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By Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Carzis, 146th Airlift Wing / Published May 19, 2021 U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mikael Sundin, Command Chief Master Sgt. 1st Air Force, tours a C130-E Hercules aircraft from the 152nd Airlift Wing during MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) training at the San Bernardino Air Tanker Base, California. May 5, 2021. Utilizing C-130 aircraft equipped with the MAFFS unit, Air National Guard aircrew from the 152nd Airlift Wing and the 146th Airlift Wing work together to accomplish their aerial firefighting certification training alongside the U.S...

More New Orleans Fire Department Two-Alarm Fire in the 2300 block of Governor Nicholls St. February 09, 2021 On Monday, February 8, 2021, at 4:21 pm, the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to reports of a fire in a one story duplex at 2320/2322 Governor Nicholls St. The first company arrived on the scene at 4:26 pm, reporting heavy fire coming from the rear of the home. Firefighters entered the building and began a primary search while preparing to aggressively attack the fire. The fire grew quickly in the rear of the home. The fast spread prompted the call for a second al...

Conditions and weather permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will conduct widespread prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Smoke may be visible. 1. Panther ULM - USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Fallen Leaf Rd. and Highway 89, South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Burn Type: Hand Piles, Total Acreage: 10.00. Planned Ignition: 01/13-18/21. Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 5-7 days of ignition and 2 days of burn down time. Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast/East. Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible throug...

Homes. you can see the smoke up there. this thing was going strong chewing up trees and dry brush up there. this is the oakmont fire. it's burned more than 1,000 acres and is 27% contained. the other major wild fires are between 70% and 80% contained. officials hope to have all of them fully contained by friday. >> we're looking good. the fire operations so far has been very successful. we're just waiting for this so we can get our aircraft up and help with the rest of the operation. >> reporter: for tens of thousands of people, life will never be the same. while evacuations have been lifted i...

Shelter. in addition, later on this evening, the county judge will announce another shelter that will be opening between the county and the city. so that will take place. but, you know, some people are needing transportation to the shelters. we can't -- we certainly would not have been able to do what we have done without the strong collaboration and partnership with metro. they have simply been invaluable. so person of the metro board. >> thank you so much, mayor. we have never been proud tore be a community partner with this extraordinary team. metro's primary focus has been and is in suppor...