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UAFA Annual Conference Sees Surge in Attendance, Focuses on Wildfire Industry Collaboration

January 6, 2025

June 11, 2018

A friend recently sent me a quote that he found on the Internet … “Everyone wants to be happy. No one wants any pain....

Oops!

June 6, 2018

Be honest. We have all done some things we are either ashamed of or feel embarrassed about. Whether it is the time we poured...

Hopes for a Good Year in Australia

April 23, 2018

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.

Home Away From Home

February 26, 2018

When air tanker crews go on duty each year they are often on the road three to maybe even six months at a time.

Midstream Fire Season

November 26, 2017

After a decade and a half of aerial firefighting, I have seen many changes in both policy and tactics. When I first started flying...

Active season; reduced contracts

July 26, 2017

Most areas of the country have experienced a spring that has been much colder and wetter than normal. April snow was common with many...

Seasons are Changing

June 20, 2017

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...

Fire on the mountain, lightning in the sky

February 6, 2017

Texas is one big state! Travelers passing through the Lone Star State like to say that once they leave Texas they are surely almost...

Fire Season Off to a Different Start

October 26, 2016

A conventional fire season would be where the majority of activity sprung up in the American Southwest. In a twisted start for the 2016 fire season, the vast majority of fires have been with our Canadian neighbors.

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