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A season of milestones: National Helicopter Rappel Program

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Rappellers descend from the Super Puma Type 1 Helicopter. The Super Puma is larger and can carry more firefighters and gear. (USDA Forest Service photo) For firefighters who rappel down ropes from helicopters, this year brought historic achievements and a renewed sense of purpose. The USDA Forest Service’s…
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Newly renovated Los Padres Air Tanker Base opens for service

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Santa Maria Air Tanker Base Manager Miguel Quiz cuts the ceremonial ribbon to officially open the new air tanker base operations center at the Central Coast Jet Center on the Santa Maria Airport. (USDA Forest Service photo by Andrew Madsen) The Forest Service air tanker base at the Santa…
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National Incident Management Organization - Team 4

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div .embed-medium img{display: block; margin: auto;} NIMO is composed of four Type 1 Incident Management Teams. Each team consists of seven members, who are assigned full-time to Command and General Staff positions including: Incident Commander; Safety Officer; Public Information Officer; Planning Section Chief; Operations Section Chief; Logistics Section Chief; and Finance Section Chief.…
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National Incident Management Organization - Team 3

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div .embed-medium img{display: block; margin: auto;} NIMO is composed of four Type 1 Incident Management Teams. Each team consists of seven members, who are assigned full-time to Command and General Staff positions including: Incident Commander; Safety Officer; Public Information Officer; Planning Section Chief; Operations Section Chief; Logistics Section Chief; and Finance Section Chief.…
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National Incident Management Organization - Team 2

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div .embed-medium img{display: block; margin: auto;} NIMO is composed of four Type 1 Incident Management Teams. Each team consists of seven members, who are assigned full-time to Command and General Staff positions including: Incident Commander; Safety Officer; Public Information Officer; Planning Section Chief; Operations Section Chief; Logistics Section Chief; and Finance Section Chief.…
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National Incident Management Organization - Team 1

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div .embed-medium img{display: block; margin: auto;} NIMO is composed of four Type 1 Incident Management Teams. Each team consists of seven members, who are assigned full-time to Command and General Staff positions including: Incident Commander; Safety Officer; Public Information Officer; Planning Section Chief; Operations Section Chief; Logistics Section Chief; and Finance Section Chief.…
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