January/February 2010
Cover Story
Olympic Rebirth
By G. Lyrintzis, G. Baloutsos, G. Karetsos, E.N. Daskalakou, G. Xanthopoulos, C. Tsagari, G. Mantaka
Only two years after being burned by wildfire, the birthplace of the Olympic Games has been nearly restored thanks to extensive planting and reforestation efforts....
Features
Too Many Choices
By Darren Hutchinson
Options abound, but what do you really need to load your new wildland engine?...
From the President's Desk
Passing of an Era
By Chuck Bushey
I have had the opportunity to meet and know many in our community, but a special place will always be reserved for one smokejumper....
Thoughts on Leadership
Silly Distinctions
By Mike DeGrosky
The pace of change truly has accelerated over the last eight years, as the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program has grown and matured....
IAWF News
IAWF builds up Job Bank
The International Association of Wildland Firefighters is now providing a new, online job "finding and advertising" service to the global fire, environmental and natural resources management communities....
Change can be good
Your copy of Wildfire, beginning with this issue, should show up in your mailbox sooner than before....
IFRM, IAWF form new partnership
Based on their mutual goal of protecting firefighter health and safety, the International Fire Relief Mission and the International Association of Wildland Fire have reached an agreement to work together....
Bushey presents at DHS workshop
IAWF president emphasizes knowledge gaps, changes in emergency management....
IJWF welcomes 8 new associate editors
Eight more associate editors have accepted the invitation of co-editors-in-chief Stefan Doerr and Sue Conard to join the associate editorial panel of the IAWF's International Journal of Wildland Fire....
Small Ideas Change History
By Sandra Williams, Chair, Editorial Advisory Board
Wildfire Magazine provides the ultimate opportunity for each of you to explore wildfire issues around the globe — without having to set sail. Whatever you are doing, someone else may glean ideas from, or look to adopt, the whole process....
Upcoming Events
Event information for: Aerial Firefighting Conference, Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire, Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference, and Wildland Fire Safety Summit....
