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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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MT Senator, Who Started Aerial Firefighting Company, Wants to End USFS Aircraft Inspections
JOSHUA MURDOCK - Independent Record, Helena, Mont. U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican representing Montana and the founder of multi-national aerial firefighting company Bridger Aerospace, is trying to end annual U.S. Forest Service inspections of aircraft contracted...
Firefighters have high levels of PFAS in aftermath of Maui (HI) fires
Nina Wu - The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Maui firefighters who responded to the August 2023 Maui wildfires had the highest levels of “forever chemicals ” known as PFAS in their bloodstream when compared with other first responders a month later. PFAS, or per-fluoroalkyl...
On the Heels of a Dry Winter, Firefighters Around the US Brace for Wildfire Risks
By TY ONEIL and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota, Iowa and even parts of New Jersey, it seemed that winter never materialized. Many communities marked their driest winters on record, snowpack was...
Evacuations Ordered as Winds Pose Challenges for Firefighters Battling CA Fire
BISHOP, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds on Monday drove an out-of-control wildfire through a remote area of eastern California, prompting evacuations for hundreds of homes. The Silver Fire erupted Sunday afternoon along Route 6 in Inyo County, about 5 miles (8 km)...
Rain and Cooler Weather Help South Korean Fire Crews Battle Devastating Wildfires
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated ress SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country’s worst-ever wildfires on Friday, as the governor of the hardest-hit region called for overhauling...
Good News-Bad News
I have mixed emotions right now for our federal wildland firefighters. The good news is the continuing resolution passed by Congress on March 14, 2025 gives a permanent pay raise to federal wildland firefighters. It’s not quite as much as you were all getting under...
