Firelines

An Anderson Valley volunteer firefighter who had been working on the Mendocino County firelines died early Thursday morning after falling ill, officials said. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The three represent the youngest, oldest and the most experienced firefighters on the firelines this summer. ❋ Unknown (2008)

All Anderson Valley firefighters were pulled off the firelines Thursday for a 24-hour stand down because of the death. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The homeowners had a D4 caterpillar shipped in brand-new, just to cut their own firelines. ❋ Unknown (2008)

SIMON: The helicopter that went down is a Sikorsky S61N chopper, widely used to shuttle crews to and from remote firelines. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They have 3 pumps, a 50,000 gal. pool, a stand pipe system, extensive roof sprinkler set ups, foil wraps on many buildings, 10 foot firelines throughout, lots of hose flaked out and ready. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Crews are manning firelines across several states. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Travelers on Hwy 33 will continue be impacted while firefighters conduct firing and suppression operations and to secure the firelines on the eastern perimeter of the fire.... ❋ Unknown (2007)

Forecasted LAL of 6 presents concerns to the west firelines due to potential increased activity. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We're live with firefighters using snow machines on the firelines in Idaho's ski country. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Hot shot crew returning from a horrendous day on the firelines, guys that probably have been working 12-hour days, and that's thanks to Frank Armstrong, one of our great i-Reporters. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Well, in a moment, today's top stories, including a live report from the firelines in Arizona. ❋ Unknown (2005)

ROWLANDS: The latest word from the firelines is that this fire may now be cooperating. ❋ Unknown (2004)

When you're on the firelines, you don't get a sense of the human loss of it, because for the most part, the humans are gone, with the exception of the firefighters and the helicopters and the planes. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The next morning at bell count Junior stood unshaved and dirty in the front row of men who were about to go into the fields to trench firelines around unburned cane and shovel dirt over stubble that was still smoldering. ❋ James Lee Burke (2002)

They even got some snow out on the firelines yesterday, and there's some snow dusting in the mountains here. ❋ Unknown (2000)

RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's a lot cooler this morning, and the firefighters here at the Skalkaho fire camp in Hamilton are bundling up before they go out on the firelines. ❋ Unknown (2000)