http://wildfirelessons.net/This is a demonstration RSS feed.60http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Safety_Bulletin_Firefighter_Fatality_Air_Ambulance_Collision.docA wildland firefighter was killed in a private medical helicopter collision while being transported from the Grand Canyon to a Flagstaff, Arizona hospital on Sunday afternoon, June 29, 2008. Five other occupants of the two air ambulances were also killed and one occupant is listed in critical condition. Two responding ground personnel also received minor burns when the wreckage sustained a secondary explosion. Additional responding Forest Service units suppressed the wildfire caused by the crash.Safety and Health Working TeamThu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Green_Sheet_Oak_Glen_Crew3_Rollover.pdfOn June 23, 2008 at 1937 hours, Oak Glen 3 was returning to Oak Glen Conservation Camp from a vegetation fire – Valley Incident (CARRU-055557) in the area of Wilson Valley Road and Highway 371. On Wilson Valley Road the ECT struck the embankment on the side of the road and rolled onto its right side. Three California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) firefighters sustained moderate to serious injuries and twelve others received minor injures. The Fire Captain also sustained minor injuries during the accident. The ECT was a total loss.Cal FireThu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/IC_fire_organizer.docThis is a tri fold incident organizer, created by Alyce Harris (North Carolina). It is modeled off the Virginia Coordination Center incident organizer.Alyce HarrisThu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Smoke_and_inversion msg_Predictive Svcs_062508.doc.docSmoke from the growth of our many lightning fires has now become widespread across much of northern CA. Since Sunday the 22nd the atmosphere has been generally stable which, along with shading caused by the smoke itself, has tended to limit smoke rise. In the most-affected areas inversions have lasted into the afternoon hours, and even where they break or lift, the vertical lapse rates have not become as steep as they could under totally sunny conditions. Predictive Services, North OpsSat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Chapman - how does your fire burn.wmvHow Does Your Fire Burn? If you are field-going personnel on wildland fire events, have you thought about how closely tied your success in the field is to the success of the fire behavior analyst assigned to the incident? John Chapman, a longtime crew boss, fed his passion for fire behavior during his experiences in the field. Later, he used his experience in the field to develop fire behavior predictions that would make sense and be useful to field-going personnel. Listen to John as he explains how crew members changed the way he predicted fire behavior.LLCFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Chapman - firefighting by the numbers.wmvFirefighting by the Numbers Fire behavior analysts are charged with preparing line-going personnel with information they can use in the field to enhance their safety and help them be more effective. What if our predictions are wrong? In the morning briefing, have we armed them with all of the possible outcomes when it comes to how the fire will behave that day? Have we told them where the fire behavior prediction could dramatically change and why? John Chapman talks about how he helped crews understand what could go wrong and why. LLCFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Chapman - how does your fire burn.mp4How does Your Fire Burn? If you are field-going personnel on wildland fire events, have you thought about how closely tied your success in the field is to the success of the fire behavior analyst assigned to the incident? John Chapman, a longtime crew boss, fed his passion for fire behavior during his experiences in the field. Later, he used his experience in the field to develop fire behavior predictions that would make sense and be useful to field-going personnel. Listen to John as he explains how crew members changed the way he predicted fire behavior.LLCFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Chapman - firefighting by the numbers.mp4Fire Fighting by the Numbers Fire behavior analysts are charged with preparing line-going personnel with information they can use in the field to enhance their safety and help them be more effective. What if our predictions are wrong? In the morning briefing, have we armed them with all of the possible outcomes when it comes to how the fire will behave that day? Have we told them where the fire behavior prediction could dramatically change and why? John Chapman talks about how he helped crews understand what could go wrong and why LLCFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/CA_2008_Seasonal_Update_062508_Final.pdfThis Assessment is an update from, and expands upon, the preliminary outlook produced in late April 2008. It should be considered the primary assessment of expected fire season severity for the remainder of the Northern California fire season. It will only be updated again if necessary. The Assessment is produced by subject matter experts in fire weather meteorology, climate, fuels, fire danger and GIS technology. It is based on past developments, current conditions, recent trends, and present predictions for the next four months (July through October).California Predictive ServicesThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Informational_Summary_Report_Green_Sheet_Summit_Incident.pdf0n June 1st 2008 at 1630 hours, a private D6mxl high track bulldozer with operator was working on the Summit incident fire suppression repair. During movement on the line, the dozer ran up and onto a hidden root ball. The dozer slid off of the root ball with its momentum causing the dozer to turn onto its side in loose soil. The dozer operator was not injured. The dozer was winched upright, inspected by a mechanic, and found to be undamaged. After minor preventive maintance the dozer was returned to work on the incident.California Department of Forestry and Fire ProtectionWed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Green_Sheet_Nicolaus_Incident_Burnover.pdfOn June 11, 2008, Placer County Fire Department Brush 75 (BR75) and Brush 73 (BR73) were involved in a burnover accident during wildland fire suppression activities on the Nicolaus Fire, west of Lincoln, California. The burnover resulted in burn injuries to two CAL FIRE Firefighters and one Placer County Volunteer Firefighter. Both fire engines were destroyed by the fire.California Department of Forestry and Fire ProtectionWed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/HROtipstrailer_512K_Stream.wmvHRO Teaching Tips short video trailer highlighting the DVD.LLCWed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Communities-at-Risk-from-Wildfire.pdfOverview of a project to map community protection zones (CPZs) across the country, and to determine who owns what and where.Greg ApletTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Managing-the-Landscape-for-Fire-A-Three-Zone-Landscape-Scale-Fire-Management-Strategy.pdfThis report outlines a simple model to address wildland fire comprehensively across landscapes and describes how that model may be applied in the development of land and resource management plans.Greg ApletTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/ScienceBrief-IntegratingScienceIntoFireManagement.pdfBrief describes federal policies that direct federal land management agencies to develop FMPs and discusses the difficulties in assessing compliance with those policies.Hannah NordhausTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/ScienceBrief-WildlandFireUseEssentialTool.pdfOverview WFU - the management process, benefits and challenges of fire use.Hannah NordhausTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/ScienceAndPolicyBrief-7-StewardshipContracting.pdfOverview of details of stewardship contracting as a means to accomplish fuel reduction objectives. Brief covers some of the potential of the contracts as well as the limitations and concerns.Lisa Dale GregoryTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/The-Federal-Wildland-Fire-Budget-Let-s-Prepare-Not-Just-React.pdfSummary of a report examining problems in the way fire management is budgeted within the federal land management agencies - report looks at funding for fuel reduction, fire borrowing, and increasing suppression costs.Carolyn AlkireTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Restoring-Balance-to-Wildland-Fire-Policy.pdfOverview highlights the critical factors of fire behavior, the basics of fire ecology, important changes in fire policy, importance of restoring fire on landscapes, and how communities can better protect themselves from wildfire risk.Jay WatsonTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Roadless-Areas-Pose-No-Threat-to-Communities-at-Risk-from-Wildfire.pdfThis brief identifies roadless areas within half mile wide community protection zones - areas where management of fuel loads is critical to protect homes from wildfire.Bo WilmerTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT