A new fire season is already upon us. It seems like the last one just ended! Texas released most of its firefighting assets around Thanksgiving with the understanding things would probably get busy again in early spring.
Mother Nature is the final authority as far as wildfires are concerned. When you are in the business of fighting fires, she can be your worst enemy or your best friend.
On October 1st the National Interagency Fire Council (NIFC) reduced the National Situation Report from daily to weekly.
On that same day the National Preparedness...