Dark Days in August

By Dr. Lincoln Bramwell

One hundred years ago, wildfires charged across the United States and Canada, challenging forest services that were still in their infancies. The aftermath helped forged wildland fire policy as we know it today....

A Small World

Tatiana Sofronova, a visiting student researcher from Siberia, and Kevin Ryan, a U.S Fire Service research fire ecologist and her adviser, discuss the importance of educational exchanges as the international wildfire community grows closer....

Ahead of the Pack

Compiled by Kevin Daniels

Wildland firefighters are different from their structural counterparts in that they need to carry more gear, much farther. This collection of packs offers a variety of ways to do so....

Fighting Fit

By Katie Sell, Ph.D.

Why are physical fitness assessments worth the effort for wildland firefighters?...

View from the Top

By Michael Scott Hill

Wildland aviation programs — diversity delivered via public-private partnerships — offer fire managers increased operational capabilities throughout the United States....

When the Mountains Roared

By Chuck Bushey

Looking at my 2010 calendar, I'm reminded that this is a special year that commemorates many events in my small region of the global fire community....

The importance of wisdom

By Mike DeGrosky

People expect a lot from leaders. We expect them to be honest, visionary, inspiring, competent and credible, among many other qualities....

Join the Wildfire Editorial Advisory Board

The International Association of Wildland Fire is looking to fill some vacancies within the Wildfire Editorial Advisory Board, or WEAB, by July 2010....

IAWF Board represents membership

Board members travel the globe to showcase the IAWF's commitment to leadership and firefighting....

Upcoming events

Event information for: Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, and Wildland Fire Safety Summit....

International Journal of Wildland Fire update

CSIRO recently published the newest issue (Vol. 19, No. 1) of the International Journal of Wildland Fire for the International Association of Wildland Fire....

Procrastination — everyone does it

By Sandra Williams, Chair, Editorial Advisory Board

We put things off because we don't want to do them, or because we have too many other things on our plates. Putting things off — big or small — is part of being human....