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@coloradopublic.bsky.social has a good story summarizing the initial findings on the Knowles Fire burnover www.cpr.org/2026/07/30/f...

Hickenlooper calls for investigation into firefighters killed in burnoverFour firefighters died fighting a fire in western Mesa County in late June.www.cpr.org

There’s a new report out on the Knowles burnover fatalities. Not a ton of detail, but it does provide some sense of the sequence of events. Reading the timeline is hard. lessonslearned-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/...

Ya'll ready for a real fire season? The climate crisis is here. Act accordingly. www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/w...

A record-challenging heat dome is about to bake the West with the summer’s hottest temperatures so far | CNNAn unusually strong heat dome will scorch much of the western United States this weekend, bringing the hottest temperatures so far this year to tens of millions from California to Canada.www.cnn.com

Peanut butter. Peanut butter is what my oats were missing.

Dear fellow journalists, Don't wait for more climate change reporters to be hired: turn your beat into a climate beat when the opportunity presents itself. Thank you! Murphy

The Mountain West News Bureau is the strongest it's been since I got here. Awards aren't the point, but I think these speak to the breadth, depth and ambition of our work. Our regional newsroom is growing, and if your station is curious, let's chat! www.boisestatepublicradio.org/station-news...

Mountain West News Bureau wins journalism awards for data centers, immigration coverage, moreThe bureau and its partner stations take home Murrow, Public Media Journalists Association, National Association for Hispanic Journalists honors, and others.www.boisestatepublicradio.org

I’m really grateful to @coloradopublic.bsky.social’s @ryanhasaquestion.bsky.social for seeing a need for a conversation like this. These deaths & this season are pushing wildland firefighters to their limits, and beyond. They show up for us. How do we show up for them? www.cpr.org/show-episode...

July 27, 2026: The mental toll on wildland firefighters; Denver Art Museum reimagines its Indigenous galleries | Colorado Public RadioThe deadly fire on the Colorado/Utah border has claimed the life of a fourth firefighter. 43-year-old Nathan Matthews, of Lincoln, Nebraska, had been hospitalized since the Snyder Fire burnover June 2...www.cpr.org

Rest in peace Nathan.

In the month since the tragic burnover deaths of three helitack crew members in Colorado, there have been two additional close calls involving helitack folks who sustained burn injuries. For details, look for Lyons Ferry and Brook Fire here lessons.wildfire.gov

Heartbreaking stuff www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...

A trans teen died by suicide in Idaho. Her family spoke out about state’s culture“The parents go and testify, and we say, ‘Children are going to die,’ ” the 16-year-old girl’s mother said. “We tell the legislators that, and they dismiss it.”www.idahostatesman.com

One of the most reliable a-hole tests. We were all literally loud annoying crying babies. Only some of us grew up it seems.

Wild. apnews.com/article/ice-...

AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records sayThe Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...apnews.com

Lee Enterprises is so embarrassing davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/what-will-...

What will become of my life's works?For years, Lee Publishing, owner of The Arizona Daily Star, has been blocking me from donating my professional life’s work to my hometown Alma mater, the University of Arizona, specifically the Univer...davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com

This handbook is a good reminder that the partners and other loved ones of firefighters bear a lot of the burden of every fire season www.boisestatepublicradio.org/health/2026-...

A new handbook offers guidance for those with loved ones on the firelineThe publication covers common fireline terminology, handling relationships and childcare during the long summer months and how to support firefighters reintegrating to family life once the season slow...www.boisestatepublicradio.org

An average of 15.5 wildland firefighters die at work every year. MANY more are seriously injured. This is a workforce steeped in loss: work long enough in fire and you'll lose someone. lessonslearned-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/...

True opinion.

I missed this very troubling @propublica.org investigation from March. Lots of eyebrow- and hair-raising stuff in here.

The recent burnover deaths of three wildland firefighters have rocked the fire world, and called attention to the fireline's danger. But workplace deaths are utterly common in fire, and fire itself is often not the cause lessonslearned-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/...

Huge Idaho abortion news www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...

Idaho voters to decide on state abortion rights this NovemberIdaho voters will get to decide whether to restore abortion rights in the state this November after a campaign gathered enough signatures for the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act initiative to mak...www.boisestatepublicradio.org

Having my reporting on Karuk efforts to revive cultural burning recognized by the @indigenousja.bsky.social is a deeply affirming award. Native folks are burning a path out of the Wildfire Crisis, and we need to pay more attention to their example. indigenousjournalists.org/2026-indigen...