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Saturday, July 25, 2015

WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 072515

United States

California

(1) Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt. Colonel in the National Guard, sent along a YouTube video of the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard (Channel Islands Air Guard Base) practicing to fight wildfires
US Hercule C-130J Used as Aerial Firefighting Plane - MAFFS Water Drops

(2) US Forest Service firefighters are battling a 200-acre wildfire on Palomar Mountain near High Point Road in northern San Diego County
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN: Firefighters battling 200-acre brush fire (UPDATE 4)

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: Name: Michael Archer; Location: Glendora, California, United States

Michael Archer is a wildfire consultant who holds degrees in Agriculture, Electronics, and Engineering Technology. He has written articles for Wildland Firefighter Magazine, Home & Fire Magazine, and firefighting columns for Military.com and Firehouse.com. He has been interviewed by KABC-TV, USA Today, and Associated Press on wildfire issues.

Currently, he writes Wildfire News of the Day, a compilation of wildfire-related news items that goes out weekdays to over 10,000 subscribers on five continents.

His ‘Firebombers Incorporated’ series of novels give readers an intriguing ‘what-if’ scenario on how 21st century technology could modernize the wildland firefighting force.

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