Month: December 2017
Like a Phoenix — The Evolving Nomad
More on the recent Two More Chains - please follow the link below to read this piece by Bre Orcasitas. Dear Evolving Nomad Readers, Recently I was asked to be a guest author for the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s Two More Chains article, Fall Issue. For those who are not Wildland Firefighters, the Two … Continue reading Like a Phoenix — The Evolving Nomad
Continuing the Conversation: Getting Fire Science Research to the Boots-on-the-Ground
[The “One of Our Own” article in the Two More Chains Summer Issue featured Ted Adams, Assistant Supervisor on the Hells Canyon Wildland Fire Module, Payette National Forest. Entitled “Bridging the Gap Between Research and the Field,” the article focused on whether or not fire science research is being applied to decision-making on the fire … Continue reading Continuing the Conversation: Getting Fire Science Research to the Boots-on-the-Ground
Self-Extrication
By Bre Orcasitas Looks can be deceiving Surely, there are countless reasons why someone would “choose” to leave the fireline. People come and go in fire like a revolving door and it’s easy to make assumptions as they pack up their lockers or desks. Perhaps it’s a worthy effort to put focus on some of … Continue reading Self-Extrication
The Importance of Identity
By Travis Dotson This is a plug for a podcast. The podcast is a conversation with Brit Rosso, the Director of the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center. In the discussion, we try to make sense of the super complex and convoluted topic of "identity." Some of the questions we stumble into: What does it mean … Continue reading The Importance of Identity