Full Review Of The Little Twist Fire Tree Strike. Two States Ban PFAS In Firefighter Nomex. Fire Weather Moves Back In. Major wildfire fatality event in Portugal.
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I go through the entire report released on the Little Twist Fire tree strike in Utah that left a Bonneville Hotshot pinned under a tree and severely injured.
We get his perspective on the incident and how he stayed calm to calm his crew down.
Two states, Massachusetts and Connecticut, have banned PFAS forever chemicals in firefighter Nomex. California had a similar bill this week but failed after the chemical and firefighter gear lobby got it thrown out.
A $5 Billion industry.
5 wildland firefighters are feared dead after a helicopter crashed into a river in Portugal.
Mass Arson arrests in Brazil after many wildfires ravaged the country.
Fire weather moves back in as Snaptember starts.
Plus more.
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