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Spare that Drop of Water

Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Chuck Bushey

As firefighters, we worked with what resources we had and we did our best to stall and divert until the weather changed in our favor. But I don't think most of us realized how climate patterns truly were changing. ...

Brush Up

Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Chris Cavette

Writing the specifications for light brush trucks might not take as much time as some other apparatus, but departments need to consider several points. ...

BATTLE PLANS

Jan 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By JoAnne Castagna

The Army Corps of Engineers sent its GIS experts to aid wildfire recovery efforts in Southern California....

A Look at Recent Events, Future Dates

Jan 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....

Parallel Lines

Jan 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Gavriil Xanthopoulos

Why would two fires that burned at the same time in the same area under the same conditions produce very different results?...

Just a Crew Thing? I Think Not

Jan 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Mike DeGrosky

I don't quarrel with the idea that an AAR provides a simple, powerful tool that enables crews to learn from their daily experiences. I just argue that the AAR tool can be - and should be - so much more, a mission-critical vector for organizational learning....

Natural Selection

Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Josh McDaniel

Given the complex nature of wildland fire, reports on the recent Southern California fires didnąt tell the whole story....

Texas Promotes 'Attack from the Black' Program

Jul 12, 2007 6:21 PM

The Attack from the Black program is designed to counter the mindset of many firefighters who feel that grass fires aren’t serious and can be fought without taking adequate safety precautions. ...

IAWF: Firefighters May Decline Wildland Duties

Feb 22, 2007 6:02 PM

A survey of 3,362 firefighters conducted by the International Association of Wildland Fire showed that 36% of the full-time wildland firefighters surveyed will make themselves less available to be assigned to wildland fires as a direct result of recently filed manslaughter charges against a firefighter in Washington state. ...

Bully in the Pulpit

Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Dick Mangan

When Teddy Roosevelt was president in the early 1900s, he declared that the office of the president was a bully pulpit from which to speak out for causes...