Global Wildfire Awareness & Fire News from International Association of Wildland Fire

President's Desk

Backstory, Part I: It’s about the WUI facts

Undertand the WUI if we're to solve the problem.

Briefing

After Action Review

BRIEFING: As we gathered the articles for this issue, a theme began to appear. Rather than doom and wagon-circling at current budget woes, the writers were bringing an open and supportive look at what we do well in our profession, as well as what we can and need to do better. And what mechanism did [...]

Feature

Framing our fire story to promote sustainable policies and practices

For the 2012 fire season, a USFS fire ban directive raised concerns that a return to a “suppression”-only response to fire would undermine long-term fire management strategies and policies.

Aviation

Stalled air tankers

For this fire season and beyond, we need to resolve to change our air tanker policies.

Aviation

Flying boats of the high deserts of Idaho

The CL-215 Air Tankers on the Minidoka Complex Fires of 2012

Aviation

Alberta’s multi-resource airtanker program starts with initial attack

Facing high values at risk in a complex fire regime, Alberta's airtanker program offers one model for strategic aviation planning. For Alberta, they key involved a diverse fleet built through a dedicated service-contract relationship between the aircraft industry and government.

Safety and Health

Make order out of chaos: A report from the “Firefighter Behavioral Health” Roll-out

Preparing for and responding to fireline trauma -- a report from Kathy Clay, fire marshal/battalion chief with Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Fire/EMS and a new IAWF board member, who bridges the structural fire, wildland fire and emergency medical communities.

After Action

Burning toward uncertainty

Collaboration, adaptation and other lessons for the next generation of torchbearers.