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Firefighters clearing broken branches from residential area after storm passed through.

Joining forces to clear the way: Fire and aviation crews from Idaho and Nevada assist in Southeast storm relief

Fire and Aviation crews from Idaho and Nevada assist in Southeast storm relief
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Helicopter sits stationary in a desert lands scape with short vegetation in the area (helispot). A large plume of smoke is visible behind the helicopter in the distance.

Fire Management Feature: Arizona's Moki and Weaver Mountain helitack modules

BLM Arizona’s two helitack crews, Moki and Weaver Mountain helitack modules, have had a very busy summer in 2021.
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A line of people in green pants, yellow shirts, black backpacks, and hard hats walks through a burned forest.

Jackson Interagency Hotshot Crew is recertified as a type 1 IHC

Congratulations to the Jackson Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) who were recently recertified as a type 1 IHC!
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Fuel break with cleared vegetation, blues skies, and clouds.

Partners work together to refresh the Thompson Springs fuel break in Utah

Members of the Thompson Springs community in Utah contacted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Utah Forestry Fire and State Lands and asked that the two agencies to help strengthen the previous fuel break on the western side of town. 
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Big plastic bags on the tarmac next to a parked airplane

BLM provides support for U.S. Forest Service Boise airtanker base upgrades

Change has been a long time coming for the Boise airtanker base located at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). In 2021 construction was completed on a new permanent structure and storage cache.
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BLM Arizona improves efficiency in wildland firefighting

The aerial wildland fire crew “Moki Helitack,” based in St. George, Utah, recently completed Single-Skid, Toe-In and Hover Exit/Entry Procedures (STEP) training. 
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