Fake fire shelters raise safety concerns for wildfire crews

Fire shelters are mandatory equipment for crews battling wildfires in rugged terrain.

What’s a burnover? How wildland firefighters are trained to combat increasingly dangerous conditions

Wildland firefighters use a variety of longstanding safety measures to assess risk while working in increasingly dangerous conditions.

Fire shelters are a key defense for firefighters. But they don't guarantee survival

Five firefighters battling a fast-moving wildfire in Colorado were forced to deploy their fire shelters when they couldn't escape the flames. Three of them were overcome and died, while two were ...
KJCT

How fire shelters help protect firefighters

We spoke with the Forest Service National Technology and Development Program about how fire shelters can help protect ...

They were the 'unsung heroes' of firefighting. Their deaths mark a grim milestone for the new wildland fire service

Three firefighters – Emily Barker, 38; Nick Hutcherson, 27; and Sydney Watson, 27 – died battling a wildfire in Colorado.

Safety advocates call for transparency in investigation into deaths of three wildland firefighters in Colorado

Memorials are being held in the hometowns of three wildland firefighters who died while battling a fire on the Colorado-Utah ...
The Denver Post

Fire shelters are a key defense for firefighters. But they don’t guarantee survival

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JACK DURA Five firefighters battling a fast-moving wildfire in Colorado were forced to deploy their fire shelters when they couldn’t escape the flames.
The Baltimore Sun

Fire shelters are a key defense for firefighters. But they don’t guarantee survival

Five firefighters battling a fast-moving wildfire in Colorado were forced to deploy their fire shelters when they couldn’t escape the flames. Three of them were overcome and died, while two were ...