Wildfires

Komatsu - Mon May 06, 2024

Every Second Counts While Fighting Wildfires

During hot and dry periods, there is a serious risk of wildfires. Moreover, a single spark can be enough to start one, in which case every second counts. Having fire extinguishing equipment close at hand can make all the difference between a few scorched trees and a full-scale wildfire....

Sennebogen - Thu March 07, 2024

Anvil Builders Blends 'Men and Machines' for Maximum Results

The right combination of skills, knowledge and equipment can transform the toughest job site into a success story. One of those stories is Anvil Builders and the company's ability to help areas get life back to normal after the devastation from wildfires....

Michele Nelson, Payson Roundup - Thu April 21, 2022

Money Available to Reduce Fuels in Forest

A major federal infrastructure bill combined with the megafires that have consumed whole communities in California and Colorado in the last couple of years have knocked loose millions in federal grants for thinning projects to protect forested communities....

NPR. org - Tue August 24, 2021

PG&E to Bury 10,000 Mi. of Power Lines in California

Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 mi. of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation across drought-stricken California....

Case Construction Equipment - Tue August 10, 2021

Case, Sonsray Machinery Provide Equipment for Team Rubicon Wildfire Cleanup Efforts in Arizona

Case Construction Equipment and its dealer Sonsray Machinery provided equipment and support to Team Rubicon for land clearing and demolition work in Pinal County, Ariz., as part of recovery efforts from the Margo Fire, which hit in April 2021....

Sennebogen - Tue April 06, 2021

Mowbray's Tree Service Utilizes Sennebogen for Removals

An army of arborists and tree care specialists have spread throughout California to clean up the debris and charred remains from this past year's record wildfires. The recovery effort has taken a big step forward with the delivery of a new fleet of Sennebogen tree care handlers, signaling the arrival of mechanized equipment for tree removal....

Sennebogen - Mon February 08, 2021

Atlas Tree Surgery Launches New Era of Tree Care With Growing Sennebogen Fleet

Rich Kingsborough is feeling pretty good about his growing fleet of green machines. Since receiving his first Sennebogen tree care handler in August of last year, he has added six more machines, and more are on the way....

Fecon - Tue January 19, 2021

Hawaiian Contractor's Mulching Operation Heats Up

The tropical climate of Maui attracts thousands to the island for vacations, special events, or just to escape the stress of the mainland. But this past summer — the hottest on record for Maui — sparked not only tourists, but a massive wildfire....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 12, 2021

R&L Excavating Assists in Wildfire Recovery

Robert Leininger, president of R&L Excavating Inc. of Sweet Home, Ore., bought his first piece of equipment — a front end loader — from Feenaughty Machinery Co. in Eugene about two years ago....

Associated Press - Wed December 30, 2020

Colorado Looks to Logging Industry to Revive Forests

GOULD, Colo. (AP) Stunned by unprecedented megafires, Colorado is embracing logging — mowing holes up to 140 acres in beetle-infested lodgepole pines — in an effort to revive out-of-balance forests....