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The Challenges Wildland Firefighters Face in NM

May 30, 2024
A group of firefighters in yellow uniforms sit around a campfire, eating and talking, with trees and a hazy sky in the background. Supplies and cooking pots are scattered around the campsite.

5.31.24 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus speaks with Michelle Hart, the widow of smokejumper Tim Hart, about the challenges wildland firefighters and their families face.  Correspondent: Laura Paskus  Guest: Michelle Hart  For More Information:  Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act 

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Black Fire Grows to NM’s Third Largest

May 27, 2022
Firefighters working on the side of a road working on the Black Fire.

5.27.2022 – In the Gila National Forest, the Black Fire ignited on May 13—and has already grown into the state’s third largest wildfire in history. Fire behavior analyst Arthur Gonzales, with the Southwest Incident Management Team #5 talks about the conditions fueling the giant fire. “I started this business in 1995, and I’ve seen a…

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