Thursday, August 11, 2022

ARK State Forestry has 89 wildfire kits for VFDs this year

https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Wildland-Fire-Suppression-Kit-Applications-Open.pdf

"Volunteer fire departments are the Forestry Division's primary
partner in wildfire response and suppression. The kits will provide
these departments with specialized equipment needed for safe
suppression, including up to ten wildfire-resistant coveralls, ten
pairs of wildland gloves, two backpack leaf blowers, two collapsible
backpack water pumps, six leaf rakes, and two McLeod rakes."

600 kits distributed since 2014

funded by USFS to tune of $290K

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