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Leadership for the Wildland Fire Officer: Leading in a Dangerous Profession, 2nd edition
The 2nd Edition of Bill Teie’s Leadership for the Wildland Fire Officer – Leading in a Dangerous Profession has been developed to address various supervisory and leadership positions of wildland firefighting outlined by the National Wildfire Coordinators Group (NWCG).
This book is aimed toward new and experienced wildland firefighters who serve in a leadership role within their organizations. Chapters 1-5 are an excellent tool for any current or future leader in fire service. Chapters 6-9 deal with the situational and tactical processes a wildland fire officer faces daily. Following Chapter 9 is an addendum containing 15 after-action reports of “Fires We Should Not Forget” as well as the lesson learned from each fire.
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Firefighter’s Handbook on Wildland Firefighting; Strategy, Tactics and Safety, 4th Edition
For the fire personnel who need a basic understanding of wildland firefighting The NEW 4th Edition of this bestselling book by noted wildland firefighting author, Bill Teie is updated to address the most current NFPA and National Wildfire Coordinating...
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How Civil Is Your Station?
Years ago, I was at a national fire leadership meeting for the Forest Service. The fire organization was being accused of having a “hard shell” around it, and the non-fire administrators saw this as detrimental to our values as an organization. We were too tough they...
Whipping Winds Expected To Bring ‘Extreme and Life-Threatening’ Fire Conditions to Los Angeles
Clara Harter - Los Angeles Times Because of unusually strong winds, the National Weather Service has issued a rare Particularly Dangerous Situation red flag warning for wide swaths of L.A. County and southwest California, stretching from late Tuesday through Thursday....
Forest Service Halts CA Prescribed Burns
Jackson Guilfoil - Times-Standard, Eureka, Calif. Last Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service halted all its prescribed burns in California right as the wet season was set to begin. Citing the need to keep as many staff members and firefighting equipment on hand in the...
Fighting Wildfires with AI: How Smart Technology is Revolutionizing Detection and Response in 2024
Ben Twomey, Director of Product Management – Wildfire, AEM As we fight through another devastating wildfire season, emergency responders and utility companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster their detection and response capabilities. By...
Crews Fight a Large Brush Fire in MA; One Person Found Dead in a Separate Outdoor Fire
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A woman died in an outdoor fire at an encampment in Millbury on Saturday night and crews on Sunday were still fighting a large overnight brush fire in Salem as dry and windy conditions have raised the risk of wildfires in southern New England. When...
Northern California Faces Increased Fire Danger This Week. Here’s When Wind Will Peak
Sarah Linn - Merced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.) (TNS) Parts of Northern California were under a red flag warning as of Thursday, Oct. 17, putting the region at higher risk for wildfires. Gusty winds up to 55 mph were expected to sweep the region. “This combined with low...