July/August 2010
Cover Story
Russian Disarray
By Tatiana M. Sofronova, Alexandra V. Volokitina and Mark A. Sofronov
Wildfire prevention and suppression have taken a turn for the worse in Russia, a problem that has been discussed openly in the Russian press. Even more conversation is needed to encourage positive shifts in Russian forest and fire management....
Features
Beyond the Numbers
By Dick Mangan
Wildland firefighter fatality lists don't tell the whole story. A host of other factors can help leaders uncover trends and reveal future courses of action....
Learn and Live
By Michael Hill
Most people would like to increase their chances of survival when faced with danger. The good news is that research shows it's often not what's inside your pack that separates survivors, but what's inside your head and heart....
The Reverend, Remembered
By Kris Johnson
Canadian wildfire community honors the dedication of instructors with a trophy named after fire behavior pioneer....
From the President's Desk
Balancing learning and budgets
By Chuck Bushey
Educational development through conferences should be a spending priority....
Thoughts on Leadership
Beyond leaders and followers
By Mike DeGrosky
Leaders and followers are not different people or different kinds of people; they are different roles in the process of leadership....
IAWF News
Climate change webinar replay available
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center and the International Association of Wildland Fire co-hosted another in a series of free international wildland fire webinars....
Nominations now open for Ember Award for Excellence in Wildland Fire Science
This award was established to recognize sustained and excellent research contributions to wildland fire science, innovative solutions to important wildland fire challenges, and effective and appropriate communication of wildland fire science and research results....
IAWF board of directors represents the membership
Board members continue to travel to represent members' interests....
Upcoming events
Event information for: AFAC 2010, Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, Wildland Fire Canada 2010, and Wildland Fire Safety Summit....
International Journal of Wildland Fire update
Remember that IAWF members have free online access to all Journal abstracts and articles. CSIRO recently published the newest issue (Vol. 19, No. 3) of the International Journal of Wildland Fire for the International Association of Wildland Fire....
Make things happen
By Sandra Williams, Chair, Editorial Advisory Board
Be someone who makes things happen and share your insights with your community. The difference you make by sharing your thoughts, journeys and ideas can be of great value....
Equipment News
Skid units
C.E.T. Fire Pumps Manufacturing can combine these into a one-piece assembly that can be slipped onto a truck bed, trailer or into a body and used for flowing water or foam on a structural fire, car fire or wildfire....
Custom slip-on units
No custom slip-on job is beyond the capability of Cascade Fire Equipment Co....
