KEMMERER, Wyo. — The Bridger-Teton National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service just recently concluded Guard School where they trained wildland firefighters on the Kemmerer Ranger District.
Photos: Haley Hill // USFS
Recruits from across the forest spent a week learning about fire behavior, firefighting tactics and got to camp in a fire camp and practice using firefighting tools for wildfire suppression.
With fires currently ravaging New Mexico, forecasters have issued red flag warnings of extreme wildlife danger because of low humidity levels, unpredictable winds and warm temperatures.
“Drought has increased, especially in the West as it has warmed,” said Deke Arndt, NOAA’s climate science and services chief. “The reason the West is warming is climate change, especially over the multiple decade timeframe.”
