Sept/Oct 2008
Features
Safety Heralds
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Marc Titus
Florida forest managers used NIFC fire education teams to deliver their prevention and preparedness message. ...
Burning Benefits
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Punky Moore
Applying the appropriate response to lightning fires contributes to a successful wildland fire-use program....
Not Like the Other
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jonetta Holt
Southern California’s 2007 fires weren’t like the fire siege of 2003. In fact, there were dramatic differences even between the fires that were burning simultaneously in 2007. ...
Germ Probes
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Bequi Livingston
Personal hygiene issues are raising MRSA concerns in fire camps....
Match Maker
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Chris Cavette
Departments need to understand how to match each ICS-defined type to the appropriate job when fighting wildland fires....
Columns
Learn from Friends, Neighbors
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Chuck Bushey
This fire season, we again witnessed in Northern California and elsewhere in the United States an event that has become almost commonplace the implementation of international wildland fire cooperation agreements that facilitate the exchange of firefighting personnel, equipment and training. ...
Be a Thinker, Not a Doer
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Bill Gabbert
Taking time to think gave him the opportunity to mull over the issues of the day and strategize about the direction the park would take. He said a person in his position was more of a thinker than a doer. ...
Departments
EAB Chair Urges Reader Participation in Wildfire
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Marc Titus, Chair, Wildfire Editorial Advisory Board
This marks an exciting time for Wildfire magazine. With the formation of this committee, a commitment to the readership (past, present and future) has...
Safety Alert
Misuse Hinders SAFECOM System
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The interagency SAFECOM system is misunderstood, under-used, and on occasion, misused. Failure to understand and use the system as it is intended can not only prolong an unsafe situation or increase cost, but can result in injury or loss of life. ...
