By Travis Dotson You should read this one. It's straight up scary. We've talked about this before, how normal ops can get sketchy in a second. Here it is. Real-deal run for your life type stuff. First fire of the season. First shift. Just scouting a road. Just serving as Lookout. Normal ops. Watch this: … Continue reading When You Have to Run
Month: July 2018
Pinched Bar, Broken Fibula
This is an excerpt from the "Coconino Felling Accident RLS" The assignment for the day was to prep dozer line, cut a canopy break along a handline, and continue with prepping a road that the handline tied into. The saw prep primarily consisted of limbing, bucking, removal of small diameter trees, and felling any snags … Continue reading Pinched Bar, Broken Fibula
The Queen Bee, Tokenism, and Pushing Feminine Away
By Sara Brown Reflecting on eleven seasons as a wildland firefighter, I explore three reasons why women in fire don’t universally encourage more women to join wildland fire by revealing personal, and often uncomfortable perspectives. Reason 1: Creating a Persona to “Fit In.” For the Sake of Safety, “fitting in” with the firefighter culture is … Continue reading The Queen Bee, Tokenism, and Pushing Feminine Away