy check out the Mount Hamilton view
http://www.rntl.net/cams.htm

The best Fire Information in Los Angeles County - LAFD BLOG - Brought to you by

volunteer blog members of the Los Angeles Fire Department who else would have the scoop!
http://lafd.blogspot.com/

The best new wildland equipment - Chocks.com the best place for Wildland Fire rated Wheel Chocks - No more wood and rope, No more heavy rubber!, These Chocks are just Sweet! Lighter weight Extruded aluminum, Solid gripper bottom, welded handle, %15 grade single 30% grade doubled up, If your specifying Rig equipment from type 3 brush Truck to a type 1 water Tender
this is the link...
http://www.chocks.com

The best Active Fire Information in the country - Inciweb is in full swing this year and getting better everyday, For the official wildland fire scoop go to InciWeb.
http://www.inciweb.org

The best Commercial News source for Southern California Wildland Fire news - Press Enterprise
http://www.pe.com/

The best Commercial News source for Northern California Wildland Fire news-mercury news.com
http://www.mercurynews.com

The best new Wildland Fire Forum - wildlandfirefighter.org -Tennessee Wildland Fire fighters forum might go national?
http://www.wildlandfirefighter.org/index.phpWe

site dedicated to the hard working seasonal

GOLD MEDAL - The best wildland Fire forum- Wildlandfire.com Check out They said if you want the real scoop, and then the HotList for fire line reports at The king of Wildland Fire Forums if you want the real scoop you have to go here first.
http://www.wildlandfire.com

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How fires get their names

Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state. In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start – a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name. For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.

CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States. CDF - CAL FIRE Firefighters answer the call more than 300,000 times a year. CAL FIRE Firefighters make up the fire department for 30 of our 58 counties in California and more than 100 local communities. We serve as the incident command during many of California’s most serious disasters. CAL FIRE Firefighters respond to many various types and forms of calls ranging from structural fires, to auto accidents, to earthquakes, to floods, to the spilling of hazardous materials, to every conceivable disaster; CAL FIRE answer's the calls. CAL FIRE is the largest fire department in California and the second largest fire department in the United States . CAL FIRE firefighters protect 33 million acres of State Responsibility Area (SRA). We have over 4,000 members within CAL FIRE and CAL FIRE is associated with the California Professional Firefighters (CPF) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).

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Monday, July 2, 2007