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Colorado Professor Developing Firefighter Safety App

What if firefighters had an interactive map that could tell them the most efficient escape routes and the amount of time it would take to find safety while fighting wildfires? Well, a Fort Lewis College assistant professor is developing an …

Fuel Breaks Proposed in 3 States to Limit Rangeland Wildfires

A proposed fuel break system in southwest Idaho, southeast Oregon and northern Nevada will limit the size of destructive rangeland wildfires and protect habitat for sage grouse, say officials with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The agency on Tuesday …

Budget Cuts Force Meteorological Training Program to Seek Donations

The main source of online weather training for hundreds of thousands of forecasters, emergency managers, and others in the United States and abroad is turning to donations from users in order to try to stay in service. The COMET Program, …