Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 08.20.2015
Each morning during this fire season, Soldiers from the California National Guard’s Task Force Charlie shake hands with Dr. Pulaski and Dr. McLeod before heading into the Northern California hills to fight wildfires....
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 08.09.2015
Burning on one side of Northern California’s Cache Creek is the Rocky Fire, the Golden State’s largest wildfire so far this year....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ian Kummer | California National Guard Primary | 08.07.2015
The sound of axes chopping against hard wood and shovels digging into parched dirt echo across the wooded valley. Smoke and dust fill the air. Soldiers in full firefighting gear fan out across the rugged terrain, clearing a path on the forest floor....
Courtesy Story | California National Guard Primary | 08.06.2015
As plumes of smoke rise above mountains in Yolo and Lake counties in Northern California, California Army National Guard Soldiers prepare CH-47 Chinooks, LUH-72 Lakotas and UH-60 Black Hawks for another round of flights. The latest blaze is one of more than a dozen currently burning across the Golden State. The Rocky Fire started late July and has consumed more than 47,000 acres in less than a......
Story by Spc. Nadine White | 69th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.06.2015
During California’s wildfire season, the Cal Guard’s pilots and crews work longer and busier shifts than normal to combat the aggressive flames and their destruction. A day in the life of a pilot starts early and ends late, but they never hesitate to do what is necessary to keep California safe....
Story by Sgt. Brianne Roudebush | California National Guard Primary | 08.01.2015
For more than 20 years, Scott Watson, a retired battalion chief with CAL FIRE, has worked with the California National Guard during the wildfire season. He has seen the collaboration evolve over the years into the well-oiled machine it is today....
