Novice operators can impact the cost to operate your dozers and related undercarriage expense, but modern electronics help protect your investment while dramatically increasing productivity. “The ...

CAL FIRE released a preliminary accident report this week, detailing what led to the death of heavy fire equipment operator Braden Varney. The Mariposa County father and second-generation firefighter ...

Privately hired operators have various experience levels, but all must complete an annual course in fire line safety.Authorities have released little information about how Varney and Smith died.Their ...

REDDING, Calif. – Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The adrenaline junkies who steer heavy bulldozers across steep ridges face serious hazards, from smoke and flames but also from unsteady ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SLOUGHHOUSE — The deaths of two bulldozer ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As California's wildfire season ramps up statewide, it's not only firefighters getting called to the front lines. While aerial and engine attacks are vital to fire suppression ...

Jace Nix has been operating dozers his entire adult life. Now, as Vice President of his family-owned company, GT NIX Construction in Mountain View, Wyoming, he is the one to make decisions about dozer ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a 59-year-old crawler dozer operator was killed when he failed to engage the safety lever when exiting the machine. As the machine started to ...

REDDING (AP) — Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The adrenaline junkies who steer heavy bulldozers across steep ridges face serious hazards, from smoke and flames but also from unsteady ...

Dozers are an integral part of the battle against large blazes but are rarely seen in dramatic images of flaming trees and raining ash. REDDING - Not all firefighters carry a hose or shovel. The ...