Global Wildfire Awareness & Fire News from International Association of Wildland Fire
By Don Oaks and Steve Oaks The nightmare for the fire chiefs and incident commanders of 2011 may not be their emergency response to the flames of an interface fire, threatening hundreds of homes. The nightmare may be responding to a piece of paper — the court summons that arrives weeks, months or even years [...]
While the Wallow fire was becoming the largest recorded fire in Arizona history, fire historian Steve Pyne was asked to comment on its significance, particularly given that the fire burned on the centennial of the Weeks Act that established the matrix for America’s modern fire establishment. Essay by Steve Pyne. Photos by Kari Greer. § [...]
