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Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Krista Gebert

During five of the last eight years, the Forest Services' wildfire-suppression expenditures have topped $1 billion. And states are feeling the heat. ...

IJWF Publishes Special Ecology Issue

Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The International Association of Wildland Fire is a non-profit, professional association representing members of the global wildland fire community. The purpose of the association is to facilitate communication and provide leadership for the wildland fire community. Here are some recent noteworthy events that helped further that goal. ...

The Science of Politics

May 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Dick Mangan

Few can deny that we've made tremendous gains in the application of wildland fire science over the past 50 years. The creation of fire research labs,...

Contrary to belief, world is flat

Jul 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Dick Mangan

When I was the fire staff officer on the Ochoco National Forest in central Oregon, I had a regional fire director named David Jay. At many of our fire...

Who Protects the Protectors?

May 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Dick Mangan

Few will argue that firefighter safety and interface fires aren't among the most important issues in wildland fire suppression. Firefighter safety on...

Forest Service Releases Final Planning Rule

Jan 1, 2005 12:00 PM

On Dec. 22, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service released its final rule that provides the framework for individual forest management plans...

On a Slippery Slope

Jan 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Dick Mangan

In July 2003 during the Cramer Fire above Idaho's Salmon River, two Forest Service helicopter rappellers were burned over and died on a Type III incident...

Presidential Potpourri

Dec 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Dick Mangan, President, International Association of Wildland Fire

Although the relative quiet of the 2004 fire season was seen as a blessing by many of us who have spent numerous hours and days on the fireline over the...

House OKs Tribal Forest Protection Act

Jul 1, 2004 12:00 PM

The House of Representatives unanimously approved H.R. 3846, the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004, introduced by Resources Committee Chairman Richard...

In Praise of Abroad Perspective

May 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Dick Mangan

In late March, the head of the National Park Service faced a contentious Congressional hearing. It seems the NPS was shutting down facilities on some...