California National Forests, Vallejo, CA Videos

With lightning moving into the Pacific Northwest and across the Great Basin, the national #PreparednessLevel has gone to 5. #NationalFireNews #fireyear2024 #usfs

Ever hear of OR-85? Listen and learn about the wolves that roam here in CA and beyond. 👂👉 https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/home/?cid=fseprd1162135 or wherever you get your podcasts.

#usfs #fuelsreductionworks #wildlandfirefighter

Los Padres National Forest 2024 Fire School
What you are seeing are Los Padres National Forest wildland firefighters engaging in live fire training at their 2024 Fire School. The intent of this training is to provide valuable on-the-job training for both firefighters and incident support personnel. Fire school provides opportunities for Los Padres employees from across the Forest to come together and prepare for the fire season as well as to apply prescribed fire in needed areas to reduce wildfire risk. The training is designed to mirror a Type 3 prescribed fire or wildland fire incident, with personnel fulfilling roles in Command and General Staff, Operations, Planning, Finance, and Logistics.

Snow Groomer Podcast
New Podcast Episode! https://fs.usda.gov/goto/SnowGroomer Our Recreation Technician's are the Swiss Army knife of keeping outdoor adventure going - in all seasons. Listen to one U.S. Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest 🔪🔧🛠️🪚🪓⬅️ (That's meant to be a 🇨🇭 Army knife) Rec Tech who carves out fun. U.S. Forest Service

CAUTION: Fawning Season Is Here
OH DEER! It's fawning season! Our wildlife biologists need your help in ensuring deer off-spring have a long, healthy life. Spring marks the time for mother mule deer to give birth to beautiful polka-dotted fawns. Hikers might come across what appears to be an abandoned fawn but on the contrary the mother is within sight trying to lead predators, which include us away from their young. The fawns won't move. Please leave them alone and leave the area quickly. #fawning #muledeer

Despite the weather challenges, our field exercises have been a resounding success. This is a testament to our students' attentiveness, our instructors' dedication, and our partners' invaluable assistance. Success is students engaging, absorbing, and learning ‘tricks of the trade’ to a complicated series of systematic methods in a short timeframe. From the classroom in two days to the field in one day, students have successfully progressed from the primary stages of learning to analyze their first wildland fire scene on the ground. Hosted by the Guam Department of Agriculture, and partners participating from the Forestry & Soil Resources Division, Guam Fire Department, Guam Police Department, Joint Region Marianas, and facility hosted by the Mayor Robert R.C. Hofmann office. Video: Timelapse of a wildland fire scene being processed from start to finish. #WildfireWednesday #DontBurnGuam #WildfireAwarenessMonth #SeeSomethingSaySomething

DYK? There are about a half dozen #hotshot crews in California that got their start in 1974. We'll be highlighting them all summer! #lagunahotshots #USFS #wildlandfirefighter

Frog Fridays
TGIFF. Just saying. #AmphibianWeek https://fs.usda.gov/goto/Frogs #frogs

DYK? There are about a half dozen #hotshot crews in California that got their start in 1974. We'll be highlighting them all summer! #mendocinohotshots #USFS #wildlandfirefighter

What has two tracks, one blade, one human, and is currently engaged in crucial live fire training on the U.S. Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest? This bulldozer is part of a two-week academy training the future heavy equipment operators of wildland firefighting. Stay tuned for more on the Region 5 Dozer Academy, the only academy with a cooperative partnership effort as sizeable as its heavy equipment! #BrushBeasts #WildlandFirefightersAtWork #FireSeason2024

DYK? The #Reddinghotshots have been around since 1967. Hotshots are elite #wildlandfirefighters who specialize in fighting fire in remote, inaccessible places. Their strength and dedication is legendary (and their crew camraderie is pretty special, too!) #usfs #fireyear2024 #hotshot

DYK? The smokejumpers have been in existence since 1957. That’s 67 seasons of jumping into remote, inaccessible areas to help with wildfire suppression! #usfs #smokejumpers

Helicopter “long line” training with the #ReddingHotshots. DYK? Firefighting equipment and supplies are hauled to firefighters in remote areas in large nets which hang below the helicopter. Knowing how to work around these loads and the aircraft is a critical skill for all #wildlandfirefighters #fireseason2024 #usfs

Northern California Aviation Center of Excellence Ribbon Cutting Event
Live Stream of the Ribbon Cutting Event

Stormy, Rosie, Arlen, Ivan, Summer and Annie from the @packstockcenterofexcellence and the Trinity Alps Pack Mules (along with packers Katy, Eric, Ken, Lee, Michael, and Ivan) did their part today teaching firefighters about how we use mules to help supply fire crews! #firefightingmules #USFS

Bringing together experts from the U.S. Forest Service and CAL FIRE, combined with the logistical support from the Corona Fire Department and U.S. Fire Administration, students from all over the country came together in Corona, California, to attend the Wildland Fire Origin and Cause class. Students learned the basics in a classroom setting and then tested their skills in the field for several hands-on intensive days. This class is filled with non-stop learning, from PowerPoint to processing a fire scene to presenting their findings in five days. The field portion of the class relies upon fuel conditions and weather to get good indicators from the fire. The class has succeeded despite the challenges brought on by rain this week. All field exercises were successfully executed with the help of our comrades, and we are grateful for these partnership opportunities. Video: Active burn plots for FI-210 field instruction.

Redding Air Attack Base 1968

A Look Back at the Redding Air Tanker Base: In the heart of California's firefighting landscape lies the Redding Air Attack Base (RAAB). Established in the late 1960s, it's a historic hub for aerial firefighting operations that is situated at the north end of the Redding Regional Airport. Operated by the U.S. Forest Service in collaboration with CAL FIRE, this interagency base plays a crucial role in wildfire response and containment efforts. Since its inception, the base has undergone significant transformations to keep pace with the ever-changing landscape of wildfire management. Originally designed to enhance rapid response capabilities during wildfires, its primary function is to support aerial firefighting operations by loading air tankers with fire retardant. When the base first opened, aircraft were smaller, and wildfire threats were less frequent. Since then, the RAAB has evolved to meet the growing demands of wildfire suppression. In its early days, the base served as a modest facility equipped to handle a limited number of aircraft and firefighting operations. However, as wildfires became more prevalent and the need for aerial firefighting capabilities grew, the Redding Air Attack Base expanded its facilities and enhanced its operational capacity. With advancements in aviation technology and firefighting techniques, the base underwent numerous upgrades to accommodate larger aircraft and more sophisticated firefighting equipment. One of the most significant milestones in the base's history was the centralization of interagency aviation operations into a single facility. This consolidation streamlined communication and coordination among various firefighting agencies, improving overall efficiency and effectiveness in wildfire response efforts. In addition to infrastructure improvements, the RAAB has continually adapted its firefighting strategies to address new challenges and emerging threats. From introducing retardant systems to implementing state-of-t

Who works at our Research Station?
The Pacific Southwest Research Station is part of the Forest Service's research and development organization. R&D employs more than 500 scientists as well as several hundred technical and support personnel located at 67 sites throughout the U.S. In this episode, we focus on three employees to share who they are and what they do at the station. Search "Forest Focus" wherever you listen to podcasts or click on over to https://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/Podcast