Full Review Of The Little Twist Fire Tree Strike. Two States Ban PFAS In Firefighter Nomex. Fire Weather Moves Back In. Major wildfire fatality event in Portugal.

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• Full Operational Update

• I go through the entire report released on the Little Twist Fire tree strike in Utah that left a Bonneville Hotshot pinned under a tree and severely injured.

• We get his perspective on the incident and how he stayed calm to calm his crew down.

• Two states, Massachusetts and Connecticut, have banned PFAS forever chemicals in firefighter Nomex. California had a similar bill this week but failed after the chemical and firefighter gear lobby got it thrown out.

• A $5 Billion industry.

• 5 wildland firefighters are feared dead after a helicopter crashed into a river in Portugal.

• Mass Arson arrests in Brazil after many wildfires ravaged the country.

• Fire weather moves back in as Snaptember starts.

• Plus more.

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