Aerial firefighting academy trains aviation pros for fire year
Two lead plane pilots discuss their training mission on the ramp before takeoff during the 2023 National Aerial Supervision Training Academy. USDA Forest Service photo by Misty Roberts.
ARIZONA—Lead plane pilots from across the country converged at the Mesa Gateway Airtanker Base at the…
#FireAndAviationManagement, #Collaboration, #Training
The Forest Service has a vision; the Stanislaus National Forest has a Plan
Editor’s note: The USDA Forest Service recently announced a 10-year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis and improve forest resilience. The agency will work with partners over the next decade to treat up to an additional 20 million acres on National Forest System lands and up to an additional 30 million acres of other Federal, State, Tribal, and private lands. This article highlights how…
#StanislausNationalForest, #Collaboration, #Wildfire, #FuelReduction
Alaska’s ‘Together Tree’ highlights the spirit of community and collaboration
Just as the US Capitol Christmas Tree was trucking across the country from northern California to Washington DC to light up the West Lawn of the US Capitol building, another holiday tree was making its way by land and by sea to the state capitol of Alaska.
Members of the Wrangell Cooperative Association…
#Community, #Collaboration, #CustomerService, #Diversity, #Inclusion
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