Monday, December 1, 2008
Two years of change
Janet Wilmoth
Has the fire service changed since Sept. 11, 2001? One West Coast chief said no, departments still are begging for money. The fire service is a splintered...
Fire Down Below
By Chief Fire Officer Gary Morgan Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, Australia
More than one million hectares that's 2.5 million acres of national park, state forest and grazing land were burnt by a single wildfire event in eastern...
Stihl honors forestry hero
Stihl Inc. is accepting nominations for the company's 2004 National Forestry Heroism Award. Each year, the award recognizes one person in the forestry...
While not in like a lion, summer fires still roaring
As many predicted in seasonal outlooks, overall wildfire activity has been moderate. The numbers have been lower than in previous years, with 30,911 fires...
Par for the course
By Scott Gerber, Director, Carver County (Minn.) Risk and Emergency Management
At first fire departments may not think of emergency planning for special events as particularly special, but each type of event presents challenges....
NWCG supplements food distribution policy
In response to many concerns regarding the escalating cost of large fires, the NWCG tasked the Incident Business Practices and Safety and Health Working...
NWCG orders review of work/rest guidelines, assignment length regulations
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group tasked an interagency group to review the current work/rest guidelines and length of assignment policy. The group...
Russian forest fires rage over 100,000 hectares
There are now 645 forest fires burning in Russia with a combined territory that exceeds 100,000 hectares as of May 19, according to Interfax Information...
We wouldn't need RITs if ICs did their jobs
Glenn D. Usdin
There’s no such thing as a perfect fireground, but careful situation evaluation can lower the risk of accidents....
Multi-casualty incidents require mass coordination
Bruce Evans
The forecasted increase in multiple victim incidents means chiefs must prepare and organize their EMS resources now....
Command or collapse
Glenn D. Usdin
As demands on fire departments increase, the need for an incident command system becomes ever more crucial....
Interfacing with the Media
By Dan Hatlestad, Firefighter/EMS Captain Inter Canyon Fire Rescue, Morrison, Colo.
Wildfire activity in recent years has included areas untouched by fire for many decades. The extension of residential housing into these fire activity...
Tragedy strikes Colorado helitack crew member
Kris Kranzush
On July 30, within minutes of completing the article on Rocky Mountain Interagency Helitack (Ed.: See September/October 2002, available at www.wildfiremag.com),...
STOP signs
By Doug Houston Instructor, Mission-Centered Solutions, Parker, Colo.
Following the South Canyon tragedies, smokejumper trainers, smokejumper operation supervisors and base managers met in Boise, Idaho, to develop standard...
Don't be blinded by organizational vision
Michael DeGrosky
So what are people talking about? Here in the United States, fire folk are talking about the wisdom and implementation of the National Fire Plan, their...
NIFC updates year-to-date wildland fire statistics
The National Interagency Fire Center released the following figures, from Jan. 1 to Sept. 27, listed by state. State Fires Acres Alabama 2,994 39,141...
NIFC releases year-to-date wildland fire totals
The National Interagency Fire Center released the following figures, from Jan. 1 to Aug. 1, listed by state. State Fires Acres State Fires Acres State...
Fireman's Rule doesn't necessarily bar all suits
By Philip C. Stittleburg, MIFireE
A hood gas strut exploded, firing the strut rod through the right headlight. The rod pierced McKernan's left hand and penetrated his turnout coat, striking...
Decision trees can give firm roots to rescue policies
By Kevin Klein
In a world where resources are finite, our ability to provide rescue services is limited by the number and types of resources we commit to other functions,...
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