This summer, eye-watering smoke hung over much of the western United States, and flames threatened homes, towns, and even the giant sequoias ofKings Canyon National Park. By mid-November, wildfires had burned 9.8 million acres across the country, and 2015 was on track to become the biggest fire year in at least a … Continue reading
PFM officials said today they are working to explore the use of Bradco grapples on skid steers and Fecon mulching heads to help fire fighters build fireline, establish fire lines, and help with prescribed fires and fire projects. The nimble skid steers can build fire line or prepare fire line … Continue reading
“Black Hills Forestry: A History by Wyoming” by John Freeman is one of those rare books that brings 125 years of complexity into focus with sharp and insightful clarity. It’s a page turner, and unexpectedly so given it is what could be called an administrative and political look at federal … Continue reading
For the United States Forest Service and the other major federal, state and local wildland fire agencies, the music is playing the band. It worked OK for the Grateful Dead. It’s a different story when it comes to developing and conducting wildland fire policy. It may surprise no one to discover that … Continue reading