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How Should We Shelter from Intense Bushfires?
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Air Tankers: Where Do We Go From Here?
Industry assesses WUI issues underlying Colorado's 2012 Waldo Canyon fire (w/ related video)
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May 17, 2013
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Wildfire

Stalled Air Tankers

For this fire season and beyond, we need to resolve to change our air tanker policies....More
May 17, 2013
Commentary
Wildfire

Resilience in the Time of Stupid

Wildland fire organizations can keep these five suggestions in mind for leading well in an austere environment....More
May 17, 2013
Commentary
Wildfire

Backstory, Part I: It's About the WUI Facts

We need solid statistics to help stakeholders understand the complexities of WUI issues -- and step up to solve the challenges....More
May 17, 2013
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Wildfire

IJWF Names Dr. Andrew Sullivan Outstanding Associate Editor

The International Journal of Wildland Fire congratulates Dr. Andrew Sullivan on his award of Outstanding Editor for 2012....More
May 17, 2013
Commentary
Wildfire

Burning Toward Uncertainty

Only through collaborative projects and highly adaptive organizations can we overcome and address the uncertainties associated with tomorrow’s fires....More
Apr. 18, 2013
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NFPA releases community wildfire preparation DVD

Before the Smoke! emphasizes the importance of relationship-building between local fire departments and residents, and how these partnerships can make a marked difference in a community’s effort to reduce its wildfire risk despite department budget cuts and limited fire suppression resources....More
Mike DeGrosky
Mar. 25, 2013
Commentary
Wildfire

Leaders Have to Walk and Chew Gum

Just like the President, today's fire managers lack the luxury of working on just one thing. They must be able to both walk and chew gum....More
Mike Hill completes a 100-foot extraction from Australia's eucalyptus forest
Mar. 26, 2013
Article
Wildfire

'Mid-Air in the Eucalypt' 1

New South Wales Rural Fire Service's specialized remote area fire teams (RAFTs) reach remote fires via hiking and helicopters....More
Two homes damaged by the Waldo Canyon Fire
Mar. 20, 2013
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Fire Chief

Industry assesses WUI issues underlying Colorado's 2012 Waldo Canyon fire (w/ related video)

While drought and extreme wind were the underlying factors of the fire, building materials and defensive space around the perimeter of a property within the wildland urban interface influenced the path of the fire, according to the report....More
Jan. 6, 2013
Commentary

Growing threat of fire in the wildland-urban interface requires new thinking (with related video) 4

By Gary New -- We need some type of all-terrain track-driven platform: a battle tank. Such vehicles could go anywhere, pump fire suppression products in any direction, get out of trouble as quickly as it can get into it....More
Wildfire Safety Bunkers
Jan. 1, 2013
Article
Wildfire

How Should We Shelter from Intense Bushfires?

The strengthening of shelter options represents a significant public policy development, particularly in the overall context of relatively immature bushfire safety policy....More
Flame-resistant response shirt is paired with a no-melt, high wicking t-shirt
Jan. 1, 2013
Article
Wildfire

Will Underwear Be the Key to Our Next Generation of Wildland PPE?

Research is under way to test a flame-resistant response shirt and a no-melt, high-wicking t-shirt that work together to reduce heat stress....More
Dan Bailey
Jan. 1, 2013
Commentary
Wildfire

It's Time to Make Wildland Fire Policies Work Better

It is time for a thorough examination of U.S. wildland fire programs....More
Reducing and removing hazardous fuels help build a sustainable fire/fuel break
Jan. 1, 2013
Article
Wildfire

Breaking Down Barriers to Create Barriers

In the foothills of Boise, Idaho, neighbors and land management agencies are working together to manage the risk of WUI fires....More
Exhibits at the Area Historical Museum in Merkel, Texas
Jan. 1, 2013
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Wildfire

Merkel Museum Features Wildland Firefighting Exhibit

The small town of Merkel, Texas, pays tribute to the wilfland firefighers who battled multiple blazes in 2011....More
Mike DeGrosky
Jan. 1, 2013
Commentary
Wildfire

It Is (Past) Time We Transform Our Training

How do we effectively train people for dangerous work in high-risk environments, where leadership, decision-making and risk management reign supreme?...More
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