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View reported incidents, smoke, station observations, and official alerts with their source times. This experimental overview is not a forecast or an emergency decision tool; verify conditions with official agencies.

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How I Somehow Ended Up Fighting Wildland Fire

How does an Oklahoma National Guardsman and software developer end up in wildland fire? From FFT2 and prescribed burns to FFT1, S-290, aviation operations, and helping build the program, this is how I found my way into wildland fire and why I am still figuring out where it might lead.

September 27, 2026

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