Lessons from the Ashes

Photography and article by Gary Morgan

The most devastating bushfire in Australia's history was followed by a fast and comprehensive research response. The mass of collected data is now a solid foundation for evidence-based policy decisions on fire and land management....

Know Your Needs

By Janet Wilmoth

Brush trucks are a big purchase, so it pays to know what features offer the best value....

Klump Pump Takes Flight

By Sandra Manning

Developed by a former Forest Service division chief, the Uni-Engine offers a fast way to move more water toward a fire for rapid response and mop-up....

Keep It Covered

Compiled by Kevin Daniels

New fabrics, leather and other components in personal protective ensembles offer improved safety for wildland firefighting....

As the West Burns

Photography and article by Jim Sienkiewicz

The photographer behind "The West is Burning" portfolio reflects on the aftermath of wildfires and their human impact....

Consequences Drive Collaboration

By Chuck Bushey

Do not be afraid of participating in strong collaborative efforts evaluating ideas, implementing changes and monitoring effectiveness....

More Reasons to Hang Up and Lead!

By Mike DeGrosky

Leadership is personal. Unfortunately, too much of our communication technology makes our communication not only impersonal but somewhat anti-social — just the opposite of what we want....

IAWF Awards Scholarships

The IAWF recently awarded two scholarships in wildland fire for students providing high-quality research of relevance to the international fire management community....

Working Together

By Sandra Williams, Chair, Editorial Advisory Board

The IAWF Editorial Advisory Board, in collaboration with Penton Media, has created a readership survey to help ensure we are delivering topics of interest and importance to our readers....

IAWF Board Welcomes Two

The IAWF Board of Directors is pleased to announce two new members who are occupying interim terms, replacing retired members....

International Journal of Wildland Fire Update

CSIRO recently published the newest issue (Vol. 18, No. 5) of the International Journal of Wildland Fire for the International Association of Wildland Fire....

Upcoming Events

Event information for: World Forestry Congress, International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire, and more....

Wildland Hose Clamp

Timberline's FF1-S Wildland Fire Hose Clamp effectively shuts off the flow of water when adding, removing or replacing hose sections, changing nozzles and performing progressive hose-lays....

Hand Tool

The Thau Claw is an all-in-one firefighting hand tool....

Forestry Suppliers

The Prohoe triangle-head rogue hoe makes digging handlines easy....

Break-apart Attack Nozzle

This new break-apart attack nozzle was designed as a low-cost, versatile and easy-to-use nozzle for first responders in rural and suburban fire departments....

Combination Tool

Dragonslayers wildfire tools were designed by a career smokejumper to enhance safety, versatility, user comfort and production issues....

Wildland Tools

Flamefighter Corp. manufactures wildland tools, offering many top-quality hand tools for firefighters....

McLaski Combination Tool

The McLaski Wildland Combination Tool features seven essential wildland tools: fire rake, hoe, scraper, axe, wildland spanner wrench, gas wrench and fuse holder....