For the first time in Idaho’s history, the governor has mobilized the National Guard specifically for fighting fires:
Snake River Complex Fire, KHQ-TV says residents told to fight the fire themselves!
People told to evacuate areas around John Creek Fire.
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Fire danger prompts north Idaho to go into Stage 2 fire restrictions.
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Remote community of Dixie forced to […] Continue Reading…
According to the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center, 57 fires have burned 667-thousand-346 acres across Arizona, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon and Washington, as of 10JUL2021.
08JUL2021. Nevada Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sergeant Paula Macomber.In Northern California there is a complex of fires that have been ongoing, and […] Continue Reading…
Welcome to borderland hell under the new U.S. President, incomplete list of links to news/government agency reports as of 09 July 2021:
Germany says Tesla’s new car factory near Berlin is being built illegally!
Canada refuses to open border with U.S. to people who are not vaccinated!
Mexico Creates Vaccine Oasis in Bid to Reopen U.S. Border.
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Ex-U.S. […] Continue Reading…
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Children on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, get a lesson on how to eat crickets during a survival course. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Jessica Weissman.When I first moved to Southeastern Idaho (25 […] Continue Reading…
Welcome to borderland hell under the new U.S. President, incomplete list of links to news/government agency reports as of 30 June 2021:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) video on how to enter the U.S. through airports, legally:
CBP video for cross-border semi-truck drivers, new bill of lading Automated Commercial Environment:
CALIFORNIA: El Centro Sector captures convicted […] Continue Reading…
During NATO wargame Saber Guardian-21/DEFENDER-Europe 21, Hungarian Mil 24s and U.S. AH-64s conducted live fire training, together for the first time.
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Cole can’t help but grin from ear to ear, getting a ride in the […] Continue Reading…
“….plan, organize, equip, train, exercise for responding to and recovering from a catastrophic incident resulting in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, morale and/or government functions.”-Major General Bret D. Daugherty, Washington National Guard
Since a massive tsunami would render all the sea […] Continue Reading…
“A secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.”-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
During the first week of June, 2021, U.S. Army’s Northern Command (aka Army North) conducted a Rehearsal of Concept […] Continue Reading…
Back in 2018, category 5 Hurricane Michael severely damaged Building 544 on Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City, Florida. Building 544 is a research and development facility for Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC).
Damage […] Continue Reading…
On 12JUN2021, the South Carolina National Guard conducted a Rehearsal of Concept (RoC) hurricane response discussion, on McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
South Carolina National Guard photo by Captain Jessica Donnelly.“This is an ongoing process for us…For much of what we do, and what the Emergency Management Division does, we work […] Continue Reading…