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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?...

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 didnšt tell the whole story....

Scenic Duty

Mar 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By James William Witt, Ph.D.

Multi-jurisdictional planning and response are key to wildfire suppression in historic Red Rock Country. ...

Something Old, Something New

Mar 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Chris Cavette

There's no doubt that brush pumpers and other apparatus are an important part of wildland firefighting. They allow firefighters to respond quickly with...

Course of Action

May 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Darren Hutchinson

Almost anyone who has been deployed to the interface has been involved in the triage of structures threatened by wildfire. For some you have days and...

A Pound of Cure

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Rick Trembath

South of Glacier National Park in northwest Montana lies the community of Bigfork, a textbook wildland-urban interface community. The 2000 U.S. Census...

Principled Approach

May 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Karen Gardner Correspondent

Following a devastating fire in the Black Hills area of South Dakota, an editorial in the Lead Daily Call-Deadwood Pioneer Times read: Several weeks ago...

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...

Brand Dilution

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Joseph W. Mitchell, Ph.D. M-bar Technologies and Consulting, Ramona, Calif.

With wind-driven embers as one of the greatest wildfire dangers, homeowners need to consider new techniques for protection....

Neighborhood Watch

Jan 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Community education is more a matter of mobilizing and facilitating than instructive, and collaborative learning is an effective -- if more involved, intimate and messy -- way to do it....