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A new fire season is already upon us. It seems like the last one just ended! Texas released most of...

Before the turn of the century, the greatest part of the Southwest United States was made up of vast grasslands...

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

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

Mother Nature is the final authority as far as wildfires are concerned. When you are in the business of fighting...

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

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

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

On October 1st the National Interagency Fire Council (NIFC) reduced the National Situation Report from daily to weekly. On that...

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