Mitigating Risks Through Fuels Reduction Work in Jacksonville

In collaboration with the City of Jacksonville - and thanks to a Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant from the Oregon State Fire Marshal - our teams created substantial fuel breaks along the eastern ridge of Forest Park to mitigate wildfire risk. The community-wide impact is evident along popular trails and shows the importance of these initiatives in safeguarding public spaces.

Check out the media coverage of this important project:

• Jacksonville an example of State Fire Marshal "triumphs" for wildfire resiliency | kdrv.com

• Jacksonville's Forest Park highlighted for wildfire risk reduction efforts - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

• Jacksonville Praised for Wildfire Combatting Initiative | Daily Tidings

A Preparedness Guide for Firefighters and Their Families

A Preparedness Guide for Firefighters and Their Families, created by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, provides honest information, resources, and conversation starters to give you, the firefighter, tools that will be helpful in preparing yourself and your family for realities of a career in wildland firefighting.

This guide does not set any standards or mandates; rather, it is intended to provide you with helpful information to bridge the gap between “all is well” and managing the unexpected. This Guide will help firefighters and their families prepare for and respond to a realm of planned and unplanned situations in the world of wildland firefighting. 

Download the guide here.

How America Works - Fire

HOW AMERICA WORKS

View on Fox Business

41:15 Minutes

Cameras follow Grayback Forestry wildland firefighters as they attempt a prescribed burn.

The show features several seasoned Grayback workers as they prepare for an off season prescribed burn and all that goes into making it successful. From building a fire line to making sure equipment and water supplies are working as they should, this is an in-depth look at what it takes to keep our forests safe and suppress summer wildfires.

Mike Rowe ended the show by saying this,“Just be grateful that, that in the worst of times, we can always count on people like these, men and women, who are among the very few who can take the heat of how America works.”

Watch the show here: https://nation.foxnews.com/watch/6c0cfab47e19826015e07ba60a786d03/

The Oregon Fire Lines

THE OREGON FIRE LINES | AMERICANA | VICE

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14:46 Minutes

This intimate look at a day in the life of a wildland firefighter follows a Grayback Forestry crew into the forest to clear underbrush and perform forest maintenance. The private-sector contractors featured share their stories and love for what they do.

Americana Vice tagged along a with the Grayback crew as they set a controlled burn. Thomas, a Vice journalist, put on the uniform and did actual wildland firefighting work alongside the seasoned crew. Within six minutes he knew he was in for a hard day’s work.

“This is what they like to call "project work," aka the light stuff in between fires, and yet it was still some of the hardest most least-rewarding work I have ever tried to do in my life,” said Thomas. “They are literally the hardest working men in tree business.”

This short video is a great glimpse into what it takes to be a wildland firefighter. Take a look.

Watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JpEsRomgTU

Kudos from City of Grants Pass

We recently completed some work for the City of Grants Pass and were so pleased to get this “kudos” from the urban forester, Tony Mecum.